List of abbreviations/acronyms

AA	Accounting Authority
ACT	The Lotteries Act (Act No.57 of 1997) as amended
AFS	Annual Financial Statements
AGSA	Auditor-General South Africa
B-BBEE	Broad-based black economic empowerment
BEE	Black Economic Empowerment
Board	Board of Directors of the NLC
CATHSSETA	Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality, Sports, Sector Education and Training Authority
COMMISSIONER	Commissioner of the NLC
DA	Distributing agency
ECD	Early childhood development
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
Exco	Executive Committee
GBV	Gender-based violence
GRAP	Generally Recognised Accounting Practice
HCM	Human capital management
ICT	Information and communication technologies
IPSAS	International Public Sector Accounting Standards
KPA	Key performance areas
KPI	Key performance indicators
MOU	Memorandum of understanding
MTEF	Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
NCCRWP	National Climate Change Response White Paper
NDP	The National Development Plan
NGO	Non-governmental organisation
NLC	National Lotteries Commission established in terms of the Lotteries Amendment Act, including its controlled entities, being National Lotteries Distribution Trust Fund and National Lotteries Participants Trust.
NLDTF	National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund
NLPT	National Lotteries Participants Trust
NPC	Non Profit Company
NPO	Non-Profit Organisation
PFMA	Public Finance Management Act (Act No. 1 of 1999) as amended
PR	Public relations
RFP	Request for proposal
ROI	Return on Investment
SAICA	South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
SCA	Supreme Court of Appeal
SCM	Supply chain management
SDGs	The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
SMART	Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound
SMMEs	Small, Meduim and Micro Enterprises
SOE	State-owned entities
SOP	Standard operating procedures
the dtic	Department of Trade, Industry and Competition