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The South African
2 days ago
- Business
- The South African
The Daily Lotto results for Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Get Ready for Today's Daily Lotto Draw! Could tonight be your lucky night? Good Luck! 🎉 Dreaming of a big win? The Daily Lotto jackpot is up for grabs, and it's estimated at a thrilling R450 000! The jackpot prize money is guaranteed to be given away even if no one matches all five numbers. All it takes is a ticket to turn your dreams into reality—because as the saying goes, you've got to be in it to win it! 📢 Stay tuned! The winning numbers will be updated below as soon as they're drawn at or after 21:15. 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Draw date: 2 June 2025 Did you miss a draw and wonder if you won? Click here to view past Daily Lotto results and payouts. The Daily Lotto draws occur every day of the week, Monday to Sunday, around 21:30 (SA time). Buy your tickets now at your nearest participating retailer, on our website by visiting national using your computer or mobile site, via the National Lottery Mobile App, or participating banks, namely FNB, ABSA, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Capitec, TymeBank and African Bank otherwise dial 120 7529# for USSD. Winners who win R50 000 and above receive free trauma counselling from professional psychologists and financial advice from accredited financial advisors absolutely free. At the same time, winnings are paid tax-free directly into the winner's accounts. If you are buying tickets from a lottery outlet, they close at 20:30 on the day of a draw. Players must be 18 years old. Monday: Daily Lotto Daily Lotto Tuesday: Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Wednesday: Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Thursday: Daily Lotto Daily Lotto Friday: Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Daily Lotto + PowerBall and PowerBall Plus Saturday: Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Daily Lotto + Lotto, Lotto Plus 1 and Lotto Plus 2 Sunday: Daily Lotto For more details and to verify the winning numbers, visit the National Lottery website. You must always confirm the official winning numbers on the National Lottery website. We do our best to post the results as accurately as possible, but the National Lottery is the only source you can use to 100% verify the results. Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
The Citizen
2 days ago
- Business
- The Citizen
Daily Lotto results: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Tonight's jackpot is R450 000! Here are your winning Daily Lotto results for 3 June 2025. Get the Daily Lotto results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen. Daily Lotto results for 3 June 2025: The winning Daily Lotto numbers will appear below after the draw. Usually within 10 minutes of the draw. You might need to refresh the page to see the updated results. 00, 00, 00, 00, 00. For more details and to verify the Daily Lotto results, visit the National Lottery website. How to play Daily Lotto in SA? If you are buying a ticket in-store: Pick up a betslip in any lottery store. Choose five numbers between 1 and 36 or ask for a Quick Pick. Entries cost R3 each. You can play a max of R150, but you are allowed to play multiple boards. Select how many consecutive draws you wish to enter, up to a maximum of 10. Leave blank for a single draw. Take your betslip to the teller to pay for your ticket. Write your details on the back of your ticket in case you need to claim a prize. If you do not sign your ticket and you lose it, anyone can use it to claim the prize. If you are playing online: Set up a lottery account here and make a deposit to pay for tickets. Choose five numbers from 1 to 36 or select 'Quick Pick' to generate a random set. Repeat this on as many boards as you want to play. Decide whether to enter a single draw or multiple draws. Confirm and pay for your entry. What time is the Daily Lotto draw? The Daily Lotto draws take place shortly after 9:30pm every evening, and tickets can be bought until 8:30pm. Is there a winner every day? Yes. The jackpot prize money is guaranteed to be given away even if no one matches all five numbers. When this happens, the jackpot is split between everyone who matches two or more numbers. Visit and go to the How to Play Daily Lotto section to learn more.
