The Citizen - December 11, 2024

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December 11, 2024

Come kick some cows in new garden

Pupils from PS Fourie Primary School had their first taste of the indigenous game, morabaraba, when the new Children's Edutainment Garden at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden opened yesterday.

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Jordaan's lawyer stays - court

FRAUD: STATE TRIES TO HAVE ADVOCATE RECUSED

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Kiwis want to stop dog racing

Wellington - New Zealand said yesterday it will shut down its greyhound racing industry, citing animal welfare concerns and the \"unacceptably high\" number of injured and dying dogs.

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Ex-champ in dock over wife

Australian former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis admitted yesterday to a charge of creating a risk of harm in relation to the December 2023 road death of his Olympian wife.

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Release report, dept told

PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: SGB DEMANDS FULL ACCOUNT ON RACISM ALLEGATIONS

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ANC dishonest in making GNU deal with DA, says SACP

The ANC, including president Cyril, has displayed dishonesty about the dealings with the DA towards the signing of their cooperation deal.

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Mafia line their pockets with tasty tourism

Italy's mafias make more than €3 billion (about R56 billion) a year from the tourism sector and are primed to pocket even more from large-scale upcoming events, a research institute warned yesterday.

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‘Moving grave, but now cured’

ZIMBABWE: UNREGISTERED HERBALISTS OFFER HOPE FOR CANCER PATIENTS STATE CAN'T HELP

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Moving to exit greylist

MINISTER: HARD TO DETERMINE ACCURATE FIGURE OF ILLICIT CASH FLOWS

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Food vendors protest ban on selling near schools

Food sellers protested at the Gauteng department of education's offices in Johannesburg yesterday demanding to be allowed to trade near schools again.

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Dirco urges talks over Syria strife

The department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco) has called for dialogue over the change of government in Syria, warning that tension could escalate and lead to a situation similar to that seen in Libya after the civil war in 2011.

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Dry taps as infrastructure repair work takes place

Another water shutdown will hit Limpopo today as Polokwane municipality conducts infrastructure maintenance on the Dap Naude Dam line.

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Drug mule child home

REPATRIATION: GRANDMOTHER FOUND SUITABLE TO TAKE GIRL IN

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Gayton's dream of SA's Formula One closer to finish line

The prospect of South Africa hosting a Formula One (F1) race has taken pole position on the grid.

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President buries elder - and axe

Botswana's President Duma Boko helped to bury a Bushman elder on his ancestral land yesterday, ending a three-year legal battle that fanned accusations of poor government treatment of the region's oldest indigenous group.

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Joburg billing woes

COURT: JUDGE SLAMS HANDLING OF DISPUTES AND IRREGULARITIES

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Farmers ferry water from home for livestock

Small livestock farmers on common land in Upington are desperate for water.

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What G20 signals for SA

Allows it to intensify Africa's voice as it has done in Brics Plus, G77.

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Time for Jojo ho, ho, ho

While Johannesburg's water crisis is receiving significant attention, there's no relief in sight. Just more talk.

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Racism: Gauteng must come clean

One of the main purposes of an investigation into a plane crash - apart from bringing closure to friends and relatives of those who may have died - is to detail exactly what went wrong and then to make recommendations for changes to ensure a similar occurrence doesn't happen in future.

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Zim collapse a warning for NHI

Critics of the ANC, citing the slow implosion in our society, say if we want to see where South Africa's future lies, we need look no further than north of the Limpopo River.

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Winds of change set to sweep the globe

Anti-Semitic lobbyists, leftists and rights activists will disappear, writes A New World Order.

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The day a taxi driver obeyed...

Random streetwalkers directing traffic at big Johannesburg intersections where the traffic lights are out have become part of everyday life.

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Now Trump's back, SA best shape up

The best event to have happened this year was the re-election of Donald Trump as president of the US.

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Orange in red over spam

Paris - France's largest internet operator Orange was yesterday slapped with a €50 million (about R940 million) fine for sending unsolicited adverts resembling e-mails to customers.

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All I want for Xmas...

Dear Santa, Cyril Ramaphosa: I have been good this year. On the other hand, perhaps I haven't.

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Smoking for our health, mon

Serpa \"We should be the new El Dorado of medical cannabis production,\" said agronomist Jose Martins as dozens of workers harvested marijuana in bright sunshine at a farm in southeastern Portugal.

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It was terrifying – abductee

KENYA PROTEST: 'I THOUGHT IT WAS MY LAST DAY ON THIS EARTH' – TRAUMATISED MAN

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Strife-torn DRC struggles to lure youth back into reading

Goma - The printer in the corner of Martin Lukongo's print shop in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) troubled east, vibrates as it churns out an order for 400 copies of a book.

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Martial law: travel bans for officials

Seoul - South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country yesterday, Yonhap reported, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt to impose martial law.

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Murder suspect cuffed

Awaiting extradition to New York to face murder charges.

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Israel hits Syria since Assad's fall

RAIDS: TROOPS REPORTEDLY ADVANCE DEEPER

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Macron's bid for new govt

French party leaders gathered at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office yesterday afternoon in a bid to chart a route towards a new government, days after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was toppled in a confidence vote.

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Air strike kills over 100 people

A Sudanese military air strike on a market in a town in North Darfur killed more than 100 people and wounded hundreds on Monday, a pro-democracy lawyers' group said yesterday.

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Xi warns 'no winners' in trade war

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned yesterday that there would be \"no winners\" in a trade war with the United States and vowed the country would hit its growth goals for the year.

