The Citizen (KZN)
End of road for Malema?
He has alienated parties and infuriated people during his 17 years in politics, but the wheels can come off for EFF leader Julius Malema today if the court decides to send him to jail for his antics with a rifle at a rally – an offence that carries a...
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Red vellies day
From left, iconic singer/songwriter David Kramer, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Jawaahier Petersen, the daughter of singer and composer Taliep Petersen, who worked extensively with Kramer, at the first awarding of the Freedom of the City in...
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Big fish to fry
Japan’s Naomi Osaka walks into the Rod Laver Arena ahead of her first round match against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic at the Australian Open in Melbourne yesterday. Taken by the jellyfish’s beauty and power, Osaka shared her inspiration with the Nike team,...
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‘Where’s my child?’
A rescue worker comforts a woman, centre, at the scene of an accident where a minibus carrying school pupils collided with a truck, killing 13 children, in Vanderbijlpark yesterday. Distraught parents gathered at the scene, demanding to see their kids.
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Birds of a feather
Entertainment at the Cape Town Carnival launch at Nasdak Media24 Building in Cape Town. The carnival blends imagination, creativity and the South African spirit as each group of performers showcase the magic of community, culture and the vibrant energy.
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Blue lights, fat cats
R2.5 billion – that is what it will cost the SA Police Service for VIP protection for President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Cabinet ministers this year – nearly R300 million more than last year, Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia tells parliament. At...
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Finally, GNU finds its rhythm
The government of national unity (GNU) is beginning to settle into rhythm. Analysts say the coalition shows early signs of stability as partners learn to cooperate and place national interest above party disputes. The relative calm has surprised many...
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Arson or Eskom?
Failing grid sparks fires, while cable theft adds fuel, say residents. Allegations of arson with nefarious motives and poor maintenance by Eskom have sparked fears that more electricity-related fires could ignite, or that arson may be emerging as a...
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Back to school shock
This is just a little taste of how back-to-school essentials will hit your pocket. Be prepared to fork out much more before your child even gets through the school gate. We break down exactly how much it costs to equip a Grade 8 pupil at a public...
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‘The void is real,’ DJ Warras
Victor Majola appears in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court for a bail application in the Warrick ‘DJ Warras’ Stock murder case yesterday. Stock was shot in the CBD on 16 December. Stock’s sister, Nicole, says ‘the void is real’ for his family and...
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Courting the crowd
A young dancer catches a baton during Cape Town’s annual parade of Tweede Nuwe Jaar, or Second New Year, yesterday, despite a last-minute court wrangle over changing the venue and route between the city and the organisers.
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Durbs does it Klopse-style
The Durban Carnival procession makes its way through the streets of the city on Friday. Durban Tourism, in partnership with the eThekwini municipality, hosted a New Year Carnival Parade through the inner city’s streets, celebrating South Africa’s rich...
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Eskom prices kill jobs
The ‘unaffordable’ high price of electricity is forcing a smelter to close some of its operations, putting about 7 000 livelihoods and 600 staff at risk, with a union now calling on the government to urgently address the power utility’s financial woes.
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What is wrong with parents?
Religious and community leaders have created with outrage after a video on social media showed young children drinking alcoholic beer on Christmas Day. Half a dozen children, some as young as three, were seen swigging from bottles of Flying Fish and...
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Going head to head
Acrobats Ismail Athman, top, and Kbrashidi prepare backstage before a performance of the Circus Galassia in Sandton recently. The traditional all human circus focuses only on human entertainment, with performers assembled from all over the globe,...
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Harties ‘race war’
Hartbeespoort Dam’s shoreline dispute reverberates beyond leases – noise complaints against black venues expose racial double standards, where music, land, and livelihoods collide with apartheid’s residue, leaving human rights and dignity contested in...
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‘How ANC must fix Joburg CBD mess’
Former Joburg mayor Amos Masondo urges the ANC to return to basics, reconnect with voters and revive the CBD through partnerships. He rejects decay claims, warns against Helen Zille’s candidacy and insists leadership rooted in Freedom Charter values is...
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SA’s R3 trillion hidden wealth
The country holds a massive township and rural property wealth. Fintech platform E-DEED uses AI and blockchain to value homes without deeds, unlocking equity, insurance access and financial inclusion. Recognising this invisible asset class could boost...
