LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED MUSIC CELEBRATION

The Lottery has stopped a grant towards the lavishly funded annual SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA brand superimposed over authentic illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Standard Songs Awards received over R16-million within the Lottery.But the Lottery has withheld payment with the 2023 grant subsequent an investigation.T