Their first choice was the Generations star Fezile Mpela, but he was dropped when financial negotiations deadlocked. The new male presenter, Nkosi, was only finally signed up on Wednesday this week. He said he could not accept the lower fee as the contract would have forced him to reserve his services exclusively for the show. He is a continuity announcer on M-Net. Late yesterday afternoon, masses of people were still queuing for lottery tickets.
Every person thinks that they're going to be the winner.
They even kiss their tickets and pray. After the draw the Sunday Times was flooded with calls from anxious punters who wanted to know how much they had won and who could not get through on the official lottery line.