‘I thought I was in another world’ says R87m Powerball winner

29 July 2016 - 18:18
By S'duduzo Dludla

The 45-year-old winner of the weekend’s R87-million Powerball jackpot says he prayed every time before he played the lottery. The government employee from Limpopo says he has been playing for the past 16 years."This is a gift from God‚" he told a news conference in Johannesburg on Friday hosted by Ithuba‚ which is the National Lottery operator.

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