Gidani, the National Lottery’s Operator,
works in collaboration with the National Lotteries Board to ensure that the
most effective service is offered to the South African players - within the
responsible gaming framework at all times.
 National Lottery Operator
Gidani Strikes Overnight Success
SOUTH AFRICA (January 10,
2008) -- Barely three months after the new National Lottery operator
kick-started the instant millionaire breeding game, a total of R222 million has
already been paid out to charity organizations.............Subscribers
Even Losers
Can Win With New Lottery Competition
SOUTH AFRICA (July 2,
2008) -- National Lottery operator Gidani’s new competition supports the
proverb: If at first you don’t succeed, try again...............Subscribers
National Lottery Operator to Roll-Out
Additional Selling Terminals
SOUTH AFRICA (December 18
2007) – South Africa’s National Lottery operator,
Gidani, is planning to roll out a further
4,000 Lotto machines to retailers throughout the country early in
2008..............Subscribers
Lotto Draw Dedicated to HIV and Aids
Fight
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (December 2, 2007) -- The
South African National Lottery operator, Gidani, marked the 2007 World AIDS Day by
dedicating Saturday's draw on 1st December 2007 to the fight against HIV and
AIDS.........Subscribers
The National Lottery or The Millionaire
Factory
SOUTH AFRICA (November 12, 2007) -- The SA
National Lottery has only been back a few weeks, but has already created five
millionaires..........Subscribers.
SA Lotteries Act to be Amended
SOUTH AFRICA (October 10, 2007) -- Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi
Mphahlwa says his department is conducting an overall review of the national
lotteries regulatory framework.........Subscribers
South Africa Goes LOTTO
SOUTH AFRICA (October 8, 2007) – National Lottery operator
Gidani’s CEO, Bongani Khumalo is
reported by the local media as saying it had sold more than 1,5-million lottery
tickets by Monday morning..........Subscribers Excitement Builds as First Lotto Drawing in Months Draws
Near
SOUTH AFRICA (October 3 2007) -- This Friday, October
5, lottery players can finally buy tickets for the first Lotto draw under the
new management. .............Subscribers Lotto Change-Over Creates Confusion
SOUTH
AFRICA (September 30, 2007) -- Confusion over the validity of multi-draw Lotto
tickets purchased before South Africa's national lottery was suspended in March
has ............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
South Africa is Still
Without a National Lottery
SOUTH AFRICA (September 12, 2007)
– According to local media reports, predicting when South Africa’s
national lottery will resume is turning into something of a lottery in
itself...............Subscribers Don’t Mention the ‘LOTTO’ -- Minister Ducks
Lotto Questions
SOUTH AFRICA (August 29 2007) –
According to local media reports if you would like to know when South
Africa’s National lotto game is likely to be relaunched, then don't ask
Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa – Why? because you are not
allowed to.........Subscribers Lotto Silence is Not Golden
CAPE TOWN,
South Africa (August 27, 2007) -- Five months after the suspension of the
National Lotto game, Trade and Industry Minister Mpahlwa is yet to announce the
date when it is to resume.......Subscribers Legal Case Could Delay the Announcement of New Lotto
Operator
SOUTH AFRICA (August 4, 2007) – The Trade and
Industry Department has acknowledged for the first time that a private matter
might hamper the issuing of a licence to operate the national
lottery..............Subscribers Lotto Announcement Expected Within Days
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (July 29, 2007) -- An announcement on the
country's suspended National Lottery is expected within days, according to
Department of Trade and Industry insiders...........Subscribers Confusion Continues in the SA Lottery Debacle
SOUTH AFRICA (July 18 2007) – Confusion continues in the SA Lottery
debacle. According to local media sources the National Lottery Board (NLB)
announced today in a statement that people who bought their lotto tickets in
advance can now get their long awaited refund........Subscribers
Minister Says Consortium to Run Lottery
Already Chosen
PRETORIA, South Africa (July 4, 2007) --
Mandisi Mpahlwa, the trade and industry minister, says it's already been
decided which consortium will run the National Lottery...........Subscribers No Date Set for Lottery Return
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (July 3, 2007) -- The department of trade and
industry (DTI) is reported by the local media as saying it is still not clear
when the lottery will be back........Subscribers Second Legal Dispute Delays Lotto Return
