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Sun City will host the 40th anniversary of the Nedbank Golf Challenge this November and several stars have already announced their intention to play in this $6 million tournament.

The player drawing the most attention is European Ryder Cup star, Tommy Fleetwood, who will travel to Sun City to defend his title. He lifted the trophy in the 2019 Nedbank Golf Challenge, which was the last year that the event took place because of the global pandemic.

When he won the title in 2019, Tommy Fleetwood joined a list of iconic past winners, including Ernie Els, Lee Westwood, Nick Price, David Frost, Steve Ballesteros, Bernhard Langer and Sergio Garcia.

Earlier this month, heavy rains swept across KwaZulu Natal, hitting many areas in the southeast region, particularly around Durban. Hundreds of people died, and several thousand homes and businesses were damaged.

KwaZulu Natal is now licking its wounds after official numbers show that the floods caused over R10 billion in damage. The cost to the area’s tourism industry was especially harsh, with many hotels and casinos reporting losses.

Many tourism facilities were damaged, and cancellations from visitors to the province poured in as the news hit the media.

May 1, 2022, Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) -- This month, as Mother's Day is celebrated in many countries around the world, Springbok Casino pays tribute to Female Power in the Wild. This month's feature gives ten examples of African animals that live in social systems where strong females are dominant.

Elephants live in herds of females that stick closely together, protecting each other, celebrating the birth of a calf or mourning the death of a member. Naked Mole Rats live their entire lives underground. They are the first mammal discovered to exhibit eusociality, a social organization where only one 'queen' bears offspring.

It’s finally happened! One lucky player won the Powerball PLUS jackpot totally a head spinning R94,446,937 prize! The ticket was bought for the Friday, April 8th Powerball PLUS draw and played via the quick-pick selection. The winner spent just R45 on the ticket.

At this time, the winner still hasn’t come forward to claim his or her prize. It could be that they aren’t aware that they became a multi-millionaire nearly 95 times over, or it could be that they’re buying time in order to allow the news to sink in.

Jump into the action of the biggest leaderboard competition this season, taking place right now at ZAR Casino. If the holiday has tired you down, rejoice in the fact that you don’t need to take part in any hunt! The “Faberge of Easter events” (as ZAR Casino refers to this promo) has already launched, and we’re in the final leg of the competition.

Thankfully, each of the three rounds are a competition in their own right, which means that you haven’t missed out on anything. All that’s left is for you to enter this special Birthday and Easter Leaderboard event and grab your share of the R750,000 prize pool.

The son of one of South Africa’s greatest performers and a talented singer and performer in his own right, Jesse Clegg, will be performing at the Teatro at MonteCasino this weekend. Jesse, son of the late, great Johnny, will present an intimate, personal musical performance. He’ll showcase many of his own original songs, as well as music that has inspired him along his own musical journey.

The audience can look forward to hearing many of his hit songs from his first three albums such as Use Me, Today, Breathing, Speed of Light and Let it Burn. He’ll also be performing his latest single, Waiting on the Outcome.

The innovative online games supplier, iSoftBet announced the release of a brand-new Samurai-themed slot game. This, against the backdrop of news that the group is being acquired by the iconic gaming group, International Game Technology (IGT) for $174 million in a cash deal.

The new slot game is 5-reel title which is packed with some super and surprising bonus features. It joins other games in the iSoft Games Hold & Win collection such as The Magic Orb slot and Plunderin’ Pirates slot.

We may be the Rainbow Nation with 11 eleven official languages, but if there’s one word that unites us South Africans, it’s ‘Yebo’. Yebo means ‘yes’. Yebo means ‘I agree’. Yebo is a sign of approval and affirmation. And when you match Yebo with supreme online casino fun, you’re looking at one of the best gaming sites in South Africa!

Yebo Casino has been providing top level online casino game entertainment to SA players for years, and it’s become one of the classic go-to sites for thousands. Let’s take a look at what’s hot at Yebo Casino today in terms of promotions so that you can enjoy the offers as well.

There’s a new title in Playtech’s Empire Treasures series of slot games, and it just landed in popular Playtech-powered online casinos. The 5 x 4 reels Rulers of the World slot has 40 active pay lines and boasts a progressive jackpot which adds to the game’s appeal.

Playtech’s new title introduces you to six rulers of kingdoms from different times in history, from a Japanese princess to an African king. While slot games about ancient civilizations and historical figures are nothing new in the world of online gambling, we like the fact that you get a good range of characters in one game, to keep things that much more interesting.

One of the biggest perks of playing online is that you get to enjoy generous welcome bonus packages when you register and deposit at the online casino. But let’s admit it – when we come across first-time bonuses that don’t require a deposit, the celebrations hit the roof.

After all, what better way to enjoy top quality online casino entertainment, get free spins or casino credit and all this without having to deposit a single cent into your account? In that vein, we’re excited to tell you about Thunderbolt Casino’s fantastic First Spins promotion that’s offered to all new players.

