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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...
Morocco says Spain should have foreseen migration impact of court ruling
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Spanish authorities should have anticipated the consequences of a court ruling that weakened a key deterrent against illegal migration and contributed to
Trump says peace talks underway, Iran denies dialogue
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that talks were underway with Iran, calling it the "last chance" for Tehran to end the five-month-old...
US makes visa bond policy permanent, mostly affecting African countries
Travellers from 50 nations, including 30 in Africa, could face refundable security deposits of up to $20,000 to visit the United States, following the...
Xi Jinping stresses political guidance, innovation in military modernisation
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, urged efforts to strengthen political guidance and deepen innovation-driven development to...
Gastronomy is becoming a new driver of African tourism
International tourism continued to grow in early 2026 despite geopolitical uncertainty, with 307 million people travelling internationally during the first quarter, according to UN...
Parents urged to back Gauteng HPV vaccination drive
The Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) has called on parents, caregivers and legal guardians to support its upcoming Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign by...
State, defence clash over grounds for Musa Kekana arrest
The trial-within-a-trial in the attempted murder case against alleged underworld figure, Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala and others resumed in the Johannesburg...
Women lead voters’ roll: IEC
Women have once again emerged as the driving force behind the country's democracy after accounting for more than half of all voter registration activity...
DA tells court Expropriation Act gives goverment too much power
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa's Democratic Alliance, the second-largest party in the governing coalition, went to court on Monday to challenge a land seizure law that U.S. President
Researchers develop technology to turn factory emissions directly into fuel
Researchers from Australia, France and China have found a way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) from dirty factory emissions directly into fuel without first...
Sharp diesel, paraffin price hikes overshadow petrol, LP gas relief
By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as he sought a quick deal that would halt
Two die in helicopter crash in Greece, as wildfires ravage Europe,...
Two firefighting helicopters collided on Sunday while battling a major wildfire northwest of Athens that has destroyed more than 100 homes.
Two crew members, a...
Brown Mogotsi case postponed as court orders state to hand over...
The criminal case against alleged political fixer Brown Mogotsi has been postponed after the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court ordered the state to provide his legal...
South African rand firms ahead of factory activity, vehicle sales figures
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The South African rand strengthened in early trade on Monday ahead of the release of local manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) and vehicle sales data for
Donald Trump says Iran talks to take place Monday, sets no...
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that negotiations with Iran would begin Monday afternoon, noting that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
UNAids report warns HIV infections could rise as global aid declines
UNAids has warned that cuts to international HIV prevention funding could trigger a resurgence of the epidemic, putting decades of progress at risk.
In its...
































