Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

The extent of rot at the National Lotteries Commission

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The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) says it's making progress in tightening up its systems to make it less susceptible to the fraud and corruption witnessed for more than a decade. Over the last four years, the SIU has investigated over 40 non-government and non-profit organisations for defrauding the lotteries commission with contracts worth R2 billion dating back to 2014.Investigations under the three presidential proclamations are due to be completed at the end of December. Phemelo speaks to journalist at GroundUp, Raymond Joseph who has done extensive reporting on the NLC. We also speak to the Chairperson of the Porfolio Committee on Trade and Industry, Mzwandile Masina.
4 Dec 2024 3PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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