Deputy president Paul Mashatile has admitted that Durban businessman Moses Tembe – who is part of a consortium that was awarded the lucrative lotto licence contract – is his friend, but said he did not know Tembe was doing business with his sister-in-law.

In an interview with IN THE KNOW with Sowetan, a new podcast to be published on Thursday, Mashatile dismissed suggestions of political interference in the awarding of the contract – saying only trade and industry minister Parks Tau had the powers to choose the winning bidder...