Sun International’s Sibaya Casino and its affiliate Sibaya Community Trust have done extraordinary work over the years, impacting the lives of local residents in the Durban and surrounding areas. But recently the casino upped the ante on its social responsibility projects by assisting 50 venerable children with corrective eye surgery and related treatments.

The sponsorship was facilitated via Sibaya’s service provider Keratoconus Foundation South Africa, which gave desperately needed treatment of corneal transplant, cross-linking, intacs and contact lenses to the children. The foundation also provided the training of clinicians, registrars and UKZN optometry students at McCord Provincial Hospital.

When one of your favourite online casino software providers release a new slot game, you can bet that you’ll want to be one of the first to hear about it.

So, here’s some breaking news: Realtime Gaming has come out with a brand new video slot game, and you can try it out at sites such as Springbok Casino today!

Triple Tigers slot game is played out on a 3 x 5 reel grid, and you have 243 ways to win.

April 1, 2022, Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) -- Due to human hunting and habitat destruction, many animals are now at risk of extinction. To create awareness and help turn the tide, South Africa's Springbok Casino has published information on 10 of the Most Endangered Species.

"Humans are responsible for the sharp decline in these animals' populations," said Springboks's manager, Daniel Van Wyk. "It's up to us to turn things around. It's not too late!" The pangolin is one of the most trafficked mammals on Earth. Killed and sold for their meat and for use in Chinese and African medicine, their population has declined by 80% in the last 20 years.

Imagine that you’re lying around on a tropical island with the sounds of the distant jungle the only ones competing with the sound of the lapping waves. Now add to this paradise scene the chance of winning lots of tasty treats and you’ve discovered the latest title by online casino software provider, Yggdrasil.

This week, the group announced that it had partnered with ReelPlay to create a new online slot hit, Bananaz 10K Way,s as part of the YG Masters platform. Bananaz 10K Ways slot is powered by Yggdrasil’s state-of-the art technology, GATI. This allows partners to enjoy a ready-to-use platform that has been tempered with all regulation requirements.

With the term of the current board of the National Lotteries Commission set to expire at the end of this month, an application has been made through the judicial system to appoint a new one as soon as possible.

The Commission applied for an urgent order that would push the Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel to extend the term of current board members or choose a new board. They are applying for a mandamus, which is an order that compels a government official to fulfill his or her duties. Patel has oversight over the South African Lottery.

March 25, 2022, Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) - The South African mobile gambling industry experienced a boost in the last decade partly because of increased smartphone use in the country. Increased smartphone use opened a floodgate of opportunities for mobile casino and sportsbook operators seeking to expand in South Africa.

Over 300 million Africans were using smartphones in 2019, comprising a market worth $15 billion. The last decade saw a 400% increase in mobile Internet subscriptions in the Sub-Saharan region. And today, 5G smartphone use is on the rise all over Africa.

Investors showed their confidence in the South African hotel and casino group, Sun International with share prices rising this week. This comes after the group announced that it was on track to report a return to profit in 2021.

According to Sun International’s predictions, it will see headline earnings per share of between 95c and 115c to the end of December, 2021. This is a nearly 150% improvement compared to same period the year before.

The pandemic proved to be a turbulent period for one of South African’s iconic corporate group which owns flagship properties such as Sun City.

Nobody does an online slot series the way Playtech does. We’re talking about the software provider which brought us the Marvel and DC Comics slots range, before they were replaced with the thrilling Age of the Gods series.

Now Playtech has announced that it attends rolling out the third slot machine is its Anaconda series, and will update the new game with special features to make it even more exciting. The third game will be called Anaconda Uncoiled and is set to go live at online casinos carrying Playtech games in April this year.

One lucky South African had his life change within a span of a few hours, after they hit the Powerball jackpot from Friday’s draw. According to the operator of the SA lottery, Ithuba, the player hasn’t yet come forward to claim the R55 million prize, but it’s still early days yet.

The winning numbers from the Friday draw were 5, 11, 24, 37, 47 and Powerball number 2. The winning ticket was bought via the quick pick selection and the player spent just R15 on their wager. Ithuba asked players to check their tickets and see whether they were holding onto the golden one.

We’re already at that time of the year when we can see Easter just around the corner. What better way to remind ourselves of the fun of this holiday season than by discovering new slot games at our favorite online casinos? Springbok Casino has a 25-pay line slot game that is ready to hop right into its games lobby, and – when it does - you’re invited to come and try it out.

Run Rabbit, Run! is Realtime Gaming’s latest take on Easter-themed slot games, and we know that you won’t be disappointed with the end-result. Brazen bunnies bounce all over the reels of this game which is literally hopping with bonus features. Your bounty will be boosted with wild symbols, scatter symbols, free spins and a delectable jackpot.