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News24 | Here are the Powerball and Powerball Xtra results

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:20pm
Here are the Powerball and Powerball Plus Xtra for Tuesday, 16 June.

News24 | More central banks than ever say they will buy gold this year

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:17pm
A survey of 74 central banks showed almost half plan to buy gold in the coming year, while only one plans to sell.

News24 | Will ‘Mangos’ replace the ‘Magnificent Seven’?

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:16pm
SpaceX ‌roared into markets this past week with a valuation of more than $2 ⁠trillion (R33 trillion), surpassing two members of Wall Street’s “Magnificent Seven” and raising a key question: Does the Mag 7 name still fit? ⁠And if not, what should replace it?

News24 | Oil slides 3% to three-month low as markets weigh US-Iran peace deal

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:12pm
Oil prices fell ‌nearly 3% on Tuesday to a fresh three-month low as markets weighed ⁠prospects for a resumption of supplies through the Strait of Hormuz alongside weaker physical demand and scant details on a ⁠preliminary deal to end the Iran war.

News24 | So, you think you want to be a CEO? | Leading Tashas in a war zone

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:12pm
Natasha Sideris grew up running the till in her dad’s restaurant, and was studying psychology when she started a side hustle she named after herself. Her empire is now fighting for survival on the dangerous fringe of the Middle East conflict.

News24 | Here are the Daily Lotto results

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 7:34pm
Here are the Daily Lotto results.

News24 | France’s Moutet stuns world with ‘F-Bomb’ interview at Queen’s

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 5:08pm
France’s Corentin Moutet left British television viewers stunned with a foul-mouthed outburst after his victory over Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Queen’s Club on Tuesday.

News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Showers in 4 provinces, partly cloudy, cool to cold for most of SA

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 4:30pm
The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy, cool to cold conditions in most provinces across the country on Wednesday, while showers and thundershowers are expected in parts of Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

News24 | OPINION | Temporary jobs and a permanent crisis

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 1:32pm
As South Africa marks Youth Month, there is one statistic that should stop us in our tracks. Nearly one in five unemployed young people are no longer looking for work, write Lauren Graham, Ariane De Lannoy and Oliver Meth.

News24 | 'He loved jazz until the end': World floods social media with tributes for Adbullah Ibrahim

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 11:07am
Tributes continue to pour in worldwide for South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who died at the age of 91, leaving behind a legacy spanning seven decades of music, activism, and cultural diplomacy.

News24 | 'Death threats did seem real': Amahle Jaxa on social media break after backlash over ‘March and March’ commentary

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 10:33am
Amahle Jaxa has announced a temporary break from social media after facing backlash and alleged death threats over her views on the upcoming March and March movement.

News24 | Government to pay back at least R1.7m to company running ‘Thabo Bester prison’

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 10:26am
The Minister and the National Commissioner of Correctional Services have been ordered to repay at least R1.7 million to the company that runs the private, maximum-security Mangaung Correctional Centre, from which rapist and murderer Thabo Bester escaped in May 2022, GroundUp reports.

News24 | Beyond Sarafina!: 5 powerful South African films to add to your Youth Day watchlist

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 8:02am
50 years after the 1976 Soweto Uprisings, local cinema is still finding new ways to tell the stories that shaped this country.

News24 | ‘There is only now’: Jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, 1934-2026

Tue, 16/06/2026 - 3:00am
Abdullah Ibrahim, South Africa’s internationally renowned pianist and one of the pioneers of Cape jazz, has died. He was 91.

News24 | News24 leads online news trust in SA for eighth consecutive year

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 8:59pm
For the eighth year in a row, News24 has been named the most trusted online news brand in the country, according to the Reuters Institute.

News24 | OBITUARY | Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion has died

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 7:35pm
Abdullah Ibrahim, South African pianist and anti-apartheid champion, dies at 91.

News24 | Here are the Daily Lotto results

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 7:30pm
Here are the Daily Lotto results.

News24 | Sorted! News24 readers help grape-selling teen double his savings for matric ball

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 6:48pm
Donations as small as a pensioner’s R70 and as generous as R5 000 have helped turn a Wellington teenager’s matric ball dream into reality, after News24 readers almost doubled the money he had earned by selling grapes and fruit.

News24 | ‘His love for his country never wavered’: Legendary jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies at 91

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 6:47pm
Legendary South African pianist, composer and global jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim has died at the age of 91.

News24 | Trump arrives with Iran deal to meet wary world leaders at G7 summit

Mon, 15/06/2026 - 6:16pm
US President Donald Trump joined global leaders on Monday at the ‌Group of Seven summit at a French lakeside resort, where relief over a deal to end the Iran ⁠war was tempered by unease over new US tariff threats aimed at France.