LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED SONGS OCCASION

The Lottery has stopped a grant to the lavishly funded yearly SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA symbol superimposed in excess of authentic illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Common Songs Awards received over R16-million from your Lottery.However the Lottery has withheld payment in the 2023 grant pursuing an investigation.