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (June 30, 2007) -- According to local media
reports a Mr. Ceric Musawenkosi Ndlela has applied in the Johannesburg High
Court to prevent the minister, the Lotteries Board and former national lottery
operator Uthingo from operating or taking part in any national lottery
activities..........Subscribers Promises, Promises, Promises, Lottery to be up and Running
Soon
SOUTH AFRICA (June 26 2007) – We have heard it
all before, but according to local media reports Trade and Industry Minister
Mandisi Mpahlwa told MPs last week that his department was working very hard to
get the National Lottery up and running again...........Subscribers Lotto Back Soon But Casualties Mounting
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (June 23, 2007) -- The South African Lotto
should be up and running again very shortly. This is according to Trade and
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa, who told MPs this week that the issues would
be resolved "in the very near future".........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 Lotto Announcement Imminent
SOUTH AFRICA
(May 29, 2007) – The South African Broadcasting Company (SABC) reported
today that Mandisi Mpahlwa, the trade and industry minister, told the National
Assembly that he will make an announcement about the lottery in the next few
days.......Subscribers
Soccer Pools Replace Lotto
SOUTH AFRICA (May 15, 2007) -- One company is not sorry that the National
(Lotto) Lottery has been suspended. According to local new sourcses JSE-listed
Phumelela Gaming & Leisure, the company which runs Soccer 6 pools,
confirmed yesterday that their turnover for the latter had risen sharply over
the past six weeks.........Subscribers Lotto Saga Continues; Judge Postpones Lottery Court
Application
PRETORIA, South Africa (May 14, 2007) –
The Pretoria High Court has postponed indefinitely an application by losing
lottery bidder, Igwija Gaming, to obtain detailed information from the National
Lotteries Board about its decision making process........Subscribers Lottery Remains in Limbo, Board Under 'Extreme
Pressure'
SOUTH AFRICA (May 10 2007) – According to
local media reports there is still no clarity on when the national lottery,
suspended since the end of March, will be back up and running........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 Mid-June Date For New Lottery Operator Is Now
Uncertain
SOUTH AFRICA (May 5, 2007) -- Gidani, the
consortium that lost the SA National Lottery licence following a court appeal
by former operator Uthingo.........Subscribers Process To Find New Lotto Operator Continues
SOUTH AFRICA (April 30, 2007) -- The process of finding a new national
lottery operator is still underway, the South African Press Association (SAPA)
reports the department of trade and industry (DTI) as saying.......Subscribers Lottery Decision Pushed Out To June
SOUTH
AFRICA (April 30 2007) -- The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has reportedly
asked the department of trade and industry to postpone the decision of who will
win the license to operate the National lottery until the middle of June, to
give it more time to ensure the selection procedures were properly
executed..........Subscribers Government Criticized For Suspending National Lotto
Game
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (April 29, 2007) –
According to local media reports the opposition is turning up the heat on the
government over its suspending the National Lotto game.........Subscribers NLB Asks For Extension of the Deadline to Resolve Lottery
Crisis
SOUTH AFRICA (April 26 2007) – The department
of trade and industry confirmed that the National Lotteries Board
(NLB) had asked for an extension of the deadline to complete
investigations of the four preferred bidders for the licence to run the
National lottery.......Subscribers New Lottery Operator To Be Announced Next Month
SOUTH AFRICA (April 19, 2007) -- The department of trade and industry will
announce which consortium will be the new lotto operator by the beginning of
next month........Subscribers Timetable for Lottery Decision Still on Track - Minister
Says
SOUTH AFRICA (April 15 2007) -- According to Trade and
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa an announcement concerning the awarding of a
licence to run the SA National Lottery is still on track within the "about
one month" period promised..........Subscribers Lottery Decision Could be Months Away
SOUTH
AFRICA (April 6, 2007) -- According to a local media report South Africa’s
National Lottery could be suspended for much longer than the month Trade &
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa announced recently......Subscribers Gidani Ready to Operate The National Lottery of South
Africa
