LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED TUNES CELEBRATION

The Lottery has stopped a grant towards the lavishly funded once-a-year SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA emblem superimposed over initial illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Standard New music Awards acquired about R16-million from the Lottery.Nevertheless the Lottery has withheld payment in the 2023 grant following an in

The Lottery has stopped a grant to the lavishly funded yearly SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA logo superimposed over initial illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Conventional Songs Awards gained about R16-million within the Lottery.But the Lottery has withheld payment from the 2023 grant following an investigation.The NLC