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Lotto results for Wednesday, August 5 2026

Lotto results for Wednesday, August 5 2026 Lotto:                17 | 23 | 29 | 31 |33 |40   ...

Ramaphosa to take SADC reins as SA pushes migration, trade agenda

South Africa is preparing to assume the chairpersonship of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) later this month, with President Cyril Ramaphosa expected to...

Cyril Ramaphosa says bid to overturn Phala Phala interdict lacks merit

President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally opposed an application seeking to overturn a court order that temporarily halted Parliament's Section 89 impeachment inquiry into the...

‘Plan was to set up Masemola’: Idac ‘scheme’ exposed at Madlanga

The Madlanga commission heard explosive evidence on Wednesday that former Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) head Adv Andrea Johnson allegedly instructed her team to...

Analysis| Why Jacob Zuma is not stupid

So, MKP leader and former head of state Jacob Zuma has appointed his son Duduzane Zuma as his deputy. And it is people who matter...

State freezes R6.2m in alleged MultiChoice piracy crackdown

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has struck a major blow against alleged digital piracy, freezing more than R6.2 million believed to be the proceeds...

SAPS bosses identify cop caught slapping woman on video

Mpumalanga police have instituted disciplinary proceedings against a police officer after a video circulating on social media showed him allegedly slapping a woman carrying...

DR Congo Ebola outbreak outstrips response as cases near 3,900

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to outpace response efforts, with confirmed cases nearing 3,900 and no...

Accused ‘hitman’ stands firm at Meyiwa murder trial 

The man accused of pulling the trigger that killed Bafana-Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa is refusing to back down. This as the murder trial continues...

Opposition parties’ Madonsela SC clinches key Phala Phala committee post

The ANC suffered another political setback on Wednesday after Parliament's Section 89 Impeachment Committee rejected its preferred candidate for evidence leader in President Cyril...

Lithium mining for green power triggers eco-outcry from SA farmers

MAGOG, South Africa, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Mining lithium for batteries is a growing part of South Africa's plan to use the global shift towards green energy to revive its economy, but now it faces a

Mbalula mulls defamation suit over Dlamini-Zuma’s vote-buying claims

African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile "Vutha" Mbalula, in his personal capacity, is consulting his lawyers with a view to suing ANC National Executive...

‘You can never win on social media,’ Madlanga tells witness

Madlanga Commission chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on Tuesday peeled back the curtain on the often unforgiving world of social media, telling a witness before...

Cape Town airport runway reopens after Kenya plane tyre failure

CAPE TOWN, Aug 4 (Reuters) - An airplane's tyre burst on landing at Cape Town International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, causing flight disruptions as the main runway was closed though all passengers

Maj-Gen Philani Lushaba was victim of sex work syndicate, Idac prosecutor...

A senior Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) prosecutor has told the Madlanga Commission that Maj-Gen Philani Lushaba appeared to be the victim of a...

‘We are ready for NHI,’ says Premier Mandla Ndlovu

Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu on Tuesday declared the province ready for the rollout of National Health Insurance (NHI), using the official opening of the...

Powerball results for Tuesday, August 4 2026

Powerball results for Tuesday, August 4 2026 Powerball numbers: 16| 24 | 29 |34| 38  Powerball: 15 Powerball Xtra numbers: 05 | 20 | 21 | 36 |...

Families of slain cyclists still waiting for justice

A landmark court victory has given one grieving family closure, but three other cyclist death cases remain bogged down in the legal system, prompting...

Inside Parly Impeachment Committee’s affidavit, appealing Cyril Ramaphosa’s interdict

Parliament's impeachment committee chairperson Makashule Gana has asked the Constitutional Court to urgently overturn a Western Cape High Court ruling that brought the impeachment...

‘We were homeboys’: Idac prosecutor explains why he dumped CI case

One of the country's most senior graft-fighting prosecutors withdrew from a high-profile Crime Intelligence prosecution after realising one of the accused was a childhood...

State struggles to secure witnesses as Cat Matlala trial within a...

The state's struggle to secure additional witnesses in the trial-within-a-trial of alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala has resulted in a further delay of...

Swapping TV for reading may reduce dementia risk: study

Replacing passive sitting activities such as watching TV with more mentally engaging ones like reading or knitting could reduce the risk of dementia onset...

Ramaphosa says R1.6bn hospital honours King Nyabela’s resistance

President Cyril Ramaphosa paid tribute to King Nyabela kaMahlangu's fierce resistance against colonial expansion, saying the new R1.6 billion King Nyabela Hospital stands as...

Uganda weather dept warns of possible El Nino impact, urges preparedness...

Uganda's weather department on Tuesday urged the public and relevant authorities to prepare for a possible El Niño event later this year that could...

Godongwana clobbers deputy Masondo as court rules in PIC CEO’s favour

The high court ruling that chief executive Patrick Dlamini must return to work has added a new twist to the cold war between finance...

Cross-examination begins after police officer details Kekana arrest

Cross-examination continued in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday after the state concluded the evidence-in-chief of Col Tumelo Thomas Tsotetsi on Monday in the...

Dlamini-Zuma alleges Mbalula bought votes at ANC conference

Veteran African National Congress (ANC) member Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has attributed the growing influence of money and entrenched gender bias to some of the defining...

‘I feel I was set up’: Idac prosecutor’s bombshell at Madlanga...

One of South Africa's most experienced corruption prosecutors told the Madlanga commission of inquiry on Tuesday that he now believes he was "set up"...

Gauteng Health rejects claims broken equipment caused patient’s blindness

The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has pushed back against allegations that a patient was left permanently blind because of broken equipment at Steve...

SA vehicle sales jump 12% as Toyota stays on top

South Africa’s new vehicle market started the second half of 2026 on a positive note, with domestic sales rising by almost 12% in July...