| The National Lotteries Board was established in
October 1998 in terms of the Lotteries Act (No. 57 of 1997) with Mr. Joe Foster
as the first Chairperson. All Members have been appointed for a period of five
years.
 Lotteries
Board at Odds With Employees
SOUTH AFRICA (July 8 2008) --
The National Lotteries Board (NLB) and its chief executive officer, Vevek Ram,
are embroiled in a battle with their employees and have come under heavy
criticism from the National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers
for..................Subscribers
Lottery CEO Must Go,
Staff
SOUTH AFRICA (June 18 2008) -- Several employees of
the National Lotteries Board want Chief Executive Vevek Ram to be dismissed,
saying they have lost confidence in him...............Subscribers
Lotteries Board Takes No Further Action in
Respect of Vodacom Controversial Illegal
‘Lottery’
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
(April 8. 2008) - The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has reportedly decided to
take no further action against cellular operator Vodacom for what the regulator
considered to be an illegal lottery..................Subscribers Court Ruling on Trade Competitions Sets
Precedent
SOUTH AFRICA (March 31 2008) -- First National
Bank (FNB) closed its Million A Month account competition on Friday after the
Supreme Court of Appeal upheld a high court ruling that barred the bank from
running the competition on the grounds that it contravened the National
Lotteries Act...............Subscribers Lottery Board Workers Lodge Wage Dispute
SOUTH AFRICA (March 27 2008) -- Workers at the National Lotteries Board
have lodged a dispute with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and
Arbitration in their quest to secure an 18 percent pay
increase.............Subscribers Lotteries Board Halts Trade Competition
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (February 19, 2008) -- The National Lotteries
Board (NLB) has ordered Vodacom to stop its win-a-BMW
competition............Subscribers
National Lottery Operator
Announced
Gidani Consortium Awarded SA Lottery
Licence
SOUTH AFRICA (September 21, 2007) -- Trade and industry
minister, Mandisi Mphalwa, has re-awarded the National Lottery licence to the
Gidani consortium......Subscribers Lotto Bungle Set to Cost Nearly R1 Billion
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (September 21, 2007) -- According to local media
reports the bungling over South Africa’s National Lottery license will
cost the National Lotteries Board (NLB) nearly .............Subscribers National Lotteries Board Issues Statement on Staff
Bonuses
SOUTH AFRICA (September 20, 2007) -- Recent reports
in the media about performance bonuses to National Lotteries Board staff are
riddled with inaccuracies that make the Board question the integrity
..........Subscribers
Calls for Lottery Board to Front
Parliament
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (September 18, 2007)
– The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling for the National Lotteries Board
(NLB) to be summoned to Parliament to explain the mismanagement ........Subscribers National Lotteries Board Delivers Report To Trade And Industry
Minister
SOUTH AFRICA (June 1, 2007) -- I am pleased to say
that the National Lotteries Board (NLB) has now delivered to me a report that
contains its recommendation regarding the awarding of the license to
operate the National Lottery........Subscribers Lottery Board Back In Court, Igwija Syndicate Seeks Documents
Under FOI
PRETORIA, South Africa (May 7, 2007) – The
Igwija Gaming syndicate, one of the losing bidders for the SA National Lottery
license, has reportedly taken court action to obtain detailed information from
the Lotteries Board about its decision making process...........Subscribers National Lotteries Board Issues Press Release Concerning Prize
Payments
SOUTH AFRICA (March 31, 2007) -- The
National Lotteries Board, after noting in the media Uthingo
Management’s comments that they will not pay prizes after their licence to
operate the National Lottery expires...........Subscribers 
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