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Powerball results for Friday, April 17 2026
Powerball results for Friday, April 17 2026
Powerball numbers:
17 | 26 | 39 |43 | 45 Powerball: 02
Powerball Plus numbers:
08 | 36 | 43 |...
Edward Kieswetter honoured with doctorate, reflects on journey from apprentice to...
Outgoing South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward Kieswetter has described receiving an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Cape Peninsula University of Technology...
Tshwane CFO denies improper ties with Sergeant Nkosi
The chief financial officer of the City of Tshwane, Gareth Mnisi, has defended his conduct in testimony, rejecting allegations of improper relationships while acknowledging...
Eastern Cape municipality revives case mayor buried, targets EPWP ex-worker again
An Eastern Cape municipality has moved to revive a legal war its own mayor appeared to bury after allegedly being branded corrupt on social...
Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria’s Benue state
Gunmen abducted secondary school students heading to university entrance examinations and other travellers in central Nigeria's Benue state, the region's governor said late on...
Robert Mugabe’s son Bellarmine pleads guilty to gun charge
The son of late former Zimbabwean president, Bellarmine Mugabe, has pleaded guilty to charges including pointing a firearm and violating South Africa’s immigration laws...
Moroccan farms turn to West African migrants to plug labour deficit
Deep in Morocco's fertile heartlands, pickup trucks carrying migrants from sub-Saharan Africa roll past a sea of plastic greenhouses producing fresh fruit and vegetables...
Kenya requests World Bank funds to cushion Iran war shock, central...
Kenya has requested rapid financial support from the World Bank to help it manage the shocks from the war in Iran, its central bank...
Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo’s Africa...
Thousands of people were gathering early on Friday in Douala, Cameroon's largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo that will...
Mercedes-Benz teases all-electric C-Class ahead of April 20 global premiere
German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has offered a first glimpse of its all-new electric C-Class, ahead of its global premiere scheduled for April 20 in...
Range Rover celebrates 20 years of performance luxury with Sport TWENTY...
British luxury SUV brand Range Rover has marked two decades of its performance-focused lineage with the unveiling of the limited-run Range Rover Sport...
Malema vows to fight on after prison sentence
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has vowed to continue his legal battle after being handed an effective five-year prison sentence by Magistrate...
Julius Mkhwanazi pleads for fairness at Madlanga commission
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) senior official Julius Mkhwanazi has raised concerns about fairness at the commission of inquiry led by Mbuyiseli Madlanga,...
NUM, Solidarity accept Eskom 7% wage offer, Numsa fights on
Two of South Africa's major labour unions have accepted state power utility Eskom's 7% wage increase offer, while a third has rejected it and...
JSC moves to suspend Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has found Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge guilty of gross misconduct—a finding that carries the consequence of possible...
Pope Leo, in Cameroon, decries world ‘ravaged by tyrants’
Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants" in unusually forceful...
EFF condemns five year custodial sentence for Julius Malema
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is criticising the custodial sentence handed down to its president, Julius Malema, insisting that it does not align with...
EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi accused of misleading IPID at Madlanga...
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been accused of misleading the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) during testimony before...
South Africa arrests activist Kemi Seba, wanted by Benin for ‘inciting...
South African police say they have arrested prominent pan-African and pro-Russian activist Kemi Seba, who is wanted by authorities in Benin for backing an...
Gayton McKenzie, GOOD Party break ranks to defend Julius Malema after...
Unlikely voices have emerged in defence of EFF leader Julius Malema after his five-year prison sentence, with Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie and the...
Breaking | EFF leader Julius Malema gets jail term
EFF leader Julius Malema was on Wednesday sentenced to five years’ direct imprisonment after a court found him guilty in his firearm discharge case.
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BYD shuns price war in South Africa to build EV brand
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is deliberately avoiding a price war in South Africa as competition ramps up in the continent's second biggest auto...
Oil prices edge up as Hormuz shipping constraints counter US-Iran peace...
Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday as the market focused more on Middle East supply disruptions than on comments by US President...
Rand weakens as dollar skims six-week lows on Iran talks
The South African rand weakened on Wednesday as the safe‑haven US dollar skimmed six-week lows, with markets focused on the prospect of renewed talks...
DFSK introduces LPG solution to ease fuel cost pressure
DFSK South Africa has introduced a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Autogas conversion solution as rising fuel prices continue to squeeze South African consumers and...
Isuzu SA appoints new chairman as leadership baton passes
Isuzu Motors South Africa has announced a key leadership change with the appointment of Takashi Nishida as its new chairman (non-executive director), effective April...
Lotto results for Wednesday, April 15 2026
Lotto results for Wednesday, April 15 2026
Lotto: 01 | 02 | 10 | 22 | 27 |...
FUSO appoints Mpho Matseba as new head in boost for women...
In a sector historically dominated by men, the appointment of Mpho Matseba as head of FUSO Trucks Southern Africa marks another encouraging step forward...
‘Don’t jail him’: Mbuyiseni Ndlozi rallies behind Julius Malema as sentencing...
Former EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has stepped into the political ring once again, this time mounting a vocal defence of Julius Malema as the...
‘I will be going home’: Julius Malema addresses supporters as firearm...
Economic Freedom Fighters president Julius Malema told a crowd of supporters outside the KuGompo (East London) Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday that he expects to...






