The Citizen
5 days ago
- The Citizen
Claims of death threats, job scams investigated at Benoni school – department says no proof exists
Claims of death threats, job scams investigated at Benoni school – department says no proof exists Despite several claims regarding teachers receiving death threats while one was murdered in April last year, as well as money paid to secure employment at the school and parents paying to access their children's report cards at Unity Secondary School in Benoni, official investigations have not resulted in uncovering any proof. Allegations of death threats The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) confirmed that several teachers from Unity Secondary temporarily relocated to the district office in late 2024 following allegations of death threats. In April 2024, the Benoni City Times reported that some teachers disclosed during the memorial service of Seraka Mogoswane (a teacher at Unity Secondary who was murdered) that unknown men had followed and intimidated them in the months leading up to his death. Mogoswane was shot and killed on April 5 while sitting in a parked car in Daveyton. Although their concerns were regarded as serious, the department instructed the teachers to return to the school in 2025 because of a lack of supporting evidence. Jobs for sale allegations Adding to the school's woes, the department also investigated allegations that teaching posts were being sold. According to GDE spokesperson Steve Mabona, they received a complaint in November 2024 from an applicant who claimed she had to deposit R17 000 into a teacher's bank account for employment. 'The implicated teacher denied involvement, and with no further cooperation from the complainant, the matter was closed because of a lack of evidence,' said Mabona. Voluntary donations by parents allowed Financial governance issues have also come under scrutiny, with allegations that parents had to pay a R450 annual contribution to access their children's report cards. However, Mabona clarified the department did not receive formal complaints. 'Upon inquiry, it was confirmed the contribution was a voluntary donation agreed upon at the school's AGM, with flexibility for parents to contribute what they could afford,' he explained. The department stated this practice was in line with Section 37(1) of the South African Schools Act, 1996, which allows school governing bodies (SGBs) to supplement state funding. Concerns about transparency in the SGB's financial records prompted the department to conduct governance training on April 1, followed by a workshop led by the National Department of Basic Education on April 15. Following these interventions, Mabona stated that all SGB members had access to the school's financial statements, and they strengthened the communication structures to enhance accountability. Interventions launched to stop academic delince Regarding academic performance, Unity Secondary has experienced a notable decline in matric results, dropping from a 98% pass rate in 2020 to 86% in 2024. Mabona said the department launched a series of interventions to support both teachers and learners. 'These include the establishment of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), targeted training in critical subjects, curriculum support from subject advisors, and ongoing development through the Provincial Just-in-Time (JIT) training programme. 'Learners also receive support through Saturday and holiday programmes under the Secondary School Intervention Programme (SSIP), including residential camps,' Mabona added. Mabona indicated that the school currently has two vacant departmental head (DH) posts and one deputy principal position. The DH posts were advertised in Vacancy Circular Two of 2025, with appointments expected by August 1. The deputy principal position will be advertised later this year. The department also confirmed that it reviewed the school principal's qualifications and found them to be valid, and that he did not require any disciplinary action. Read original story on At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
IOL News
29-05-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Critics slam Cape Town's ‘record-breaking' R36. 8bn budget for deepening inequality
The City of Cape Town unveils its amended 2025/26 budget, promising relief for households while maintaining record infrastructure investments aimed at building a safer, more inclusive, and future-ready city. Image: Unsplash Cape Town's R36.8 billion 2024/25 capital budget has been hailed by the City as a record-breaking investment in infrastructure and future-readiness. But critics argue that beneath the impressive graphics and modern catchphrases lies a deeply unequal plan that entrenches apartheid-era spatial and economic divides. Faiez Jacobs, former MP and local governance and inclusive development advisor, argues that Cape Town's budget is not failing; it is succeeding selectively, serving the affluent while sidelining the poor. Jacobs described the city's strategy as a 'green gentrification' project cloaked in smart city and sustainability language. 'Budgets reveal priorities,' he said, and this one 'reveals a city that is still hostile to the poor, performative to the public, and generous to the privileged.' His sector-by-sector analysis highlights what he calls systemic exclusion: inner-city social housing projects remain unfunded, township electrification is under-resourced, sanitation in informal settlements is largely ignored, and most major transport and ICT upgrades are concentrated in wealthy, already-connected areas. Councillor Siseko Mbandezi, the City's Mayoral Committee Member for Finance, disputes these claims. He said that a full 75% of Cape Town's infrastructure investment directly benefits lower-income households, and calls Jacobs' article 'woefully inaccurate and misleading.' According to Mbandezi, Cape Town's pro-poor portion of the four-year R40 billion budget surpasses the total capital budgets of other South African cities. In response to growing public criticism and pushback, the City amended its 2025/26 capital budget on Wednesday, May 28, introducing what it calls targeted relief without compromising the long-term infrastructure agenda. