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After years of delays, Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 651 words · By Raymond Joseph
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There was a sudden flurry of cases referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by the Hawks in the weeks after they failed to pitch for a parliamentary briefing on their ongoing investigation into the lottery in late March.

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What happened

There was a sudden flurry of cases referred to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) by the Hawks in the weeks after they failed to pitch for a parliamentary briefing on their ongoing investigation into the lottery in late March.

Why it matters

Within days of the meeting, and in the weeks that followed, the Hawks submitted 13 dockets alleging fraud and money laundering involving National Lotteries Commission grants to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for a decision on whether to prosecute.

Common ground

Two dockets were submitted within days of the hearing.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-04-after-years-of-delays-hawks-f…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “During the March meeting, both the NPA and the Special Investigating Unit briefed Parliament’s trade and industry portfolio committee”
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Web search results explicitly confirm that on March 31, 2026, the SIU and NPA provided a status report to the Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. An agency of the United States Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Special Investigation Teams (SIT) (特殊事件捜査係, Tokushu Jiken Sousa Kakari) are tactical detective units of Japanese prefectural police forces. Special Investigation Teams are maintained by prefectural po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Investigation_Team
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Claim 2: “it also referred 194 cases valued at R347-million to the Special Investigating Unit between 2023/24 and 2025/26.”
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Two independent sources (GroundUp and 'Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors') explicitly state that the NLC referred 194 cases valued at R347-million to the SIU between 2023/24 and 2025/26.
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Claim 3: “Lieutenant-General ST Nkosi, acting head of the SAPS Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation... told the committee on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, that they did not attend because an invitation was never received.”
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The claim regarding Lt-Gen ST Nkosi's statement on June 3, 2026, about the missing invitation is mentioned in the context of the reporting, but not independently corroborated by a second distinct news organization in the snippets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South African Police Service (SAPS) is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1,165 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a P…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Police_Service
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has had to halt export sales of gasoline and jet fuel, and lower the fuel grade standards for gasoline. In Crimea, a state of emergency has been declared. Concerns are being expressed that to i…
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Claim 4: “This included 126 cases under an extended proclamation granted in October 2025, which allowed the unit to investigate dodgy procurement.”
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Two independent sources (GroundUp and 'Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors') confirm that 126 of the cases were under an extended proclamation granted in October 2025.
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Claim 5: “The Special Investigating Unit previously told Parliament that it was investigating dodgy grants totalling more than R2-billion.”
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The provided evidence mentions SIU investigations into NSFAS (R5 Billion) and other foundations, but does not specifically confirm a report to Parliament regarding 'dodgy grants totalling more than R2-billion' for the NLC specifically.
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago ... The funds were not used for their intended purpose. The SIU investigation revealed that the Mshandukani Foundation NPO, acting as a conduit ...
https://www.facebook.com/RSASIU/posts/siu-notes-sanefs-media…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has found that more than R5 Billion National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) money was possibly allocated to student.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) will be tabling its investigative report in relation to the Free State Provincial Government Bursary Scheme ...
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Claim 6: “the commission’s head of legal, Lesedi Boihang, said that it referred 99 cases, valued at over R121-million, to the SAPS between 2023/24 and 2025/26”
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The claim about Lesedi Boihang referring 99 cases valued at R121-million is mentioned in the context of the NLC update, but not independently corroborated by a second source in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... In addition, it also referred 194 cases valued at R347-million to the SIU between 2023/24 and 2025/26. This included 126 cases under an extended ...
https://groundup.org.za/article/hawks-act-on-lottery-related…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... In addition, it also referred 194 cases valued at R347-million to the Special Investigating Unit between 2023/24 and 2025/26. This included 126 ...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-04-after-yea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 26, 2026 ... The National Lotteries Commission also provided Parliament with an update on the progress of its own investigations. According to NLC Head of ...
https://findmoreafrica.com/hawks-escalate-lottery-fraud-case…
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Claim 7: “Nkosi told MPs that the Hawks were currently investigating 33 lottery-related cases, of which two were in court, 17 had been referred to the NPA, and 14 were still under investigation.”
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Two independent sources ('Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors' and 'Hawks act on lottery looting cases') confirm Nkosi told MPs about 33 cases: 2 in court, 17 referred to NPA, and 14 under investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... On Wednesday, Nkosi told MPs that the Hawks were currently investigating 33 lottery-related cases, of which two were in court, 17 had been ...
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-04-after-yea…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The Hawks submitted 13 lottery-related dockets to the NPA within weeks of missing a parliamentary oversight briefing and being blamed for ...
https://groundup.org.za/article/hawks-act-on-lottery-related…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2025 ... In relation to the criminal referrals the SIU has signed two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with the NPA. The first MoU was signed on 28 ...
https://pmg.org.za/committee-meeting/41036/
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Claim 8: “Two dockets were submitted within days of the hearing. Two more were submitted in April, and nine more in May.”
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While the general event of submitting dockets is corroborated, the specific breakdown of submission dates (two after hearing, two in April, nine in May) is not explicitly detailed in the provided snippets from multiple sources, though it is implied by the context of the reporting.
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Claim 9: “the Hawks submitted 13 dockets alleging fraud and money laundering involving National Lotteries Commission grants to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for a decision on whether to prosecute”
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Two independent news sources (GroundUp and another source titled 'Hawks fast-track lottery corruption cases to prosecutors') confirm that the Hawks submitted 13 dockets alleging fraud and money laundering involving NLC grants to the NPA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Atlanta Hawks season was the 75th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 56th in Atlanta. It is the first full season under new head coach Quin Snyder. Th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 Atlanta Hawks season was the 76th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 57th in Atlanta. It was the second full season under head coach Quin Snyder. The …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NBA draft lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA), in which the teams who had missed the playoffs the previous year participate in a lottery process to determi…
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Claim 10: “Many of these cases had been reported to the Hawks several years earlier, between 2020 and 2022, the rest in 2023 and 2024, and two cases in 2025.”
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The specific timeline of reports between 2020 and 2025 is not explicitly corroborated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence snippets.
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.