The Citizen - September 26, 2024

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September 26, 2024

Water cuts: full story

After facing severe water challenges due to ageing infrastructure in recent months, Gauteng residents must now brace for a potential crisis if municipalities fail to restrict water usage and put in measures to reduce demand without causing disruption to households. Restrictions are not at a critical stage yet, but residents are urged to use water sparingly, says an expert.

3 mins

Zoo to return pandas early

Helsinki – Finland will return two giant pandas on loan from China more than eight years ahead of schedule because of financial problems at the zoo where they are housed, its chair said yesterday.

1 min

People in SA 'don't feel safe'

REPORT: TREND MORE PRONOUNCED AMONG FEMALES’

3 mins

Farm culls 125 crocs amid floods

Bangkok – A crocodile farm in Thailand has culled 125 of the reptiles because of fears they could escape during ongoing floods and endanger human lives, the owner said yesterday.

1 min

Is Gauteng drier than normal this time of the year?

As the grass stays dry and car owners put off getting a wash in anticipation of more rain this month, the SA Weather Service says nothing is out of the ordinary in Gauteng.

1 min

Champagne producers' bid to spruce up sector image

Epernay - French champagne producers are looking to restore their damaged reputations after four workers died last year amid hot weather, as authorities closed squalid housing and launched probes into suspected human trafficking.

2 mins

Lifeline for asylum seeker

BOOST: SEOUL NOW COUNTING ON MAN TO HELP WIN HOMELESS WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT

2 mins

'Children's future at risk'

EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS: NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING MINISTER

2 mins

Cops rescue man from hijacked car

The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) scared off hijackers stripping a vehicle with the driver inside the boot in Winterveldt over the weekend.

1 min

Health revamp effort

MOTIVATION: MEC MOVED BY ADVERSE EVENTS TO IMPROVE FACILITIES

1 min

Fire guts Midrand complex

LOSS: RESIDENTS GRAPPLING WITH AFTERMATH FOLLOWING LOSS OF ALL THEIR BELONGINGS

2 mins

Power, water out after snowstorm

The weekend’s snowfall has left many people, from Ixopo to Bergville, without electricity and water as a result of trees falling on power lines and affecting electric water pumps.

1 min

Progeny of top sire in spotlight

Equine siblings will grab the limelight at Durbanville's Saturday meeting - the latest in Cape Racing's burgeoning Spring Country Series and dubbed Bubbles & Blossoms.

1 min

Race on for new chair

LIMPOPO ANC: PREMIER RAMATHUBA APPEARS TO BE FRONTRUNNER

2 mins

Hezbollah goes ballistic

ATTACK: MILITANT GROUP SAYS IT FIRED MISSILE AT TEL AVIV

2 mins

Zelensky to plead for support at UN

New York – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to take centre stage at the United Nations yesterday as he sought to sustain global support before US elections that could bring a sharp shift from his top backer.

2 mins

Assange to break silence

Sydney - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to break his post-prison silence in an address to a Council of Europe committee next month, his organisation said yesterday.

1 min

Kashmir votes for new government

Srinagar - Kashmir voted yesterday to elect its first government since New Delhi scrapped the Himalayan territory's semi-autonomous status, sparking widespread protest in a region wracked by a decades-long insurgency.

1 min

Tension as China launches ICBM

BUILD-UP: BEIJING INCREASING NUKE DEVELOPMENT

1 min

Alcaraz 'misses' Nadal

TEAM-MATES: HOPING DAVIS CUP FINALS WILL NOT BE RAFA'S LAST DANCE’

2 mins

Rodri facing long absence

London – Manchester City confirmed yesterday that Rodri (above) suffered ligament damage to his right knee during their 2-2 draw with Arsenal, although the full extent of the injury remains unclear.

1 min

Dubois mulls over next big payday

London – Daniel Dubois (pictured) would “love a rematch” with either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk – depending on which boxer “pays me the most”.

1 min

Club barriers prevented player moves

Football agent Lance Davids has explained the reasons behind the failed transfer moves of Oswin Appollis and Asanele Velebayi.

1 min

Bold admission by Pirates coach

RIVEIRO: WAS ABOUT TO SUB SALENG WHEN HE NETTED

1 min

Kruger: SA20 a springboard

His inclusion in the SA20 competition earlier this year played a key role in preparing Patrick Kruger (above) for international cricket, the Proteas all-rounder said yesterday.

1 min

Squad depth favours Bulls

Greater depth and more experienced players are the reasons why Bulls boss Jake White (above) believes his team are better equipped than before to challenge for the United Rugby Championship title.

1 min

Lions players aim for higher honours

With playing for the Springboks now a tangible goal for many Lions players, they will be looking to impress over the upcoming United Rugby Championship (URC) with a view to forcing their way into the national set-up.

1 min

Libbok 'belongs' in the Bok set-up

MBONAMBI: SYMPATHISES WITH THE FLYHALF'S PLIGHT

2 mins

RASSIE EXPECTS A WAR

DECIDER: BELIEVES THAT PUMPED UP PUMAS WILL TRY RUN BOKS RAGGED

2 mins

Chiefs show they mean business

Kaizer Chiefs gave further evidence they mean business this season under Nasreddine Nabi, with a 3-1 Betway Premiership victory over Amazulu yesterday at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

1 min

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