Jodi Scholtz
Commissioner, National Lotteries Commission
Jodi Scholtz is Commissioner of National Lotteries Commission, in the role since February 2023.
The National Lotteries Commission regulates the National Lottery, sports pools and other lotteries and distributes funding to good causes. Scholtz joined while the commission was under investigation and has introduced lifestyle audits and tighter internal controls.
In the job
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Scholtz was appointed commissioner of the National Lotteries Commission. Source
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The commission oversaw the handover of the National Lottery to Sizekhaya after Ithuba had run it for eight years, and Scholtz later described such transitions as among the most complex in gambling regulation. Source
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Cabinet appointed Tembinkosi Bonakele chair of the commission's board, succeeding Barney Pityana. Source
Career before
- Chief Operating Officer, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
- Lead Administrator, South African Bureau of Standards
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