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In this issue

September 01, 2025

'Martin, a true man of newspapers'

The Citizen's former editor Martin Williams died on Saturday evening, aged 73.

1 mins

Heroes and Villains Galore at Comic Con

Tens of thousands of South African comic book fans and cosplayers flocked to Johannesburg at the weekend to celebrate the sixth edition of Comic-Con Africa, the continent's biggest celebration of pop culture and gaming.

1 mins

Tango Moves Drive Away Parkinson's

When the tango begins to play, Lidia Beltran shrugs off the Parkinson's that plagues her, takes hold of her therapist and dances, her body fluid and her steps precise, as part of an innovative treatment programme in Buenos Aires.

2 mins

Finland to remove swastikas from air force flags

Finland's Air Force, now part of Nato, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags – but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies.

2 mins

Redheads flaunt locks

NETHERLANDS: GATHERING AT FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE COLOUR OF HAIR

1 mins

Court allows city to evict foreigners

The Western Cape High Court in Cape Town has granted the city and the departments of home affairs and public works permission to evict foreigners from Wingfield and Paint City in Bellville.

1 mins

Voluntary resignation rule backfires on party leader

The Azanian Independent Community Movement (AICM) in North West is embroiled in political infighting that may undermine its strength as one of the civil society alternatives for the province's disgruntled electorate.

1 mins

Pay delays leave pain

COMPENSATION: FAMILIES OF SICK MINEWORKERS STILL AWAIT JUSTICE

2 mins

Prosecutor on drink driving rap

A 44-year-old female public prosecutor was arrested on Friday night for driving under the influence of alcohol on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).

1 mins

2 Charged for R1m Illegal Cigs

Free State police have arrested two men for possession of illicit cigarettes valued at more than R1 million.

1 mins

Customs fees go into Shein cart

CLARITY: CHARGES DISPLAYED ON CHECKOUT PAGE

1 mins

Pothole partnership 'drives change'

Potholes will be repaired in three Johannesburg areas starting from next week as Discovery Insure's Pothole Patrol team launches its September operations.

1 mins

A full life in the fast lane

RACING LEGACY: FROM MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION TO MOTORSPORT COMMENTATOR

4 mins

Water project to transform Polokwane

The R18-billion Olifants/Ebenezer bulk water project has been touted as a crucial step in the plan to transform Polokwane into a metropolitan area.

1 mins

Western Cape leads in power generation facilities

The Western Cape leads when it comes to total installed capacity and investment in electricity generation facilities.

1 mins

Salga Flays R54bn Deal

Eskom: Electricity Tariff Shock After Regulator Makes Mistake

2 mins

US Tariffs Hit SA Post Office

The SA Post Office has temporarily suspended all parcel services to the US due to regulations announced by the US government.

1 mins

Ford's cuts shake sector

Ford in South Africa plans to cut at least 470 jobs at its Pretoria and Eastern Cape plants, dealing another blow to the country's automotive industry.

1 mins

Concerns over return of political killings dockets

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has stressed the importance of due process as he raised concerns over the return of case dockets that were taken from the political killings task team in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).

2 mins

Mantashe defends BEE

TRANSFORMATION: CHANGING FACES ISN'T ENOUGH, SAYS MINISTER

2 mins

Guyana turns red dirt road into a major new highway

Through the vast interior of Guyana, a historic red dirt road known as \"The Trail\" winds through rainforest, plains and hills, linking the capital Georgetown to Lethem in the south on the border with Brazil.

2 mins

'Train street' lures tourists

Attraction in slum: Colonial-era locomotive passes within touching distance

2 mins

Sex Pests the Biggest Threat

Sexual harassment remains the most pressing concern for Rohingya women and adolescents living in squalid refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar, according to a study released yesterday.

1 mins

Stop Pandemic of Arms - Pope

Pope Leo XIV called for an end to the \"pandemic of arms\" yesterday as he prayed for \"countless\" children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally.