ATHENS, Greece (April 2, 2007) -- According to the
statements of the Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa, the
re-examination process of the shareholding structure of the applicants for the
award of the new National Lottery License of South Africa..........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 Lottery Operator 'Will Pay Out Prizes As Usual'
PRETORIA, South Africa (April 1, 2007) – Uthingo will
continue to pay out National Lottery winners despite the fact that its licence
to operate expired at midnight on Saturday......Subscribers National Lottery Suspended
PRETORIA, South
Africa (April 1, 2007) – According to local media reports Trade and
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa said there will be no licensed operator
authorised to conduct the national lottery for one month........Subscribers Call For Lottery Licence to be Extended
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (March 27, 2007) – Uthingo Management's
contract as the national lottery operator expires within five days, following
the Pretoria High Court's reversal of the Trade and Industry Minister’s
decision to award the licence to the Gidani consortium.............Subscribers Lottery Deadline Looms
SOUTH AFRICA (March
27 2007) -- With the lottery deadline only days away, the department of trade
and industry and the National Lotteries Board are still not
saying how they intend to resolve the Lottery fiasco.........Subscribers Lotto Operator Sued for Allegedly Failing to Honour Service
Agreement
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (March 25, 2007) --
National lottery operator Uthingo is reportedly facing a multimillion-rand
lawsuit after allegedly failing to honour a service agreement they entered into
with an IT specialist..........Subscribers Calls to Extend Lottery Licence
SOUTH
AFRICA (March 13 2007) -- United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa has
been reported as saying Uthingo's licence to operate the national lottery
should be extended by three to six months while the dispute about the new
licence is resolved.........Subscribers Minister May Challenge High Court Ruling to Set Aside Lottery
Decision
DURBAN, South Africa (march 12, 2007) –
Uthingo management’s board is reported by the local media to be concerned
that Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa plans to challenge a Pretoria
High Court ruling to set aside the appointment of the
Gidani consortium as the national lottery
operator.......Subscribers Uthingo Wins Review Application
SOUTH
AFRICA (March 5, 2007) -- Uthingo Management has been successful in its
application to the Pretoria High Court to order the Minister of Trade and
Industry to review the process he followed in awarding the new lottery
licence.
Review proceedings were instituted by Uthingo because it was
dissatisfied with the manner in which the decision was made by the Minister to
appoint Gidani as the new licensee.
Says
Uthingo’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Oupa Monamodi, “We are
pleased that the outcome of the court case has vindicated our decision to
request for a review of the licensing process.”
SOURCE: Uthingo
media release. Court Sets Aside Decision
To Award Lottery Licence To Gidani Consortium
PRETORIA,
South Africa (March 5, 2007) --The Pretoria High Court on Monday set aside
Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mphahlwa's decision to award the National
Lottery licence to the Gidani consortium........Subscribers Lottery Battle Turns Ugly
SOUTH AFRICA
(February 24, 2007) – The battle over the running of the South African
National Lottery turned ugly this week, with incumbent operator Uthingo
accusing Trade and Industry Minister of ignoring proper procedures and
political bias....................Subscribers Incumbent Operator Challengers Minister Over Lottery
Decision
SOUTH AFRICA (February 22, 2007) -- Incumbent
lottery operator Uthingo yesterday accused
Trade and Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa of not satisfying himself that the
investigation into the probity of new lottery operator
Gidani was properly undertaken........Subscribers Lottery Appeal Suffers Set Back Over Share Holding
Allegations
SOUTH AFRICA (February 21, 2007) -- Trade and
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa yesterday reportedly told the Pretoria High
Court that Uthingo was ruled out of contention for the new SA National Lottery
License because Education Minister Naledi Pandor had shares in a company with a
stake in Uthingo........Subscribers
New Lottery Operator Awards Tender to Roll-Out
Over 9000 Lotto Terminals
SOUTH AFRICA (February 6, 2007)
-- Payment processing specialist Ventury Group has reportedly won the lucrative
tender to roll-out more than 9,000 lotto terminals across the country for new
