The money is there - Journo says Lottery could bankroll SA s Covid-19 vaccines
21 January 2021 1:28 PM
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Investigative journalist Raymond Joseph says there s precedent for the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) to help fund the Covid-19 vaccine.
South Africa s government is scrambling to try and find the money for vaccines.
National Treasury has warned that citizens may have to possibly pay more taxes to fund the vaccination campaign.
Joseph argues that Treasury should explore the possibility of vaccine funding from the Lottery to avoid tax hikes and more government borrowing.
He says the NLC has already stepped up in the Covid-19 response, pledging R10 million towards food parcels, R50 million towards the Solidarity Fund, and R150 million to struggling NPOs.
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There have been several attempts to locate this establishment funded by the National Lottery says journalist Raymond Joseph.
Journalist Raymond Joseph has been investigating for GroundUp, the mystery around the Cape Minstrel Museum which was meant to open in Cape Town.
There have been several attempts to locate this establishment funded by the National Lottery.
In 2020 the National Lotteries Commissioner Thabang Mampane told Parliament in writing that the heritage museum had officially opened on 24 September 2016.
The National Lotteries Commission has not commented on whether they allocated millions to build the museum.
GroundUp investigated and found something that looked very different from what was expected.
Earl Coetzee and Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni The Lotto boss has been earning an annual salary of R3.35 million while on suspension, and put some of it to use in a lavish wedding ceremony to one of the recipients of several allegedly dodgy Lotto grants. Lotto COO Philemon Letwaba married Rebotile Malomane in a lavish ceremony in November. Malomane s NGO has been the recipient of millions in Lotto funding, while Letwaba is on special leave pending the outcome of investigations into his dealings. Pictures: Supplied
Letwaba is currently spending his 10th month on special leave, pending an investigation into alleged irregularities at the commission, committed under his watch. Despite this, he is still apparently raking in over R200 000 a month in compensation from the commission.
DA demands forensic audit into dodgy Cape Minstrel Grants
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) will request the Auditor General for a forensic audit into dodgy grants awarded to the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival Association (CTMCA).
In answers to Parliamentary questions, it was revealed the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has little knowledge over a total amount of R54 403 058 that was allocated to the CTMCA.
Minister Zulu reveals that NGO who received R5.5 million from the NLC had no bank account
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In December 2020, the Democratic Alliance (DA) revealed damning evidence related to a “Mystery Project” in Louis Trichardt that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) had given R5.5 million to.