South Africa names Siyakhaya lottery operator as licence gap threatens nine-month halt
South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau named Siyakhaya Holdings as operator of the National Lottery and Sports Pools on 28 May, ahead of Ithuba Holdings’ licence expiry on 1 June. The NLC chair warned that operations could stop for at least nine months, while the DTIC and National Lotteries Commission planned to challenge a court ruling limiting a temporary licence to five months.
A possible interruption could halt lottery operations and affect the R1.8 billion in good-cause funding cited by the NLC chair.