LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED NEW MUSIC CELEBRATION

The Lottery has stopped a grant to the lavishly funded yearly SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA logo superimposed over first illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Standard New music Awards obtained in excess of R16-million from the Lottery.Although the Lottery has withheld payment of the 2023 grant following an investigation

The Lottery has stopped a grant to your lavishly funded once-a-year SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA logo superimposed in excess of primary illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Standard Songs Awards obtained over R16-million with the Lottery.Though the Lottery has withheld payment in the 2023 grant following an investigati