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Court orders minister to consider lottery licence bids afresh

Sizekhaya will continue to operate the lottery for now, but Minister Parks Tau has 12 months to award the fourth lottery licence

The Pretoria High Court has set aside Minister Parks Tau’s decision to award the fourth national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Judge Norman Davis has set aside Minister Parks Tau’s May 2025 decision to award the fourth national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings.
The Pretoria High Court found that a ministerial committee had unlawfully conducted a parallel evaluation and that its recommendations had influenced the minister’s decision.
The review was brought by unsuccessful bidders Ithuba Lottery and Ringeta Consortium.
The court ordered Tau to reconsider the bids without taking the committee’s report into account, but suspended the invalidity order for 12 months to allow time for a fresh decision and, if necessary, a new licence agreement.

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