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Meet the winner of our car
Lucky car winner Caroline Ndungwana from Tembisa celebrates at the Chery Northcliff dealership yesterday as she collects her brand-new Chery Tiggo Cross HEV Elite valued at R470 000, which she won in a competition run by The Citizen. Ndungwana won the...
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‘Our rivers are sewers’
Arecent snap survey of South Africa’s water resources indicates E. coli is present in up to two-thirds of the country’s water supply. The Water Community Action Network (WaterCan) sent 500 test kits to random locations nationwide in September – and the...
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Sending tons of love
Proteas batter Suné Luus celebrates after reaching her century during the second women’s ODI against Ireland at St George’s Park in Gqeberha yesterday. Luus and captain Laura Wolvaardt both scored hundreds as the Proteas won by 74 runs to lead the...
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Some early Xmas cheer
A person participates in a Christmas parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Saturday. Inspired by the annual New York spectacle, the parade featured giant inflatables, musicians and dancers – and, of course, Santa Clause.
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‘Protect our kids online’
The government may dismiss Australia’s new social media ban for kids as ‘not African’, but then they are blind to the anguish of a mother whose daughter committed suicide after getting swamped in a toxic online environment; the influencer who carries...
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Marius’ blood on Ipid hands?
As the focus pivots onto the Independent Police Investigative Directorate for liability in the murder of whistle-blower Marius van der Merwe, shot after implicating metro cops in a killing during evidence to the Madlanga inquiry, an expert asks why...
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‘ANC is dying in cities’
Has the ANC’s electoral collapse exposed the failure of its National Democratic Revolution (NDR), or is the party simply succumbing to the inevitable decline that shadows every liberation movement after decades in power? This was the central question...
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Zuma’s party hurt us – Cyril
Speaking candidly during the ANC’s national general council yesterday, president Cyril Ramaphosa admits Jacob Zuma’s uMkhonto weSizwe party drained the party’s support, fuelling its worst loss since 1994. He also concedes corruption, unemployment and...
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‘You didn’t protect us’
People who knew him dispute Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s claim that assassinated former Ekurhuleni Metro police officer Marius van der Merwe, left, spurned an offer of witness protection after testifying at the Madlanga commission, where he implicated a...
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Cop guns of death
‘I was shot in the stomach, pancreas, spleen, kidney and colon – but I survived,’ is how a farmer describes the brutal attack with a stolen police firearm. It was one of 3 400 firearms belonging to Saps that are lost or stolen. And a gun association...
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School drowns in sewage
More than 2 000 pupils fled Sizwe Secondary in Germiston after stormwater and waste flooded classrooms and sports grounds. Exams were disrupted, Emabondeni residents affected and government silence deepens a public health and education crisis demanding...
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Pulling some strings
Katlego Nche, left, as Pinocchio and Tiaan Rautenbach as Dame Arletti Spaghetti backstage during a performance of Janice Honeyman’s pantomime at the Joburg Theatre. Now in its 38th year, the pantomime runs until 24 December on the Mandela Stage.
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Storm’s heavy load
People in Pretoria woke up to what looked like a winter wonderland after a hail storm with formidable hail stones in the early hours yesterday. Reports of damaged roofs and carports, blocked roads and localised flooding in east Johannesburg and west...
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Helderberg remembered
The remains of SA Airways Flight 295, also known as the Helderberg, at the SAA Museum at Rand Airport yesterday, at a memorial commemorating the 38th anniversary of the air disaster in which 159 people died in 1987. After years of being inaccessible to...
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Can you really afford it?
Shoppers will splurge today as economists cite pension withdrawals and payday timing as spending drivers. Essentials dominate, but before you lash out on luxury electronics and big-ticket items, think... With Absa projecting R4.5 billion in sales, we...
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How Cat got R360m cop tender
Dressed to the nines but shuffling in shackles, controversial businessman ‘Cat’ Matlala not only insisted his company ‘is genuine’ and he was ‘just lucky’ to get the flagged contract, but also threw former police minister Bheki Cele under the bus,...
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Big boys’ toy
Lego brand ambassador Nicole Maunde next to the Lego Mercedes-Benz F1 car at Nelson Mandela Square in Sandton yesterday. The car was built by a team of 15 people, using more than 192 000 Lego pieces. The model weighs approximately 913kg and measures...
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The long and the short of it
Proteas fast bowler Marco Jansen, right, and captain Temba Bavuma discuss tactics during the third day of the second Test against India at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati yesterday. Jansen took 6/48 in India’s first innings as the Proteas...
