Sizekhaya Holdings, which landed the lucrative licence to operate South Africa’s national lottery for eight years, has links to Deputy President Paul Mashatile.
Among Sizekhaya’s shareholders is Bellamont Gaming, a company co-owned and co-directed by Khumo Bogatsu – Mashatile’s sister-in-law – and Moses Tembe, the KwaZulu-Natal businessman who chairs Sizekhaya – and seems close to Mashatile.
Bogatsu is the twin sister of Humile Mashatile, born Bogatsu. The deputy president and Humile were married in a lavish set of celebrations attended by the political and business elite in March 2023.
Bellamont Gaming was registered nine months later, in December 2023, with Tembe and…
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Why is gambling banned in South Africa?
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