A Muslim social worker's application for a firearm licence was controversially rejected due to her hijab in the photo. Following violent incidents against social workers, she seeks support from the Portfolio Committee on Police to challenge this decision.

Amid escalating crime, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis declares an intergovernmental dispute with Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia, pushing for greater investigative powers for Metro Police to combat illegal firearms and gang violence.

We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, featuring circus performers from The Royal Countess Zingara supporting the 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day Secret Scarves Shh… campaign by knitting scarves for nurses at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, firefighters battling a fast-moving wildfire on the slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town, and models showcasing the latest creations by South African designers during Braam Fashion Week 2026 in Johannesburg. These are some of the compelling images from around the world. A Virgin Mary statue remains untouched in front of a burned out residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. Fast-moving fires left a trail of destruction in the northwestern US city of Spokane on Sunday, with officials reporting hundreds of structures reduced to cinders. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into Sunday, as three separate fires broke out in and around the city in the east of Washington state. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP) Inspired by the Secret Scarves Shh… campaign, a nationwide winter warmth project by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day, the cast and crew of The Royal Countess Zingara picked up their knitting needles to make warm scarves for nurses at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital, one of the charities The Royal Countess Zingara proudly supports. Aerial artist Jenny le Roux poses upside down, 30 July 2026, with some of the scarves, adding a little circus flair. The Royal Countess Zingara is currently at Melrose Arch until December 2026. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Neutral Athlete artistic swimmer Vasilina Khandoshka competes in the women’s solo free artistic swimming final event during the LEN European Aquatics Championships, at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, on August 3, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP) A fire rages on the side of Table Mountain in Cape Town on August 2, 2026. Cape Town firefighters are battling a raging blaze that is moving towards the peak of Table Mountain. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) Visitors take photos as they walk through the installation “Infinity Mirrored Room – The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe” during the last day of the exhibition “Yayoi Kusama” by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, western Germany, on August 2, 2026. For the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, the Kusama exhibition, that run from March 14 to August 2, 2026, has broken a record with over 470,000 visitors. The Museum Ludwig had organized this major exhibition of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The exhibition took visitors on a journey through Kusama’s entire oeuvre with over 300 works, from her first drawings from around 1934 to the present day. Yayoi Kusama was born on March 22, 1929 and is now aged 97. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP) Vusumuzi “Cat” Matlala, his wife Tsakani Matlala, Musa Kekana, Tiego Floyd Mabusela and Nthabiseng Zandile Nzama appear before the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg on 3 August 2026. The five accused are standing trial on charges relating to the attempted murders of businessman Joe Sibanyoni and five others, media personality Tebogo Thobejane and three others, and musician DJ Vettys and two others. Picture: Lerato Thooe Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Mr David Maynier wave with the overwintering team during a send-off of the SA Agulhas II to Marion Island at V&A Waterfront on August 03, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. The overwintering team seeks to advance South Africa’s internationally respected scientific and research work in the Southern Ocean. (Photo by Gallo Images/Misha Jordaan) A devotee dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali takes part in a procession during the Bonalu Festival at the Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple in Secunderabad on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP) This aerial view shows a hot-air balloon during the International Cantoya Festival in Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico on August 1, 2026. (Photo by Enrique Castro / AFP) Models showcase creations by South African designers on the runway during Braam Fashion Week 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa, on August 1, 2026. The event highlights local craftsmanship, contemporary style, and creative vision, serving as a platform to empower the next generation of fashion talent and promote the country’s growing design industry. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu via Getty Images) A man walks along a destroyed road in Uki, Kumamoto prefecture on August 3, 2026, following the July 28 earthquake. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) This aerial photograph shows Muslim devotees gathering between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas in Iraq’s central holy city of Karbala on August 2, 2026, during the Arbaeen pilgrimage, which commemorates 40 days of mourning after the martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The Arbaeen marks one of the most significant events in the Shia Muslim calendar, during which pilgrims, many from Iran, flock to Iraq to visit the holy shrines. (Photo by Karar Jabbar / AFP) An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on August 3, 2026. Iran denied any negotiations were taking place with the United States after the US president said new talks would begin on August 3 in an effort to end their war, now in its sixth month. Washington and Tehran have been at war since February 28, when the US and Israel launched surprise strikes against Iran, though months of on-off diplomacy have led to periods of relative calm. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town Geordin Hill-Lewis makes a major announcement regarding more policing powers for Metro Police at LEAP Base in Bishop Lavis on August 03, 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. This follows extensive engagements with the Acting Police Minister and predecessors, the City of Cape Town has onboarded senior counsel to accelerate crime investigation powers for Metro Police. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard) A controlled underwater explosion is pictured on the riverbed of the Danube River in Izvoarele village, on August 3, 2026. The blast aimed at deepening the channel and diverting a higher volume of water toward the cooling systems of the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant. Local authorities and plant engineers authorized the blasting operations to counteract critically low water levels caused by a prolonged summer heatwave, ensuring the continuous and safe operation of the facility’s reactors. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP) E-foil instructor and co-founder of “Foil in Paris” Nicolas Percocet rides on the Seine River, with the La Defense business district in the background, in Paris on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Simon WOHLFAHRT / AFP) 1/16

