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Phillemon Letwaba

Lottery looter lawyer lives luxury jet-set lifestyle despite wolves at the door

South Africa

Lottery looter lawyer lives luxury jet-set lifestyle despite wolves at the door

By Grethen de Waal, Ella Morrison and Raymond Joseph

Lottery lawyer trapped in own web of lies over misused millions meant for drug rehabilitation centre

South Africa

Lottery lawyer trapped in own web of lies over misused millions meant for drug rehabilitation centre

By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl for GroundUp

Former lottery board member’s defunct farm business swallowed up R4.6m in lotto funds

South Africa

Former lottery board member’s defunct farm business swallowed up R4.6m in lotto funds

By Raymond Joseph

Lottery-funded Soweto ‘sports complex’ a stagnant dumpsite devoid of construction

South Africa

Lottery-funded Soweto ‘sports complex’ a stagnant dumpsite devoid of construction

By Masego Mafata

Impatience grows in Parliament over slow pace of Lottery corruption prosecutions

Politics

Impatience grows in Parliament over slow pace of Lottery corruption prosecutions

By Raymond Joseph

Court orders former Lottery COO Phillemon Letwaba to pay punitive costs to veteran journalist

South Africa

Court orders former Lottery COO Phillemon Letwaba to pay punitive costs to veteran journalist

By Tania Broughton

Strict new measures introduced to combat rampant Lottery corruption

South Africa

Strict new measures introduced to combat rampant Lottery corruption

By Raymond Joseph

Fikile Mbalula demands R2-million from GroundUp reporters over luxury home story

South Africa

Fikile Mbalula demands R2-million from GroundUp reporters over luxury home story

By GroundUp Editors

Lottery money used to fund mansions for high-fliers Arthur Mafokate, Lesley Ramulifho and William Huma

South Africa

Lottery money used to fund mansions for high-fliers Arthur Mafokate, Lesley Ramulifho and William Huma

By Raymond Joseph

Usual suspects — leaked forensic report states Lottery school toilet project hijacked by Lottopreneurs

South Africa

Usual suspects — leaked forensic report states Lottery school toilet project hijacked by Lottopreneurs

By Daniel Steyn

New full-time Lotteries boss expected to be appointed early 2023

Maverick Citizen

New full-time Lotteries boss expected to be appointed early 2023

By Raymond Joseph

Further senior Lotteries staff suspended as corruption crackdown heats up

South Africa

Further senior Lotteries staff suspended as corruption crackdown heats up

By Raymond Joseph