PowerBall? The lotto king’s curious business ties

The licence to operate the Lotto is about to change hands to Sizekhaya Holdings, not without claims of alleged misconduct by those left out of the ultra-lucrative tender. The man steering that outfit is Moses Tembe, a figure who's in business with at least three others precariously close to Deputy President Paul Mashatile. So much so that Tembe got a personal invite to this year's opening of Parliament, reports News24 investigative journalist Azarrah Karrim.In our trending topic, we ask: which SA retailer is streaks ahead so far with its self-checkout tills? News24's William Brederode tested them! Finally, later in the show, the early '90s SA democracy negotiations looked grim, as we discussed in our regular segment, On This Day in SA History. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop on Monday and Wednesday nights at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.