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‘Don’t tell us what to do, US’
G20 member states have sent a clear and unequivocal message to the US: we do not need you to dictate our actions. The decision to develop and adopt a G20 leaders’ declaration that emphasises solidarity, equality and sustainability worldwide stands in...
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City losing billing war
Joburg faces mounting court defeats over billing and valuation abuses, but refuses to disclose case details, citing privacy laws and stalled internal reviews. Accountability remains elusive.
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‘Batohi, you need to go’
Refusal to name suspect a betrayal of public trust – Malema. Outgoing national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi faced strong criticism from members of parliament’s ad hoc committee after she declined to reveal the identity of a...
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Heh-heh-heh
The daughter of former president Jacob Zuma, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, appears in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Durban yesterday, flanked by uMkhonto weSizwe party members David Skosana and Bongani Mngcwango. She is charged with incitement to commit...
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Siya’s heart beats for SA
Springbok locks Eben Etzebeth, left, and RG Snyman carry captain Siya Kolisi after downing France 32-17 at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. History-making Kolisi said it was ‘super special’ to become a Test centurion and even more so as his...
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Century for Siya
He’s a humble giant whose legendary captaincy spurred the Springboks on to the most successful chapter in their history, and as Siya Kolisi becomes the country’s ninth Test centurion, we look back at the journey of South Africa’s first black captain:...
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Safair the next SAA?
If investment firm Harith Partners succeeds in acquiring FlySafair in a purported deal, it could effectively give the state a 76% share of local aviation, inevitably inviting political interference. Whatever happens, the airline’s Irish owners face a...
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Welcome home
Proteas women’s captain Laura Wolvaardt hugs a fan during their arrival at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday, after their second-place finish in the recently completed Women’s World Cup in India and Sri lanka.
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Deep waters
A man battles through floodwaters pushing his scooter as heavy rain continues yesterday in Hue, Vietnam. The country has been hit by heavy downpours that triggered flooding since last Wednesday, killing at least 35 people.
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Flying Springbok
Springbok centre Jesse Kriel dives over the line to score a try during their Autumn Nations Test at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. The Boks scored a thumping 61-7 win over Japan.
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Strong as an Ox
Springbok prop Ox Nche in training at Latymer Sports Ground in London, England, this week ahead of tomorrow’s match against Japan at Wembley Stadium, which kicks off at 6.10pm.
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Captain Fantastic
Proteas women’s captain Laura Wolvaardt celebrates after reaching her 150 during their Women’s Cricket World Cup semifinal against England in Guwahati yesterday. Wolvaart smashed 169 off 143 balls, which included 20 boundaries and four sixes. The...
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This R20m hole is ‘tip of iceberg’
R20 million disappeared in a hole just like this as the Boitumelo Community Health Centre in Sebokeng remains a vacant lot. Its promised relief for patients is, a decade later, still buried under delays, flawed designs and contractor chaos. As...
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Will DA, EFF gun for Lesufi?
As the ANC stalls Floyd Brink’s re-appointment as Joburg city manager, tensions rise with the EFF, whose support Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi desperately needs to survive a motion of no confidence. With the DA lobbying opposition parties and...
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Queen with a cause
Newly crowned Miss SA Qhawekazi Mazaleni, left, from the Eastern Cape is congratulated by her predecessor, Mia le Roux, at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria on Saturday. The pageant empowers young women to become leaders and changemakers through its...
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No place to hide
When the long-delayed Aarto driving points demerit system rolls out countrywide from 1 December, the days of ignoring fines will be over, speeding tickets will cost more and insurance will not cover you in an accident if your licence is suspended.
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Joburg’s ‘Cape Flats’ killing fields
With Westbury residents cowering in fear behind closed doors as their children are mowed down in broad daylight and gangs rule the streets, it smacks of the ‘same culture of violence that grips the Cape Flats’.
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Queen of all trades
Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp celebrates after scoring her half century during their Women’s Cricket World Cup match against Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo yesterday. Kapp scored an unbeaten 68 with the bat and then tore through...
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Purple paradox
A couple walks along an avenue of flowering jacaranda trees at Rebecca Street Cemetery in Pretoria on Sunday. Pretoria is known as the Jacaranda City for the purple-blossomed trees that line its streets. However, jacarandas were imported into South...
