Minister Ebrahim Patel has requested that the National Lotteries Commission (NLC) implement measures to counter corruption.
These include much greater transparency on
funding.
The NLC must also implement internal processes to complement investigations into corruption at the lottery.Fraud and corruption has overshadowed the good work the organisation undertakes.
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has published a list of Lottery grants it paid out during the first quarter (April to June) of its new financial year, and it says it will publish details on a quarterly basis, rather than annually as was done by the corruption-riddled previous administration.
This is one of several measures that Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel had requested the NLC implement during its 2023/24 financial year.
"We are making a statement about transparency and how we will do things going forward," said Commissioner Jody Scholtz, who was appointed earlier this year.
"We are determined to stop corruption and the way to do this is through transparency, giving it light and oxygen," she said.
These include much greater transparency on
funding.
The NLC must also implement internal processes to complement investigations into corruption at the lottery.Fraud and corruption has overshadowed the good work the organisation undertakes.
The National Lotteries Commission (NLC) has published a list of Lottery grants it paid out during the first quarter (April to June) of its new financial year, and it says it will publish details on a quarterly basis, rather than annually as was done by the corruption-riddled previous administration.
This is one of several measures that Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Ebrahim Patel had requested the NLC implement during its 2023/24 financial year.
"We are making a statement about transparency and how we will do things going forward," said Commissioner Jody Scholtz, who was appointed earlier this year.
"We are determined to stop corruption and the way to do this is through transparency, giving it light and oxygen," she said.