The Citizen - September 25, 2024

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September 25, 2024

The ghost of a shark swims

Scientists in New Zealand said yesterday they have discovered a new species of \"ghost shark\", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down.

1 min

ActionSA calls for new mayor

Brink can be regarded as average, says Mashaba.

1 min

NHI costs huge, benefits few

Funding requires economic growth, resources, says Discovery.

3 mins

SA's oldest tortoise turns 120

Durban's living legend and thought to be the country's oldest tortoise, Admiral, turned 120 yesterday at Mitchell Park Zoo.

1 min

Arrests follow death of US woman in controversial suicide pod

Several people were taken into custody yesterday after the controversial Sarco suicide pod was used to end a woman's life, Swiss police said.

1 min

The tiny side of soccer

World Cup of comeback game on same day as Premier League match.

2 mins

Crucial to reclaim legitimate royal lineage of amaXhosa-expert

As South Africa celebrated Heritage Day, academic and heritage expert Dr George Tsibani yesterday asserted that amaXhosa omthonyama, or real Xhosas, were under siege and were being sidelined by government.

1 min

Khoisan: 'We were here first'

Bushmen, Hottentots, Griquas, Namas and coloured peoplemust come together.’

2 mins

Data backs bias claim – Kubayi

Government is 'calling for more transparency in lending practices'.

3 mins

Aspiring teachers duped

Desperate women paid R1oo 000 for posts they never received.

2 mins

Factual reports serve democracy

Most of the public does not trust most of the news Reuters Institute.

2 mins

Hooked on fishy business

Dhaka this year banned exports due to high demand.

2 mins

SA must exploit its market potential

Your Monday article (\"SA exports need a boost\") speaks to the continued inability of the ANC government to exploit our natural resources, the farming sector in particular.

1 min

‘We sleep and. wake to bombs’

Israel’s hostilities with Hezbollah escalate to new levels.

2 mins

Back to Japan’s death row?

»» Rights groups say case exposes flawed justice system, cruelty of system.

2 mins

eSIM for everywhere

An opportunity to use mobile services on three continents.

3 mins

Ramaphosa woos Musk

Investment charm offensive comes amid Agoa uncertainty.

2 mins

A look at city mayor’s legacy

He told residents not to expect major improvements’ in next two years.

2 mins

Hustlers rule the internet

US alone lost about 50 billion last year to online scams.

2 mins

The Brazilians run riot

Mamelodi Sundowns celebrated Heritage Day in style with a dominant 4-1 win over Marumo Gallants in a Betway Premiership clash at Loftus Versveld yesterday afternoon.

2 mins

Silva hits out at Gunners'antics

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva (above) has hit out at Arsenal's defensive tactics and claimed the rivalry between the clubs does not yet equal the clashes between the English champions and Liverpool in recent years.

1 min

Martin facing a familiar foe in Nabi

AmaZulu head coach Pablo Franco Martin (right) will face a familiar foe in Kaizer Chiefs' new mentor Nasreddine Nabi, when the two sides meet this evening in a Betway Premiership encounter at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

1 min

Nunez urged to stay calm’

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has urged Darwin Nunez (above) to \"stay calm\" after the Uruguay international broke his long goal drought for the Anfield side.

2 mins

New European mission

Manchester ed and UnitTottenham kick off their Europa League campaigns this week, hoping to put disappointing starts to the Premier League season behind them.

2 mins

Evergreen Eben to breach record

Springbok enforcer Eben Etzebeth will become the most capped Springbok of all time when he runs on the field to take on Argentina in the final match of the Rugby Championship at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.

2 mins

Proteas must get planning right

Having been well beaten 2-1 by Afghanistan in last week's ODI series in Sharjah, the Proteas will need to get their planning right to avoid another upset in their two-match T20 series against Ireland in Abu Dhabi this weekend, captain Aiden Markam has warned.

1 min

Vivo’s undisputed crown jewel

The feel-good in this car enough to block out any shortcomings.

2 mins

The Citizen gears up for Zwartkops showdown in GR Cup finale

Motorsport is a funny old game were things seldomly works out the way you planned, hoped or though it would.

2 mins

Haves backs Zac and Samarkand

Heading the trainers' championship after a successful start to the season, David Hayes has identified Samarkand as the pick of his seven runners at Happy Valley today.

2 mins

Chiefs no pushover for champs

There are mountains of cash to be won on TAB soccer bets over the next few days with four cashadded pools on Friday and Saturday and before that a guaranteed R8-million Soccer 13 tonight which includes a mixture of English League Cup, LaLiga and UEFA Europa League matches.

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