national lottery operator Gidani.......Subscribers Joint Venture Awarded SA Lottery Contract
SOUTH AFRICA (February 5, 2007) – Ngikwazi (Zulu for “I am
able”) Field Marketing, a new joint venture between Avocado Vision and Can
Do, was recently awarded a lottery contract by Gidani, the new lottery operator
as of April 1, 2007............Subscribers Wrangle Over Lottery Licence Heads For Court
SOUTH AFRICA (January 24, 2007) -- A court solution to the decision by the
National Lotteries Board (NLB) to award the national lottery licence to the
Gidani consortium now seems likely after losing bidder
Uthingo ......Subscribers New Lottery Operator Gearing-Up for Launch
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (January 22, 2007) – According to local
media reports the Gidani consortium will spend R300 million on infrastructure
and other services as it gears up to take over from Uthingo, the first SA lotto
operator..........Subscribers
Lottery Board
Warns On Festive Scam
SOUTH AFRICA (December 1, 2006) --
The man accused by the National Lottery Board (NLB) of defrauding
non-governmental organisations (NGOs) has denied the
allegation..............Subscribers Memorial To Be Held For Lotto Pioneer
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (October 31, 2006) -- A memorial service for
lotto pioneer Humphrey Khoza who was killed in a car accident would be held on
Wednesday................Subscribers Former Lotto Head Killed In Car Accident
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (October 28, 2006) -- South African businessman
Humphrey Khoza has died in a car accident............................Subscribers
On-Line Lotto Ticket Agent Loses Court
Battle
SOUTH AFRICA (October 06 2006) -- The Pretoria High
Court is reported to have interdicted On-Line Lottery Services from infringing
and passing off its business by using the trademark
LottoFun............................Subscribers Licence To Operate National Lottery Awarded
SOUTH AFRICA (October 4, 2006) -- The licence to operate the South African
National Lottery has been awarded to Gidani Ltd, Trade and
Industry Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa announced..........................Subscribers
Calls for Lotto Licence Decision to be
Revisited
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (September 30, 2006)
-- According to local media reports pressure is being applied to the trade and
industry department to reverse its decision and renew the incumbent lottery
operator’s (Uthingo) contract..................................Subscribers
High-Profile ANC Figures Win
Lotto; Figure Prominently In Company That Will Run The National
Lottery
SOUTH AFRICA (September 11, 2006) -- The
shareholding structure in the Gidani consortium, which won the bidding to run
the SA National Lottery, has been a closely guarded secret, but........Subscribers Government Announces Preferred Bidder for National
Lottery
SOUTH AFRICA (August 1, 2006) -- Trade and Industry
Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa has reportedly announced the Consortium to run the
National Lottery for the next seven years.............Subscribers Minister Mandisi Mpahlwa announces the preferred bidder for the
National Lottery
SOUTH AFRICA (July 31, 2006) -- The
Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Mandisi Mpahlwa today announced the
preferred bidder to run the National Lottery...........Subscribers Study Shows Lottery Play Increasing Over the Last Two
years
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (July 4, 2006) – A
national problem gambling prevalence study conducted over the past year by the
National Centre for the Study of Gambling found that 81.5 percent of South
Africans play the lottery at least once a week, up
from.....................................Subscribers Another Lottery Scam Identified
SOUTH
AFRICA (June 29, 2006) -- Another lottery scam has been brought to the
attention of Uthingo Management, the licensed operator of South Africa’s
National Lottery................................Subscribers Lottery Retailers Want to be Reimbursed for Out-of-Pocket
Expenses
EASTERN CAPE, South Africa (May 17, 2006) --
Retailers who sell tickets in the Eastern Cape for the National Lottery have
reportedly claimed that they are being paid too little for a service which
makes them a target............................Subscribers Lottery License Bid is Shrouded in Secrecy,
Why?
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (April 23, 2006) – The
license to run the South African lottery is up for review. The current license
is held by Uthingo Management, which is a consortium consisting of powerful
local South African empowerment groups and international lottery
companies................................Subscribers Sportstake - Love the Game, Win the Game, Watch the
Game!
