Partnerships were established accordingly.

Resolution 6 of the National Consultative Indaba 2017 specified the need for NLC funded infrastructure projects to be strengthened by ensuring that subsequent operational delivery of the project is supported by properly defined standards, established through consultation with the relevant government department/stakeholders.

Ensure financial sustainability, control and discipline in line with applicable legislation andpolicy prescripts

187 stakeholder engagements were conducted.

The stakeholder engagements relate to the areas of education and awareness, capacity building and stakeholder management. Education and awareness is a key area in the amended Lotteries Act. The engagements will cover several pertinent issues which will span over 10 workshops/engagements across provinces and will further seek to address the following:

• Regulatory compliance (increasing awareness of society and other lotteries, enhancing monitoring and evaluation)
• Capacity building
• Governance
• Post Indaba Stakeholder Engagements (PISE)
• Applying for funding
• Monitoring and evaluation/completing progress reports

The Grant Funding online platform was developed.

This target is a follow on from Phases 1 (Core Fusion) and 2 (GMS) of Project Dibanisa. It entails the development of an online portal to enable applicants to lodge their funding requests online, thereby facilitating easier access aligned to the NLC’s position on beneficiary-centrism and taking services to the people.

31 interventions were implemented through the year.

The primary objective of this target on promoting ethics at the NLC is twofold:

(i) Infuse discipline into the ethics management; and

(ii) Satisfy our stakeholders that the NLC actively deals with ethical risks that might have a bearing on the sustainability of the NLC.

The indicator encompasses the roll-out of ethical training and awareness interventions that may take the form of workshops, information sessions and/or electronic communication. The importance translates into creating awareness and a culture of ethical behaviour within the organisation.

83% of grants were disbursed.

This target aims to ensure timeous payment of grants to beneficiaries once all legal conditions have been fulfilled. It emanates from Regulation (GNR644) which stipulates that payment must be effected within 60 days of receipt of a compliant grant agreement.

Ensure financial sustainability, control and discipline in line with applicable legislation andpolicy prescripts

8.42% ROI.

This is the percentage of average return on investments on NLDTF funds in an effort to ensure sustainability of the organisation and to maximise funding available to good causes by generating alternate streams of revenue for NLC operating costs. The NLDTF Investment Strategy is key to understanding the indicator.

99% localised procurement.

This measures the percentage of goods and services procured by the provincial offices in order to stimulate growth of local businesses of the region in which the provincial offices operate. It is also important as it ensures compliance with government priorities e.g. The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, 2003 (No. 53 of 2003) (B-BBEE), Local Procurement and Skills Transfer.

100% of cases investigated.

Illegal lotteries contravene the provisions of the Act and its applicable regulations and related statutes. The matter of illegal lotteries has a direct bearing on an enabling environment for the National Lottery in that it affects the revenue generated from ticket sales. Illegal schemes continue to create significant competition for the National Lottery and further create confusion to lottery players. They are usually identified through the scanning of print and electronic media and cases that may be reported by members of the public.

Compliance by the National Lottery Operator with licence conditions implemented.

The National Lottery National is monitored against licence conditions in this target.

The model was developed and presented to the Board.

A society lottery is run by organisations that are registered to raise funds from the public. This fund-raising initiative is typically advertised in the media or promoted in public spaces. Societies conducting these lotteries need to register with the NLC and meet certain conditions. The 2017 Stakeholder Indaba alluded to the need for the extension of the current beneficiary capacity initiatives to include society lotteries. This is intended to create awareness of society lotteries and to limit the dependency of NPO’s on purely NLC funding. It is also aimed at ensuring sustainability of NPO’s by generating alternate revenue streams.

In developing a “fund raising” model, the division will ensure that it is aligned to best practices in order to fully equip beneficiaries in raising alternate funds through society lotteries.

98% of applications adjudicated within 150 days.

Regulation 3A(1) stipulates that a Distribution Agency must:

(a) finalise its adjudication within one hundred and fifty (150) calendar days from the date of receipt of the application. The regulation grants the NLC a period of 150 days to finalise adjudication of an application.

“Any agency shall for the purposes of section 32(1)(b) of the Act in considering grant applications ensure that not less than five percent of the total amount at the disposal of the agency for grants, shall in any financial year of the board be allocated for distribution in respect of every province of the Republic.”

The importance of this target is that it ensures fair and equitable distribution of funds.

2847 site visits conducted.

This target ensures that there is proper monitoring and evaluation of funded organisations to maximise impact of funding granted for good causes.