Get the Daily Lotto results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can rest easy and check your tickets with confidence. Estimated Daily Lotto jackpot for Monday, 3 August 2026: Daily Lotto: R400 000 Daily Lotto results for 3 August 2026: 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. Daily Lotto: 05, 19, 24, 25, 31. 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 9pm every evening, and tickets can be bought until 8:30pm.

How much is Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026 worth? Well, it breaks down like so: Straight Lotto is worth R7.5 million, Lotto Plus 1 sits at R5 million and for Lotto Plus Max 5 you can tag on another R1.5 million. All tallied up that put’s the total worth at R14 million for the next roll on Wednesday. That’s an increase across all three games over the last game … Nevertheless, success for Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026 comes from knowing how recently one of the three has paid out. However, we can see amounts increasing evenly across all three games, which suggests there’ve been no winners recently. This has been one of the criticisms of the new game – that payouts, while more frequent, rarely allow winnings to climb high. LOTTO AND LOTTO PLUS ON WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST 2026 Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026 has always been the National Lottery’s kind of bread-and-butter game. Cheaper than PowerBall and PowerBall XTRA, much easier to win, but less dramatic in jackpot size. Nevertheless, Sizekhaya’s 1 June 2026 takeover reshaped it even further. The core mechanics require players to choose six numbers from a pool of 1 to 52, which is reduced from 1 to 58 previously. As ever, numbers can be chosen manually or auto generated through the popular Quick Pick. Pricing sits lower than PowerBall’s controversial increase. A standard Lotto board costs R5, with Lotto Plus 1 adding R2.50 and Lotto 5 Max adding a further R2.50 on top. Therefore, playing all three together costs R10 per board. What players are still wrapping their head around is the new MultiPlay (MP1) option. It lets players add a seventh number to their existing six in each of the three games. And it gets proportionally more expensive as you go. The total combination if you add MP1 across all boards is R70 – that’s R35 + R17.50 + R17.50. However, your odds are massively improved if you do go down this rabbit hole. HOW TO HANDLE MULTIPLAY Is it worth spending so much extra for MP1 when Lotto and Lotto Plus winnings typically stay so low? Image: File If you add MP1 to Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026 across all three games, your total ticket will cost R70.00. Plus, if you’re using your banking app, be sure to lookout for digital banking fee of roughly R2.95 added to the transaction. So, the question remains, is it worth spending the extra money? Jackpot odds have already improved substantially under the new number matrix. The chances of matching all six numbers now sits at 1 in 20 million. That’s twice as likely as the old 1 in 40 million under ITHUBA. However, dabble with the MP1 and all of a sudden, you’re playing with seven numbers instead of six. This means your odds now become just 1 in 2.9 million, which represents a straight sevenfold improvement. And don’t forget that’s across all three games since they share the board. DRAW TIMES AND CLAIMING POWERBALL WINNINGS Remember, if you’re playing Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026, decide on a budget before buying lotto tickets, and don’t chase a bad week by spending more. The National Responsible Gambling Programme runs a toll-free counselling line on 0800 006 008 for anyone who is struggling. Lotto and Lotto Plus draws twice weekly at 21:00. Sizekhaya brought back live televised draws using physical draw machines. Ticket sales cut off half an hour before the draw typically at 20:40. All lottery prizes must be claimed within 365 days of the draw date. Anyone who misses that window forfeits their prize and the money is transferred to the National Lottery Distribution Trust for charitable causes. How and where to claim Lotto and Lotto Plus on Wednesday 5 August 2026 winnings depends on the amount won: Small prizes (up to R4 999) get paid out directly at licensed retailers. Mid-tier prizes (R5 000 to R49 999) can be claimed at selected partner banks. Anything above R50 000 requires an in-person visit to a Sizekhaya regional office, with the original ticket and a valid South African ID. Online and banking-app players have prizes up R249 999 are deposited automatically into their accounts. CONTACT SIZEKHAYA FOR HELP Sizekhaya’s Sandton offices are the new head quarters of the national lottery. Image: File Anyone unsure where to start can call the Sizekhaya helpline on 0861 026 000. Or you can visit one of the eight regional offices nationally: Head Office/Gauteng at 36 Homestead Road, Edenburg, Sandton KwaZulu-Natal at 10 Rydall Vale Crescent, Umhlanga Ridge Western Cape at 1st Floor, The Barracks, 50 Bree Street, Cape Town Eastern Cape at 153 Cape Road, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth Free State & Northern Cape at 3 Barnes Street, Arboretum, Bloemfontein Limpopo at Gateway Park, Polokwane Mpumalanga at 29@Marloth, Nelspruit And one final note, around R257 million in lottery prizes currently sits unclaimed across South Africa from the previous operator. Therefore, checking old ticket numbers against those drawn (up to one year ago) costs you nothing and might just turn up forgotten money. You can do so by clicking past results HERE.