1 mins

Displaced women take brunt of monsoon hardship

In a former classroom, now a makeshift relief camp, pregnant women take refuge from the floods that have ravaged eastern Pakistan, their bodies aching, eyes heavy with exhaustion and silent despair.

2 mins

At 81, this DJ's grooving

GIGS FOR OVER-50S: SWEDEN'S ELDERLY RETURN TO THE DANCE FLOORS

2 mins

Wife pleads with fugitive

The wife of an Australian man wanted in connection with the killing of two police officers urged her husband to surrender, in a statement sent to Australian media yesterday.

1 mins

Wanted Man Nabbed at Last

Sri Lanka's most-wanted man was extradited from Indonesia along with five other criminal suspects arrested in a joint operation, police said yesterday.

1 mins

Israel Kills Huthi Rebels' Leader

Yemen's Huthi rebels said their prime minister had been killed in an Israeli air strike last week, the most senior official known to have died in a series of attacks during the Gaza war.

1 mins

Gaza People Will Suffer — Red Cross

EVACUATION: 'DIRE STATE OF SHELTER, HEALTH CARE'

1 mins

When Print Outsmarts AI

A fundamental concern about artificial intelligence (AI) and the future is whether it might kill, or badly damage, creativity because it is a synthesis of existing ideas.

1 mins

Move over, Jozi, Cape Town rises

It will come as no surprise to most people that Cape Town will soon be SA's wealthiest city, knocking Joburg off top spot within five years.

1 mins

Accountability deferred

Former president Jacob Zuma's most enduring legacy is state capture.

2 mins

Do you want my advice?

I have some advice. However, I recently read that before giving advice, one should always ask a particular question and, surprisingly, it's not \"have you got a paper and pen ready for these pearls of wisdom I'm about to drop?\" Instead we should ask: \"Do you want my advice?\"

1 mins

Fix the border chaos, protect the people

Bosa calls for humane, but decisive, immigration reform, writes Tsepo Mhlongo.

1 mins

Petrol price drops are a mirage

The recently announced petrol price reduction of 15 or 16c per litre for September is just one of many tallies that don't really lower the price of fuel to the point of the lower international price now in the mid-$60 per barrel.

2 mins

Eat Kenny's sushi while Jozi burns

I wish Oom Kenny Kunene tweeted \"you can't replace me\" as he resigned from office.

2 mins

Indonesians protest cops' brutality

Viral footage of a tactical van crashing into a young delivery driver in Indonesia’s capital before rolling over his body has sparked renewed anger against a police force long known for its heavy-handed tactics.

1 mins

Islanders Take Concrete Giant on Over Climate Harm

Residents of the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, threatened with disappearance by rising sea levels driven by climate change, have come to Switzerland to demand compensation from cement giant Holcim.

1 mins

Flywheels keep lights on

STOPS BLACKOUTS: RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES DON'T ADD INERTIA TO GRID

3 mins

How to spot an asthma attack, respond before it's too late

A child struggling to breathe is every parent's worst nightmare.

2 mins

You're not a monster, but human

MENTAL HEALTH: POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AFFECTS MOMS, DADS ALIKE; HEALING IS POSSIBLE

2 mins

Why your 20s are best time to build financial habits that last

Are you in your 20s? Done with studying for now, in your first or second job building a career and thinking to stop playing and get responsible like a real adult but not quite ready for it?

2 mins

Your Debt Has Better Insurance

SAFETY NET: CREDIT LIFE COVER PROTECTS YOUR LENDER, AND MAYBE YOU, IF YOU KNOW IT EXISTS

3 mins

How Longer Lifespans Expose Cracks in Retirement Planning

We are living longer than ever thanks to advances in health care technology, better disease prevention and generally healthier lifestyles. Now the question is whether we can afford to. Did you save enough to afford living until you turn 100?

