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Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Thursday, 23 April 2026

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In case you missed it: Ramaphosa suspends Masemola | SACP denies foreign funding | SIU debunks influencer probe rumour

Politics

Mbalula says SACP not the enemy as ANC braces for electoral showdown

Courts

Mkhwanazi and Lerutla’s bail application postponed [VIDEO]

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Ramaphosa suspends SA police commissioner Fannie Masemola

Politics

Another party lays criminal charges against Tolashe over Chinese car donations

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News Ramaphosa suspends SA police commissioner Fannie Masemola

News Manyi says Ingonyama Trust not ‘political independence’ but Orania argues the similarities

Politics ‘It’s insulting’: SACP pleads poverty amid rumours it’s funded by Russia or China

News TMPD’s Phiri denies unlawfully allocating security sites to Gubis85 Solutions

South Africa SAA bailout looms as governance crisis deepens

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Manyi says Ingonyama Trust not ‘political independence’ but Orania argues the similarities

News

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South Africa

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Politics

‘It’s insulting’: SACP pleads poverty amid rumours it’s funded by Russia or China

News

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World

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World

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South Africa

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Crime

Six nabbed for manufacturing counterfeit liquor in Eastern Cape

News

TMPD’s Phiri denies unlawfully allocating security sites to Gubis85 Solutions

Weather

Wet start, clear finish: Gauteng weekend weather

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Eskom slashes dodgy purchase orders by 85% after SIU exposes R74m relay fraud

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South Africa’s electricity crisis is over, now comes the bill

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Science department unveils bold plan to harness innovation amid global pressures

South Africa

Ramaphosa to address the nation on Thursday amid Saps crisis

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Drug lab shut down: Durban court orders R32m property to be forfeited to state

News

Unsafe kettle that might spill the tea recalled

South Africa

SAA bailout looms as governance crisis deepens

Crime

Trio arrested for kidnapping and murder of seven family members in KZN

South Africa

Farm attacks rise as violence levels remain high – AfriForum report

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Opinion

Countdown to ANC, SACP divorce

South Africa

Dog poisonings spark fear of home invasions in Joburg

Opinion

SAA soapie on a costly repeat