Anesu Maphumulo, the eldest son of Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa and DJ Black Coffee, showed off his impressive skills by solving the Rubik’s Cube puzzle within only 54 seconds! ANESU MAPHUMULO SHOWS OFF RUBIK’S CUBE SOLVING SKILLS Actress and fashion designer Enhle Mbali shared a video that garnered over 1000 comments and 200 shares, showcasing her son tackling the puzzle like it was nothing. Fans were pleasantly surprised by his talent, which many find quite impossible or take longer to solve. After completing the puzzle, Anesu casually said, “That wasn’t bad.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa (@enhlembali_) The comments were hilarious, with celebrities such as Somizi Mhlongo, Nthati Moshesh, and The Polygamist actress Gugu Gumede chiming in. Many people envied Anesu’s skills, admitting that they usually gave up after endlessly twisting the cube, while others assumed that no one could solve it. Mamlozwi wrote: Today marks exactly 18 years since I started trying to solve this puzzle. I surrender. Itsgugugumede commented: Impressive! Mnktlali added: Never solved this my whole life. Manzini Mbali wrote: So impressive. I always fail to do this and l gave up. Mumu_Mukwevho commented: Hei. I have been trying to do this for 3 years. I even bought another one coz I thought the first one had an error. Well done, boy. R_Stylezz added: Takes me an entire month just to get one colour, yhuuu. Impressive. Kb_wa_ sakhu_b wrote: My 12-year-old son loves this, and to be honest, I don’t understand why, as I have never gotten it right. Wow, boy, boy, 54 seconds. ‘IS THAT HIS VOICE?’ Others in the comments section deviated a bit and complimented Anesu’s voice. They pointed out that he sounds like his legendary father, DJ Black Coffee, who celebrated his 50th birthday in March 2026. Media95_gomezcontrol commented: Young man’s voice always kills me. Young Coffee himself. The_requalme added: [Black] Coffee copy and paste. Realbracito_the_og wrote: Is that his voice? _Daydreamingofyou added: When did the voice get deep, he’s just a baby.

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