2 mins

Debt is a woman's burden

FINANCIAL STRESS: HOW DEBT CONSOLIDATION COULD OFFER RELIEF IN HIGH-INTEREST LOANS

2 mins

China pours exports into Africa faster than anywhere else

Africa has become a new hotspot for Chinese exports as Donald Trump's tariffs redraw trade for the world's biggest manufacturing nation.

2 mins

Curro's ambitious plan

EDUCATION: MOUTON DEAL COULD FAST-TRACK GROWTH BY DECADES - CEO

2 mins

Illegal Bitcoin Crackdown

INTERPOL: 1209 Cyber Crooks Nabbed

2 mins

Piastri powers to easy victory

ZANDVOORT: AUSTRALIAN EXTENDS HIS LEAD AT THE TOP

2 mins

Man Utd stars back Amorim

Matthijs de Ligt insists Manchester United's players \"stand behind\" beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim (above) and deserve the blame for the club's calamitous start to the season.

1 mins

Reds down Gunners

Premier League: Brighton stun City, West Ham blitz floors Forest

2 mins

Fans Right To Boo After Defeat

London - Thomas Frank (right) admitted Tottenham fans were right to boo after a 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth ended their unbeaten start to the Premier League season on Saturday.

1 mins

Five teams vie for four places

Another hugely interesting, and also fascinating, weekend of Currie Cup Premier Division rugby has left the battle for semifinal places finely balanced ahead of this weekend's final round of regular season matches.

1 mins

Prop 'let down' by his physicians

Springbok and Lions prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye was apparently \"let down\" by sports physicians who prescribed something to the player for a medical issue which has now turned out to be a prohibited substance, according to sources, as reported by Sunday publication Rapport.

1 mins

Battle is on for Springbok spots

RUGBY CHAMPS: RASSIE HAS A FEW BIG CALLS TO MAKE

2 mins

Shalulile is 'very important' for Downs

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso has once again stressed the importance of Peter Shalulile (right) after the Namibian striker wrote his name into the history books by breaking Siyabonga Nomvethe's long-standing PSL goalscoring record.

1 mins

'Not a machine': Sinner passes Shapovalov test

Reigning champion Jannik Sinner (right) insisted he was \"not a machine\" after coming through a testing encounter with Denis Shapovalov on Saturday to book his place in the US Open last 16.

2 mins

Pirates teach Chippa a lesson

PREMIERSHIP: BUCS MOVE UP TO FIFTH IN STANDINGS

1 mins

Runners Make the Tough Call

We're still not certain who is actually going - and we won't until the official national team is announced - but it seems most of South Africa's marathon qualifiers will not compete at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo next month.

1 mins

Chiefs pair delight coach Nabi

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi was delighted with the performances of Flavio Da Silva and Brandon Petersen, after the pair were decisive in Amakhosi's 1-0 Betway Premiership win at Golden Arrows on Saturday.

1 mins

HISTORY FOR BOK WOMEN

WORLD CUP: DE BRUIN'S TROOPS BOOK THEIR SPOT IN THE QUARTERFINALS

2 mins

Please bring my trophy back - ace

Romania's Sorana Cirstea has called for the return of her trophy from last week's WTA tournament in Cleveland after discovering it had disappeared from her hotel room during the US Open.

1 mins

Holocaust statue defaced in Lyon

A Holocaust memorial in Lyon was defaced with a \"Free Gaza\" inscription, city officials said on Saturday, fueling concerns over an increase in anti-Semitic acts and hate crimes in France.

1 mins

The ANC goes into crisis mode

MEETINGS: REGIONAL BODIES TALK CHALLENGES, TRANSFORMATION

2 mins

A Grey Day at Fairview

There was no usual Friday meeting at Fairview last week, but there are two meetings scheduled for this week; the first today and the second in its traditional Friday slot, both on the turf track.

1 mins

Youngsters Face Stern Handicap Tasks at Vaal

ABILITY: Three-year-olds will be taking on some capable older runners

2 mins

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