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis described the updated budget as the 'Invested in Hope' budget, reaffirming the City's commitment to long-term infrastructure investment while addressing affordability concerns. The City claims it has listened to Capetonians during the public participation phase and made adjustments that will significantly reduce household bills compared to the March draft. Among the most notable changes are the extension of the rates-free threshold from the first R450,000 of property value to homes valued up to R7 million, an increase in the monthly income threshold for pensioner rebates from R22,000 to R27,000, and reduced fixed water charges for homes valued between R1 million and R25 million. The City has also reduced its new City-Wide Cleaning charge for residential properties below R20 million and introduced a full rebate on this charge for pensioners. At the same time, the per-unit electricity price will decrease starting in July, as the City removes a 10% cost previously embedded in electricity tariffs to fund cleaning services. The result, the City claims, is that monthly bills will be meaningfully lower for the majority of ratepayers than initially proposed. A home valued at R1.2 million could see bills reduced by up to 15%, while a R5 to R7 million property might experience reductions of up to 40%. According to Hill-Lewis, these changes mean that 97% of ratepayers will not see increases exceeding 20%, and very few will experience anything close to the 30% or 40% spikes cited in some recent reports. The mayor framed the changes as not just financially pragmatic, but morally necessary, saying, 'If anyone here is interested only in kicking the can down the road, the exits are clearly marked.' On the controversial absence of major inner-city social housing projects over R50 million, Mbandezi reiterated that these are not typically funded through the City's main capital plan. Instead, they rely on a combination of subsidies from the Social Housing Regulatory Authority, private developer investments, and new incentive schemes. He highlighted that the City has released more land for affordable housing in the past two years than in the entire previous decade and has introduced by-law reforms to support micro-developers. Yet critics remain unconvinced. Brent Herron, secretary general of the GOOD Party, argued that only two of the city's sixteen major energy projects directly affect Cape Flats communities, and even those are merely replacing aging transformers in Mitchell's Plain and Gugulethu. He accused the City of failing to address spatial inequality in any meaningful way and points to the long-delayed MyCiTi Phase 2 rollout as further evidence. Originally promised in 2016, the network's expansion has been so slow that, in Herron's words, 'the MyCiTi network will not be completed in our lifetimes.' Fadiel Adams, a former MP and member of the National Coloured Congress, said: 'It's not a tale of two cities. It's a tale of two shades of cities.'' Adams claims that residents in working-class areas like Grassy Park pay higher rates than affluent constantia, despite receiving worse services. He also criticised what he calls 'poor planning' in roadworks and upgrades that are hurting small businesses by increasing congestion during peak hours. In his view, high-end suburbs continue to be 'heavily subsidised by the state and the poor.' Jacobs draws sharp comparisons between infrastructure allocations, asking, 'Why do Camps Bay's sewers get R427 million, but Gugulethu's sewer backlog only R154 million?' Mbandezi has directly challenged this, stating that the R4.25 billion has been earmarked for pro-poor water and sanitation projects, with major upgrades recently completed in low-income areas like Gugulethu and Masiphumelele. GOOD Party councilor, Anton Louw, recognised that the amendments offer some meaningful relief. He welcomed the expanded pensioner rebates and the restructured property tax thresholds, but noted that these measures are only a partial fix. 'This is a textbook case of people power in action,' Louw said. He praised the role of public participation. However, he cautioned that 'modest relief for some ratepayers' still does not resolve what he describes as the City's habit of shifting funds between tariff structures while extracting large surpluses from electricity and levies. 'Cape Town can be both world-class and inclusive. 'But it must place the poor and working majority at the centre of capital planning,not on the outskirts, or at the bottom of funding tables,'' said Jacobs. The City's amended 2025/26 budget is now open for a new round of public participation until June 13. [email protected] Get your news on the go, click here to join the IOL News WhatsApp channel. IOL Politics
Eyewitness News
29-05-2025
- Business
- Eyewitness News
City of Cape Town introduces 'relief measures' after uproar over hikes
CAPE TOWN - Capetonians have until June 13 to share their input on the City's draft budget for 2025/26. The City of Cape Town has tabled expanded rates relief measures and other changes to the proposed 'Invested in Hope' budget. Compared to the March tabled draft budget, the city is extending the first R450,000 rates-free benefit to all homes up from R5 million to R7 million property valuation. Pensioners will also benefit from a discount in municipal rates by raising the upper qualifying limit from R22,000 to R27,000 monthly household income. Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis highlighted some of the other amendments made to the March draft budget. "We are significantly reducing city-wide cleaning charges for all residential properties under R20 million in value compared to the tabled March budget. We are also including a pensioner rebate for the city-wide cleaning tariff for the first time. We are also reducing the fixed water charges for property value bands between R1 million and R25 million," said Hill-Lewis. He added that the changes were made after studying inputs from concerned Capetonians. "It is most welcomed that the city and the public have had an honest conversation about the direction of the Mother City, which we are working here to build into a city of hope for all. Today's amendments include measures to reduce some of the tariff proposals made in March and further extend Cape Town's social relief net to even more homes and families," said Hill-Lewis.
