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Powerball results for Friday, January 9, 2026
Powerball: 11 | 20 | 35 | 42 | 50 | Powerball: 07
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Ethiopian national appears in court on 12 kidnapping charges
A 47-year-old Ethiopian national, Mantesnot Lendido Erisado, appeared in the Booysens Magistrates’ Court on charges of kidnapping.
Erisado faces 12 counts of kidnapping and an...
AKA murder suspects moved to same C-max prison housing Vusimuzi “Cat”...
The Ndimande brothers, accused of the murder of award-winning rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and his close friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, have been...
Coastal floods reveal fragilities in SA’s climate resilience
South Africa’s coastline and interior were struck by a series of catastrophic flood events in 2025. These recurring disasters raise the urgency, and agency,...
Fikile Mbalula: ‘Women remain backbone of ANC, its renewal’
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula used his keynote address at the ANC Women’s League Umanyano gathering in Rustenburg to reaffirm that women are the backbone...
Mayor admits no ambulances at tragic North west festival when lightning...
Moretele Local Municipality mayor George Manyike has acknowledged that no ambulances were stationed at the Mphebatho Annual Troupes Festival in North West when a...
Five suspects killed in KZN township following shootout with cops
A shootout with police in the early hours of Thursday morning resulted in the deaths of five suspects connected to a number of serious...
Eastern Cape father nabbed for ‘killing’ teen son over stolen bank...
A 14-year-old boy lost his life allegedly at the hands of his father in a shocking incident that has drawn widespread condemnation.
Police have arrested...
Water slowly returns to parts of Joburg after Rand Water maintenance...
Residents in parts of Soweto and Roodepoort Deep began seeing a gradual return of water on Wednesday afternoon after Rand Water completed its planned...
High court clears interim plan for state to print driving licence
The Pretoria High Court has ruled in favour of the Department of Transport (DoT) outsourcing the printing and issuing of driving licences to the...
KZN premier backs provincial top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi for second term
KwaZulu-Natal's (KZN) Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has formally endorsed a second term for provincial police commissioner Lt-Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, signalling strong political support for the...
Qatar Airways makes history with Starlink-powered Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Qatar Airways has once again raised the bar in global aviation. It has become the first airline in the world to install Starlink internet...
Cyril Ramaphosa complains about red tape four years after appointing Sipho...
ANC President and South Africa’s head of state Cyril Ramaphosa is complaining about how government red tape is crippling. This is exactly four years...
Lotto Jackpot, Lotto plus results for Wednesday January 7, 2026
Lotto: 04 | 06 | 29 | 44 | 49 | 57 Bonus ball: 02
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Challenge to NDPP appointment process not personal – Barnabas Xulu
The legal bid to halt President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of a new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is rooted in frustration over procedural...
North West businesses reject short-term fixes ahead of ANC January 8...
As the North West hosts ANC’s January 8 celebrations in the platinum-rich Rustenburg, the provincial business community has called for lasting solutions to infrastructure...
Nearly 40 rape suspects nabbed in Mpumalanga’s four-day police crackdown
In a four-day blitz in which police sent a blunt message to sexual predators, 37 rape suspects were arrested across Mpumalanga as Operation Shanela...
Trio who assaulted Eastern Cape car guard all released on warning
The three men accused of assaulting a security guard at one of East London’s most popular waterfront spots have all been released on warning.
The...
Justice committee welcomes Andy Mothibi’s NDPP appointment, vows tough oversight
Parliament’s justice watchdog has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s appointment of Adv Andy Jan Lekgoa Mothibi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP),...
SABC warns public against fake TV licence inspectors amid robbery scare
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has issued a warning to the public following the circulation of social media messages alleging that criminals are...
