Suspended Lotteries Company Secretary Loses Again In Court

Suspended National Lotteries Commission NLC company secretary Nompumelo Nene has failed, in what was described as a 'fishing expedition', to get documents from the Auditor-General, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition, and the NLC.

In her application before Pretoria High Court Acting Judge Le Grange, Nene claimed she needs the documents for her review application in which she is seeking to set aside findings of irregular expenditure by the NLC under her watch, which led to her suspension in November 2022.

But Judge Le Grange has dismissed the application. He said he was tempted to order that she pay punitive costs, or even costs from her own pocket, but said it was too early in the review litigation process to do that.