LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED MUSIC CELEBRATION

The Lottery has stopped a grant on the lavishly funded yearly SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA brand superimposed about primary illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Traditional New music Awards gained above R16-million in the Lottery.Nevertheless the Lottery has withheld payment of the 2023 grant pursuing an investigation.