SOUTH AFRICA (April 19, 2006) -- With
“laduuuuma’ on the lips and a vuvuzela in the hand, six lucky
soccer fans could soon be heading for Germany to watch the World Cup quarter
finals.........................Subscribers SA Lottery Celebrates Sixth Birthday
SOUTH
AFRICA (March 4, 2006) – The South African Lottery turned six on Thursday.
On March 2, 2000 the first Lotto ticket was bought by in Langa, Cape Town, in
the presence of President Thabo Mbeki..............................Subscribers Claim Your Lottery Money - It's the Wise Thing to
do
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa. (January 24, 2006) --
Several potential millionaires lost the chance to live the rest of their lives
in the lap of luxury by not checking their lottery tickets and claiming Jackpot
prizes...............................Subscribers
Mail
Subscription - the Easiest Way to Play Lotto
SOUTH AFRICA
(November 23, 2005) -- “If only I’d played” –
don’t let that be your response after the numbers you have been playing
since launch were drawn the day you forgot to buy a LOTTO
ticket.............................Read the full
story at: Vol.33 No.11 Uthingo
Ready to Take Up The Challenge Once Again
SOUTH AFRICA
(October 17, 2005) – The South African lottery licence is coming up for
renewal, and Uthingo chief executive Oupa Monamadi is certain the company is
ready to take up the challenge once again and hopes it will be awarded the
licence.............................Subscribers iMali Mania Express – A Faster Way to Win
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (October 18, 2005) -- The new season which
started this week, offers players the opportunity to compete for prizes in the
daily slots broadcast every day from Monday to Friday on e-TV at
18:23.................................Subscribers Five Companies Ante-Up Tender Fee for SA Lottery
Licence
SOUTH AFRICA (October 7, 2005) -- As the expiry
date for Uthingo's lottery licence approaches, the National Lotteries Board
(NLB) has confirmed that bidding for the second national lottery licence has
started...............................Subscribers The Eagle Has Landed, Former Lottery Executives Form New Public
Relations and Project Management Consultancy
SOUTH AFRICA
(October 5, 2005) -- Izinkozi Consulting is a new public relations and project
management consultancy formed to provide clients with cost effective creative
solutions to business challenges. A handful of previous Simeka TWS
Communications senior executives have joined forces to create an agency
positioned as a boutique consultancy offering solid experience and
expertise...............................Subscribers Uthingo Launches Soccer Lottery
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (September 5, 2005) -- It is not only goals that
will be scored at soccer games but big Jackpots too when the National Lottery
kicks off its fourth product offering, SportStake, a Sports Pool
game...........................Read the full
story at: Vol.32 No.12 Lottery
Locked in Wage Dispute
SOUTH AFRICA (August 19, 2005) --
National lottery operator Uthingo Management is reportedly locked in a wage
dispute with the SA Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union
(Saccawu)..........................Subscribers
Incumbent Confident of
Retaining Lottery Licence
SOUTH AFRICA (August 18 2005) --
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called for proposals to operate
the South African National Lottery. Proposals are reportedly due
by..................Subscribers CEO Confident Lottery Can Boost Private Sector Investment in
the Country LAGOS, Nigeria, West Africa (July 18, 2005) --
Managing Director of Orion Technologies Nigeria Limited, Mr. Humphrey Khoza has
expressed optimism on the ability of Lagos State lottery to effectively compete
and boost private sector investment in the
country......................................Subscribers 'All Winners Lagos Lotto' Ready to Roll
LAGOS, Nigeria (July 8, 2005) -- Orion Technologies, the licenced Lotto
operator in Lagos State, is reportedly all set for the official launch of what
it describe as: "all winners Lagos Lotto"
..............................Subscribers DA Speaks-up for Unclaimed Lotto Cash
SOUTH
AFRICA (April 27, 2005) – The Democratic Alliance (DA) has issued a
statement calling for unclaimed lottery monies to fund non-government
organisations (NGOs) in Gauteng................................Subscribers
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