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Powerball results for Tuesday, August 11 2026

Powerball results for Tuesday, August 11 2026 Powerball numbers: 00| 00 | 00 |00| 00  Powerball: 00 Powerball Xtra numbers: 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 |...

Mahindra targets SA workhorse market with R199 000 Bolero MaXX

Mahindra South Africa is expanding its commercial vehicle line-up with the new Bolero MaXX Pik-Up, introducing a starting price below R200 000 as it targets...

Subaru extends maintenance plan as competition intensifies in SA

Subaru Southern Africa has extended the standard maintenance plan offered across its new-vehicle range as competition for buyers intensifies and motorists place greater emphasis...

Bank’s data confirms Chinese car surge as Chery sales jump 25%

Chery South Africa recorded double-digit sales growth in July as Chinese vehicle manufacturers continue to make deeper inroads into the local market, helped by...

Andrea Johnson allegedly sidelined prosecutor for challenging arrest and bail instructions

Independent Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy told the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday that she was effectively removed from a prosecution team after...

MPs turn up the heat on DTIC’s troubled film incentive

Members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition have turned up the heat on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC)...

Joburg’s water crisis angers voters, drives rich off-grid

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Dry taps have become a daily frustration for residents of Johannesburg, a city haemorrhaging more than a third of its water supply, or an estimated 655

SA’s film industry’s R822m crisis deepens, as incentive row leads to...

South Africa’s film industry has warned that uncertainty and delays surrounding the government’s film incentive have already cost the country R822 million in production...

Snowfall eases as major Eastern Cape, KZN routes reopen

Snowfall across parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal has subsided, allowing authorities to reopen several major routes that were closed due to hazardous...

Kubayi flags tenure ‘inconsistency’ in NPA leadership appointments

Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has raised concerns about what she described as an inconsistency in the tenure arrangements governing senior appointments in the National...

At least 132 killed after strong quake hits western Colombia

The death toll from a magnitude-7.5 earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has risen to 132 nationwide, with more than 570 others injured,...

Fadiel Adams’ laptop explanation fails to convince Madlanga Commission

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Fadiel Adams was due to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday. However,...

14 illegal miners found dead in disused Rustenburg mine

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 (Reuters) - South African police said on Tuesday that 14 illegal miners had died and scores of others had been injured at a disused mine near Rustenburg in the North West province

Nigerians’ cost of living pain deepens as election looms

By Libby George and Abraham Achirga LONDON/ABUJA, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Grace Adama puts her earrings on in her two-room flat before grabbing her handbag and leaving for work in Abuja, Nigeria's capital.

Rain brings major roads to a standstill as motorists urged to...

Motorists across several provinces have been urged to postpone non-essential travel as severe winter weather continues to wreak havoc on South Africa’s road network,...

Snow closes three Eastern Cape mountain passes

Heavy snowfall has forced the closure of three major mountain passes in the Eastern Cape, while authorities in KwaZulu-Natal have also moved to restrict...

Women police lead Women’s Day operation, 109 arrested

Female police officers took centre stage in a major crime-fighting operation in the Villa Nora policing area over the Women’s Day weekend. This resulted in...

Magalies Water warns bidders of tender scam using CEO’s credentials

Magalies Water has issued an urgent warning to bidders who recently responded to its advertised tenders after discovering a scam involving individuals allegedly posing...

WHO experts urge trial of Ebola vaccine against Bundibugyo strain

World Health Organisation (WHO) vaccine experts have recommended a full-scale human trial to assess whether the only licensed Ebola vaccine can protect against the...

Ebola takes severe toll on women and children in eastern DRC:...

Women and children continue to bear the brunt of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the epidemic is...

Debates on regulation arise after AI designs working viruses in lab

AI has designed working viruses in a lab for the first time, according to a study published in the journal Science. Researchers from Stanford University...

Should the Madlanga commission hear from Thabo Bester?

The purpose of any commission of inquiry is to uncover the truth, identify institutional failures and recommend measures to prevent similar events from happening...

Kia flexes with all-new Seltos amid SUV market contest

Kia South Africa has unveiled the second-generation Seltos, betting on sharper styling, a more digital cabin and improved technology to strengthen its position in...

More than just a celebration, action needed

As South Africa marks Women's Month, we must ensure that our celebrations are matched by meaningful action and genuine respect. This is the time to...

Road deaths are not accidents – they are policy failures

Every day, more than 3 000 people leave home somewhere in the world and never return because of a road crash. For many, that final...

Thank you coach Broos

As we bid farewell to Hugo Broos, it is with immense gratitude that we reflect on Bafana Bafana’s remarkable transformation under his leadership. When...

Affordable new vehicles the main driver behind car sales in SA

South Africa’s strongest monthly new vehicle sales performance in 12 years appears, at first glance, to contradict the country’s broader economic reality. With growth...

Spain plans burials, seeks identities of those killed in Ceuta migrant...

Police and forensic scientists have drafted in extra staff to try to identify the bodies of 80 migrants found after last week’s mass rush...

Buti Manamela faces fresh Public Protector probe

By Mawande AmaShabalala Mawande@sundayworld.co.za   Higher education and training minister Buti Manamela is facing a fresh probe from the office of the public protector for alleged breach...

Niger road accident death toll rises to 22

The death toll of a road accident which occurred on Friday in western Niger has risen to 22, the Nigerien Ministry of Transport and...