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Phones of the year

TOPS: WINNER IS HONOR MAGIC V2, FOLLOWED BY HUAWEI PURA70 ULTRA

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Unassuming entrepreneur and manicurist to stars whose shop conceals a historic legacy

Nestled in a hidden alley off a bustling thoroughfare in the Egyptian capital sits an unassuming little manicure shop concealing a historic legacy.

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One more Tyla show in Pretoria

Grammy-winning superstar Tyla's two-city tour this month of South Africa proved to be the hottest ticket in local music when it went on sale in October, quickly selling out as her enthusiastic fans - Tyla's Tygas - grabbed their chance to see their idol up close and in person in Cape Town and Pretoria.

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Style steeped in Goth culture

FASHION: BEEN AT EASE, THANKS TO NETFLIX

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Foreign-currency deals top group's agenda

A group of finance executives is drafting proposals to allow foreign-currency transactions on stock and bond exchanges in SA as the continent's biggest economy aims to bolster its standing as a regional financial hub.

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PnP shuts first hyper

VAAL: REPLACED BY BOXER AND SHOPRITE ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER

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Mozambique unrest is costing SA R10m a day in trade disruption

Post-election violence in Mozambique is costing SA up to R10 million a day in disrupted trade, says the Road Freight Association (RFA).

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Investors left high and dry

Increasing number of investors complain they are not getting their money back.

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What to consider when selecting retirement annuity

Our investment industry boasts an impressive array of retirement annuity (RA) options, although selecting an appropriate RA from the wide range of options can appear daunting.

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Money talk for age-gap pairs

FINANCIALS: STRATEGIES FOR MIXED-AGE MARRIAGES ARE KEY TO AVOID RISK OF FAILURE

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Lessons from two economies

MONEY: GREATEST TOOLS FOR INVESTORS WILL REMAIN ADAPTABILITY AND VIGILANCE

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City seeking comforts

BAD TIMES: CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VITAL AFTER A DIRE EPL CAMPAIGN SO FAR

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Juventus are under fire

Milan - Manchester City might be deep in a crisis which is unprecedented under iconic coach Pep Guardiola, but tonight the wobbling English champions take on a Juventus team with troubles of their own.

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Lewandowski is leading Barca's European charge

Barcelona - Robert Lewandowski's revival has been a key to Barcelona's strong start to life under Hansi Flick as the striker returns to Dortmund to face Borussia in the Champions League tonight.

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Bulls need to fix costly errors

Up-and-coming Bulls star JF van Heerden believes nothing occurred in their resounding 27-5 defeat to the Saracens that cannot be learnt from and rectified, with the help of the side's coaches.

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Reynders now wants more

There were smiles for miles around Cape Town Stadium on Sunday evening after the Springbok Sevens team won Cape Town leg of the World Sevens Series for the first time since 2015, with the broadest coming from Blitzbok debutant Zander Reynders.

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Lions out to snap the losing streak

PRESSURE: DESPERATE FOR A VICTORY BACK AT HOME

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'Subdued' Rohit under pressure

New Delhi - India's second Test drubbing in Adelaide showed that captain Rohit Sharma was failing to bring the aggression needed to beat Australia on their own turf, leading cricket luminaries said.

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Bosch confident of England upset

DECIDER: PROTEAS MUST ABSORB PRESSURE IN LAST ODI

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SA out to show their Test abilities

Newly appointed head coach Mandla Mashimbyi says the Proteas women are looking forward to showcasing their ability in the longest format when they face England in a rare Test match in Bloemfontein starting on Sunday.

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Have Blitzboks turned corner?

A strong start to the 2024-25 Sevens World Series has raised hopes that the Blitzboks have turned the corner after a difficult couple of years, but it could very well be a false dawn as has been the case in previous seasons.

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A JACK OF ALL TRADES

FIRST T20: LINDE SHINES WITH BAT AND BALL AS PROTEAS TOPPLE PAKISTAN

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Downs show Mngqithi the door

Mamelodi Sundowns have sacked coach Manqoba Mngqithi and replaced him with former Esperance manager Miguel Cardoso.

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Ford backs Dark Horse

MUSTANG: SHARPEST AND MOST AGILE PRODUCTION VERSION EVER MADE

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Jetour X70 Plus value for money

DRIVE: TRANSLATORS, ENGINEERS MUST FINE TUNE STUFF

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Ideal Chery for every occasion

TIGGO 7 PRO: ROAD TRIP TO COAST THE ULTIMATE TEST

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Hilux rejuvenated

48V: ELECTRICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFORMS BAKKIE

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Cocomelon looks ready to notch a second win

FORM: TARRY'S FILLY LOOKS WELL WEIGHTED TO SCORE ON VAAL CLASSIC TRACK

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Candice, set for a double

Candice Bass-Robinson may be going into this year's Cape summer season without her star colt Charles Dickens, but the stable looks to have some very decent stock in the yard and they should be in for a bounty of winners over the next few months.

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Lui looks to close gap on leaders

Francis Lui went a long way to boosting his trainers' championship defence with a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday and the affable horseman takes a team of three to Happy Valley today as he aims to keep the ball rolling.

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City can regain focus in Italy

There's a spicy brew on the boil for TAB soccer customers with UEFA and CAF Champions League games, plus a raft of big-gun league matches included in TAB soccer pools - and TAB is pumping in over R700,000 into five bets in added-cash bonuses and a carryover.

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