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One player scooped the Division 1 Daily Lotto prize in Thursday’s draw, matching all five winning numbers to take home R393 618.50. Check the latest Daily Lotto results below, including the winning numbers, division payouts and Friday’s estimated jackpot. Daily Lotto winning numbers: 20 August 2026 The Daily Lotto winning numbers for Thursday, August 20 […] The post Daily Lotto results, Thursday,…
South Africa’s motoring industry is facing a fresh threat as fraudsters use artificial intelligence (AI) to run increasingly convincing online vehicle scams, the National Automobile Dealers’ Association (NADA) has warned. The warning comes as rising living costs push more South Africans towards the pre-owned car market in search of affordable mobility. According to the South […] The post NADA…
The Daily Lotto results for Wednesday, August 19, 2026, are in, with no player matching all five winning numbers for the advertised R500,000 jackpot. The winning Daily Lotto numbers were 1, 34, 36, 15 and 19. With no division one winner, the jackpot rolls over to the next draw. For the latest Daily Lotto results, […] The post Daily Lotto results: Wednesday, August 19 — 313 players win in division…
Key takeaways South African households got some relief in July as food inflation fell to its lowest level in more than 16 years, helping headline inflation cool to 4,3%. According to Stats SA, annual consumer inflation fell to 4,3% in July from 5,0% in June, marking its first decline in five months. The consumer price […] The post Food inflation hits 16-year low as cost-of-living pressures ease to…
South Africa’s midweek Lotto results for Wednesday, August 19, are in, with no jackpot winner across Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 or Lotto 5 Max. The three games now carry combined jackpots of more than R18 million for the next draw. The main Lotto jackpot accounts for most of that total, after rolling over for the […] The post Lotto results: Wednesday, August 19 — Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto 5 Max winning…
The Cape Town Regional Court has postponed Chidimma Adetshina’s deportation case to 23 February 2027. Presiding magistrate Reema Khorana said the matter cannot proceed while her separate review application against Home Affairs is before the Western Cape High Court. The 25-year-old must remain at her current address and report regularly to an immigration officer until […] The post Chidimma…
Thousands of music lovers packed Huddle Park in Johannesburg on Saturday, August 1, 2026, for the inaugural Scatterlings Music Festival, as its curators brought South Africa’s diverse South African music scene together for a day rooted in Johnny Clegg’s legacy. Fans spilled across the open fields for a festival that moved between maskandi, Afro-house, pop […] The post Inside Scatterlings: the…
The Daily Lotto results for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, are in, with one player taking the top prize after matching all five winning numbers. The winning Daily Lotto numbers were 32, 14, 8, 29 and 1. The advertised jackpot was R480,000, while the division one winner collected R423,175.30. For a one-stop source covering Daily Lotto […] The post Daily Lotto results: Tuesday, August 18 — Check winning…
More than 40 000 students across 76 higher education institutions received improper funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) worth R5.1-billion, according to a damning Public Protector report. The findings stem from a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) probe launched under Proclamation R88 of 2022. Authorities have already recovered more than R2-billion of the […] The post…
PowerBall and PowerBall Xtra results are in for Tuesday, August 18, 2026, with a combined R102 million on offer. Neither jackpot was won, so both prizes will roll over to the next midweek draw. The PowerBall jackpot now climbs to a guaranteed R88 million, while the PowerBall Xtra jackpot rises to an estimated R14 million. […] The post PowerBall and PowerBall Xtra results, Tuesday, August 18:…
March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma has landed in the middle of a storm after confirming that her organisation will meet with AfriForum on Tuesday. The meeting comes weeks after March and March mobilised supporters around its June 30 anti-illegal immigration protests, with the government estimating that the nationwide policing operation would cost more than […] The post March and March’s…
Four players shared the top Daily Lotto prize as Monday night’s draw produced four Division 1 winners. Check the winning numbers, R350,000 jackpot and full prize divisions. Monday’s Daily Lotto results produced four Division 1 winners, with each taking home R88,778.80 after matching all five winning numbers. The winning numbers were 02, 07, 14, 26 […] The post Daily Lotto results: Monday, August…
