LOTTERY BLOCKS PAYMENT TO LAVISHLY FUNDED TUNES CELEBRATION

The Lottery has stopped a grant for the lavishly funded once-a-year SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA logo superimposed about primary illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Conventional Songs Awards obtained more than R16-million in the Lottery.Nevertheless the Lottery has withheld payment in the 2023 grant following an inves

The Lottery has stopped a grant to the lavishly funded annual SATMA awards. Illustration: Lisa Nelson (SATMA brand superimposed over first illustration)From 2019 to 2022 the South African Common Music Awards been given around R16-million from the Lottery.Though the Lottery has withheld payment with the 2023 grant adhering to an investigation.The NL