The Citizen - October 29, 2024

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October 29, 2024

Depardieu 'too sick' to appear on sex charges

Paris - Actor Gerard Depardieu, pictured, yesterday asked for a delay to the start of his trial on sexual assault charges, saying his health prevented him from attending the proceedings, with numerous other complaints and a possible second court case already lying in wait.

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Plan brings cash-in-transit heists down

SA has been experiencing fewer cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies in recent months, national police commissioner General Fannie Masemola said yesterday.

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Missing daughter, mom found dead

ATTACK: BODIES DISCOVERED IN OPENCAST MINE

1 min

'Learn from the first GNU'

HISTORY: NATIONAL PARTY'S DECISION IN 1996 TO LEAVE COALITION LED TO ITS COLLAPSE

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Concern at cop shop vehicle parked 40km away at home

A concerned citizen has exposed what appears to be systemic misuse of police vehicles in Pretoria, highlighting growing concerns about the allocation of crucial law enforcement resources.

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From Colombia's jungle rivers to the world's fish tanks

Inírida - Every day, local fishermen visit Ernesto Rojas to sell him small, colourful fish plucked from rivers in the Colombian jungle that end up in aquariums around the world.

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Rural Japan loses population

YOUTH EXODUS: DON'T BLAME US, SAY WOMEN IN MALE-DOMINATED COUNTRY AREAS

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PnP now out of the woods

RESULTS: TURNAROUND IN MONTHS

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Additional places needed to take in Grade R pupils

South Africa needs about 250,000 additional Grade R places to accommodate all eligible children in school programmes, says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube.

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Hint of good news in minister's budget

With the 200-day mark of no load shedding surpassed and the GNU influence among other factors, hopes are high that the country's economic prospects and forecast will be announced as looking good tomorrow.

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Duped investors speak of pain

R4BN FRAUD: LIEBENBERG, OTHERS SET FOR BAIL HEARING

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Odds stacked in favour of Dave The King

For anyone looking past Dave The King for winner of the Allied Steelrode On A Mission Charity Mile, there's plenty of value to be had in the ante-post betting.

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Klawer teen's killer guilty of chilling crime

A 58-year-old man was yesterday found guilty of hacking to death Klawer teenager Jerobejin van Wyk, cutting up his body and dumping it in drains in 2022.

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'Kids were poisoned'

SOLVED: HIGHLY TOXIC INSECTICIDE WAS CAUSE OF CHILDREN'S DEATHS

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Report unveils irregularities at Polokwane

A Polokwane municipality employee has allegedly been receiving a full salary for five years without doing any work.

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Ex-teacher pays heavy price as he takes strain

Phooko Simon Liholo, a former English teacher at Mmabatho High School in Mahikeng, is now filled with regret after his decision to expose alleged corruption which, he claims, cost him his job.

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Dousing Middle East strife

Isolate Israel so it opens its eyes to the horror it's causing.

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President wants me dead

Former Bolivian president Evo Morales said gunmen tried to kill him on Sunday in a hail of bullets, an attack he blamed on the current president.

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Japan PM is going nowhere

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba vowed yesterday to stay in office despite his gamble of snap elections backfiring, with the ruling party's worst result in 15 years.

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Trump rally marred by slurs, race row

Republican Donald Trump led a headline-grabbing New York rally on Sunday with nonstop attacks on Kamala Harris, but Democrats sought to capitalize on crude insults from some of his allies' opening speeches.

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Egypt takes first Gaza truce steps

PROPOSAL: STOP WAR FOR 2 DAYS, EXCHANGE HOSTAGES

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Poison control must be tighter

You seldom walk away from organophosphate poisoning. One of those who did was clergyman Dr Frank Chikane, who survived an attempt by apartheid agents to poison him with the compound in 1989.

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Lesson for new GNU from 1996

Experiences are nothing if you don't learn from them...and a warning about that for the politicians in the government of national unity (GNU) has come from someone who has walked that road.

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ANC has incurable cancer

Two teenage students from the University of Stellenbosch, Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras, wrote an article for the activist publication GroundUp in which they exposed massive weaknesses in the department of social development online system that processes social relief of distress grant payments.

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Tax boycott would be appropriate

The current tax regime in South Africa is designed not to ensure the adequate running of the country alongside the reasonable treatment of its population, but to exploit its people and extract as much wealth as possible from them.

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Citizens must fight crime, too

South Africans are wondering if there is still hope for the country. It's bad news after bad news and the past week was not short of it.

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Top officials spouting dubious comments

Hawks head, premier view the public as naive and gullible, writes Ant.

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Sweet Diwali delights

FEAST: FOOD IS A CENTRAL THEME TO THE BIGGEST HINDU FESTIVAL

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Mexican remake of 'The Office' is on its way

Cult TV show The Office is set to return with a Mexican remake currently being prepared by Prime Video. The series will only be available in certain countries.

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Man's 20-year fight

DISPUTE: USED CAR LEGAL BATTLE IS NOW BEFORE THE CONCOURT

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How do you define wealth?

DIFFERENT VALUES: IT GOES BEYOND ONLY MONEY AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF MEASURING IT

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Fewer stocks, bigger risks: JSE delistings impact investors

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has faced significant challenges over the years, particularly in the form of a shrinking number of listed companies.

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Dis-Chem to sell insurance

LIFE: WILL GROUP OUT-VITALITY DISCOVERY?

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Nabi gets behind Sirino

Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi says Gaston Sirino deserves a Bafana Bafana call-up, with the Uruguay-born playmaker now holding a South African passport.

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Mngqithi not pulling any punches

Following the 1-0 loss to Polokwane City in a Betway Premiership match at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium, Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi (right) was understandably left unimpressed by his team's poor performance.

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Ten Hag given the United boot

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club's lacklustre start to the season, the fallen Premier League giants announced yesterday.

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Jose shuts out talk of records

PSL: PREFERS BUCCANEERS TO TAKE IT MATCH-BY-MATCH

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Palmer being likened to Zola

London – Enzo Maresca compared Chelsea crowd-pleaser Cole Palmer (above) to former Stamford Bridge star Gianfranco Zola after the England midfielder's match-winning goal in a 2-1 victory at home to Newcastle on Sunday.

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San Siro Stadium project is revived

Milan - Inter Milan and AC Milan are once again aiming to get a new stadium built on the site of the iconic San Siro but the Serie A giants have a long way to go before they'll be able to set foot in the modern arena for which they have long hoped.

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Arteta bemoans lack of 'courage'

EPL: INSISTS GUNNERS' TITLE CHASE IS FAR FROM OVER

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Sainz makes a wish come true

F1: NO SECRET HE WANTED ANOTHER WIN FOR FERRARI

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Brad fighting to stay fifth

With only two rounds left in 2024, Brad Binder (above) has a huge fight on his hands to hold on to fifth place in the MotoGP championship.

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Slade impresses after injury layoff

London - England centre Henry Slade set his sights on playing against New Zealand in next week's November international opener at Twickenham after making a comeback from shoulder surgery on Sunday.

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URC break has its pros and cons

After an impressive start to their United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign the Lions are ready to refresh and recover before getting stuck into the next block of fixtures after the international break.

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GOOD ENERGY PREVAILS

MARKRAM: TOP-ORDER BATTERS MUST GIVE PROTEAS THE SPRINGBOARD

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Too early for major rotation

Although the rotation policy by Mamelodi Sundowns coach Manqoba Mngqithi has so far been effective, it was always going to backfire at some point.

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