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No race, no problem
Athletes go through their paces after the cancellation of the annual Cape Town Marathon due to safety concerns amid high winds in the Mother City yesterday.
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Aarto: more bribes for cops?
The new points demerit system kicking in next month opens the door for even more ‘cold drinks’ for traffic cops, with motorists likely to offer money to avoid losing points, officers say. ‘Even those who have never paid a bribe before will start doing...
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Splitting headache
A man wearing a fake knife with the word ‘Mercosur’ protests against the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement in Paris, France, this week. The French farmers’ union, Confederation Paysanne, called for the mobilisation to demand fair and regulated...
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World Cup, here we come
Bafana Bafana’s Oswin Appollis celebrates after scoring the second goal during their Fifa World Cup qualifier against Rwanda at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit yesterday. Bafana won 3-0 to finish top of Group C, beating out Benin and Nigeria, to...
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‘The war is over’
‘Not only for Israelis, but also for Palestinians, the long and painful nightmare is finally over,’ Donald Trump tells the Israeli parliament after a standing ovation. The US president spearheaded a ceasefire deal that yesterday saw hundreds of freed...
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Tears for Nathi
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lauded the activism of late ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa, saying he “refused to accept the injustice of apartheid”. “The man we are laying to rest today was an unapologetic activist,” Ramaphosa said. Mthethwa was...
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‘SA airports death traps’
‘Gateways violate international safety standards. It’s a crisis hiding in plain sight.’ South Africa’s major international airports could be dangerously underprepared for a bomb threat ahead of next month’s G20 Summit. This is according to explosives...
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Peace, brother
Mandla Mandela, grandson of icon Nelson Mandela, arrives at OR Tambo Airport yesterday. He was among six South Africans who, together with environment activist Greta Thunberg, were held by Israeli forces after their flotilla with aid for Gaza was...
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Spilling the beans
KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testifies at the parliamentary ad hoc committee’s inquiry into alleged corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system in Cape Town yesterday. Mkhwanazi claims...
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SA ‘ready for new politics’
The ANC has failed voters at all levels and the DA is slammed for its unequal treatment of communities. Enter the new coalition, Unite For Change, a party politically battered South Africans can look for in next year’s local government elections,...
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Siya, you beaut...
If we set aside our nationalist braying about being champions in another rugby tournament, we would have to acknowledge that it was an inanimate object – the Springboks’ right goal post – which changed the outcome of Saturday’s Rugby Championship...
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Our magic maker
Maverick Springbok flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu at a training session in Teddington, England, yesterday, as the Boks head into a Rugby Championship decider against Argentina at Twickenham tomorrow.
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‘Jail for Julius could kill EFF’
After being found guilty of several firearm offences by a ‘racist’ magistrate, a defiant Malema wore his conviction ‘like a badge of honour’ – but he can face 15 years behind bars and that spells doom for the EFF leader’s party. Jail time ‘will no...
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‘We won’t stop fight for Leigh’
‘Byleveld told us he didn’t act alone.’ And where did he keep her? We will keep on fighting... That’s the message that Rob Matthews, dad of Leigh Matthews had for her killer, parole hopeful Donovan Moodley. He wants answers and to find out exactly...
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Top cop pulls no punches
Suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu received advice from a crime syndicate that pushed him to dissolve the Political Killings Task Team, KZN police chief Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi tells the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, as he spills the beans on top...
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‘How can he walk?’
That is the cry from the murdered student’s father, Rob Matthews, when he heard his daughter’s killer, Donovan Moodley, is up for parole after 20 years. ‘The system has failed us. In no realistic world is it acceptable that a victim should have his...
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Golden boykie
South Africa’s Alan Hatherly stormed to victory when he completely dominated the elite men’s cross-country Olympic race to retain his title and walk off with the gold medal again at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Valais, Switzerland.
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Dressed for success
World champions can still be quietly confident of retaining their title. The Springboks won’t be getting ahead of themselves after their terrific 43-10 win over the All Blacks in Wellington over the weekend, with coach Rassie Erasmus keeping their...
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‘Martyr for truth’
The assassination of activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk in Seattle has stunned Americans – and the world – with memorial sites springing up countrywide, like this one outside the Phoenix, Arizona, headquarters of the non-profit Turning Point USA that...
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9/11: world remembers
People gather at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. The world today commemorates the 24th anniversary of four coordinated Islamist terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001, which killed 2 977 people as...
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