{"id":48466,"date":"2026-01-26T21:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=48466"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:20:52","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-questions-r179-million-powerball-jackpot-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignsol-phenduka-questions-r179-million-powerball-jackpot-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Sol Phenduka questions R179 million PowerBall jackpot win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_128534\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128534\" class=\"wp-image-128534 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sol-Phenduka-questions-R179-million-PowerBall-jackpot-win.jpg?resize=600%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Sol-Phenduka-questions-R179-million-PowerBall-jackpot-win.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sol-Phenduka-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-128534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sol Phenduka reacts to jackpot win<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The announcement of a record-breaking PowerBall jackpot win has left South Africans buzzing, but it was broadcaster Sol Phenduka\u2019s reaction that truly set social media alight.<\/p>\n<p>Lottery operator Ithuba confirmed that a single ticket holder won a staggering R178,955,240 in the PowerBall draw held on Tuesday, 20 January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The lucky winner matched the numbers 2, 3, 16, 17 and 35, along with the PowerBall number 5, securing one of the biggest jackpots in the game\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>Two additional players who matched five numbers walked away with R425,827 each.<\/p>\n<p>As excitement spread online, many users marvelled at the life-changing amount.<\/p>\n<p>One social media user, @Lush_Beauty1, shared a screenshot of the announcement and wrote: \u201cImagine winning so much money \ud83d\ude2d,\u201d capturing the awe felt by many across the country.<\/p>\n<p>However, the celebratory mood quickly shifted after Sol Phenduka weighed in.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the post on Thursday, 22 January 2026, the media personality posed a pointed question that sparked intense debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a country with so much corruption, they\u2019ll give 179 million to a random?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In a country with so much corruption , they\u2019ll give 179 million to a random ? <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thandubuntu (@Solphendukaa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Solphendukaa\/status\/2014427250305687607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Sol #Phenduka #questions #R179 #million #PowerBall #jackpot #win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Sol Phenduka reacts to jackpot win The announcement of a record-breaking PowerBall jackpot win has left South Africans buzzing,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48466"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48468,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48466\/revisions\/48468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}