LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED TUNES FUNCTION

The Lottery has stopped a grant towards the lavishly funded once-a-year SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA logo superimposed over first illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Conventional Tunes Awards received more than R16-million through the Lottery.Though the Lottery has withheld payment of the 2023 grant subsequent an inve

The Lottery has stopped a grant on the lavishly funded annual SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA emblem superimposed more than original illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Conventional New music Awards obtained above R16-million with the Lottery.However the Lottery has withheld payment from the 2023 grant following an inves