What we do and who we serve
The NLC is the sole regulator for lotteries and sports pools in South Africa. The NLC is also the largest grant funder reaching up to 3 390 beneficiaries countrywide during the period under review.
Constitutional mandate
The NLC has the sole mandate to regulate and prohibit lotteries and sports pools and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Legislative mandate
- To ensure that the National Lottery and sports pools are conducted with all due propriety and strictly in accordance with the Constitution, this Act, all other applicable law and the licence for the National Lottery, together with any agreement pertaining to that licence and that the interests of every participant in the National Lottery are adequately protected.
- Conduct research on worthy causes that may be funded without lodging an application prescribed in terms of the Lotteries Act, upon request by the Minister, Board or on its own initiative in consultation with the Board.
- Invite applications for grants from worthy causes in the prescribed manner, upon request by the Minister, Board or on its own initiative in consultation with the Board.
- Promoting public knowledge and awareness, developing and implementing educational and informational measures to instruct the public on the lotteries and provisions of the Lotteries Act, as amended, and educating the public by detailing the process, requirements and qualifications relating to the application for grants in terms of this Act.
- Manage staff, and its financial, administrative and clerical functions; and exercise any other function as delegated or directed by the Minister or the Board.
Vision
To be a global, innovative leader in regulating safe and sustainable lotteries and sports pools.
Mission
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Our strategic objective
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Strategic objective one To ensure that the NLC remains a professional and sustainable organisation with innovative and agile frameworks, systems and standards that are globally competitive. |
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Strategic objective two To ensure that the trust and integrity of the lottery landscape is maintained through exercising our regulatory oversight in enforcing safe and sustainable lotteries and sports pools. |
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Strategic objective three Supporting a sustainable and impactful civil society sector to boost economic growth, inclusion and to enable meaningful transformation. |
Core values
We are committed to achieving sustainable growth through the practice of good corporate governance, the provision of excellent service and sound regulatory practice. In fulfilling the mission and delivery of our mandate, we demonstrate:
Integrity:
To be honest, open, accessible and fair in all our dealings, decisions and actions.
Service excellence:
To provide a level of service that is of a high quality, is target-based and meets the expectations of all stakeholders.
Social consciousness:
To be sensitive to the needs of communities in order to initiate social upliftment.
Performance excellence:
To take ownership of our responsibilities, to work effectively, efficiently, with professionalism, and to ensure a positive, sustainable impact on the communities we serve.
Innovation and agility:
To continuously strive to redefine standards of excellence in the work we do.
Operational mandate
Our geographic footprint
