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The Citizen
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Lotto and Lotto Plus results: Saturday, 24 May 2025
Are you a jackpot winner? Check your tickets! Here are the latest Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday 24 May 2025. Get the Lotto and Lotto Plus results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can rest easy and check your tickets with confidence. The Lotto and Lotto jackpots for Saturday, 24 May 2025 is an estimated R64 million Lotto: R50 million *estimated Lotto Plus 1: R9 million *estimated Lotto Plus 2: R5 million *estimated Here are the winning Lotto results for Saturday, 24 May 2025: While great care has been taken to ensure accuracy, The Citizen cannot take responsibility for any error in the Lotto or Lotto Plus results. We suggest verifying the numbers on the National Lottery website. Watch the live draw You Tube The winning 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. Lotto: 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00. Bonus: 00 Lotto Plus 1: 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00. Bonus: 00 Lotto Plus 2: 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00. Bonus: 00 Twitter For more details and to verify the Lotto and Lotto Plus results, visit the National Lottery website. When do South African national Lottery ticket sales close? Lottery outlets close at 8.30pm on the day of a draw, which happens at 9pm. The terms and conditions may differ from other service outlets. Visit for more information. You can find the historical winning numbers for PowerBall and Lotto draws here. How much does it cost to play Lotto? Lotto entries cost R5 per board including VAT. Lotto Plus costs an additional R2.50 per board. You can also play PowerBall on selected banking apps (T's & C's apply). Visit and go to the How to Play section to find out more.
IOL News
22-04-2025
- Business
- IOL News
Rand stronger, gold hits new high as Trump Fed fears keep global markets under pressure
Gold has hit a new all-time high while global markets remain under pressure following further hints that US President Donald Trump could attempt to oust Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell. The South African rand remained steady at R18.66 to the US dollar on Tuesday morning, having gained 1.1% over the long weekend. The local currency has clawed back significantly from its April 9 record low of R19.93 that was reached just before Trump's tariff pause announcement. The US currency is currently trading at 15-month lows against major global currencies. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ "The rand is trading firmer this morning on the back of the weaker dollar and soaring gold price. EM (emerging market) currencies are all showing some decent gains despite the uncertainty in markets," said Andre Cilliers, Currency Strategist at TreasuryONE. "Brent crude is trading flat at $66.64, with traders sitting on the sidelines amidst all the uncertainty." International markets have started the week in the red, although Asian stocks saw a mixed performance on Tuesday morning. 'Asian markets are experiencing pressure this morning, following a significant selloff in the US on Monday, which saw the S&P 500 drop 2.4%,' said Bianca Botes, Director at Citadel Global. 'Concerns over trade conflicts and potential changes in the Federal Reserve's leadership contributed to the decline.' Gold hit a new record high of $3,457 (R64,508) on Tuesday, as investors continued to seek a safe haven. Linh Tran, Market Analyst at says bullion prices continue to be driven by three core factors: growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon shift to monetary easing, escalating trade tensions between the US and China, and persistent geopolitical risks, such as the ongoing Russia and Ukraine conflict. Investors are now dealing with the added worry that Trump will try to remove the country's top banker, raising question marks around the central bank's independence, AFP reports. Following Powell's warning last week that Trump's severe tariffs would likely fuel inflation, Trump hit back, stating his termination 'cannot come fast enough,' and adding: "I'm not happy with him. I let him know it and if I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast, believe me". Trump took further aim at Powell on Monday, urging him to make pre-emptive interest rate cuts, and calling him a 'major loser' and 'Mr Too Late'. Should Trump attempt to fire the Fed boss, it could cause a huge loss of confidence in the US economy, analysts warn. "Were Powell to be fired, the initial reaction would be a huge injection of volatility into financial markets, and the most dramatic rush to the exit from US assets that it is possible to imagine," Pepperstone strategist Michael Brown told AFP.
