THE DA has called for the National Lotteries Act to be amended in order to rid the lotteries board of perceived political interference.
DA MP Jacques Smalle, who also serves on parliament's trade and industry portfolio committee, yesterday said his party had noted a growing trend where needy charities were being overlooked by the lotto's board in favour of ANC-aligned organisations.
Smalle said his party would also ask parliament to change the way board members of the lottery board's fund distributing agencies were being appointed because currently, he claimed, these structures were being headed by people with links to the ANC. Smalle told journalists in Cape Town that 16 needy organisations in the Eastern Cape were last year denied funding by the board because they received money in previous years.
The lotteries board came under fire last year when it signed off a R1-million cheque towards a bash to mark Cosatu's 25th anniversary.
Smalle said the DA would like to see the public being the sole nominator of lottery board members, with Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies making the appointments in consultation with Parliament.
In terms of the current practice board members can only be appointed by the minister.
DA: charities losing lotto funding to ANC
THE DA has called for the National Lotteries Act to be amended in order to rid the lotteries board of perceived political interference.
DA MP Jacques Smalle, who also serves on parliament's trade and industry portfolio committee, yesterday said his party had noted a growing trend where needy charities were being overlooked by the lotto's board in favour of ANC-aligned organisations.
Smalle said his party would also ask parliament to change the way board members of the lottery board's fund distributing agencies were being appointed because currently, he claimed, these structures were being headed by people with links to the ANC. Smalle told journalists in Cape Town that 16 needy organisations in the Eastern Cape were last year denied funding by the board because they received money in previous years.
The lotteries board came under fire last year when it signed off a R1-million cheque towards a bash to mark Cosatu's 25th anniversary.
Smalle said the DA would like to see the public being the sole nominator of lottery board members, with Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies making the appointments in consultation with Parliament.
In terms of the current practice board members can only be appointed by the minister.
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