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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tension as China launches ICBM

BUILD-UP: BEIJING INCREASING NUKE DEVELOPMENT

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.

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.

Hezbollah goes ballistic

ATTACK: MILITANT GROUP SAYS IT FIRED MISSILE AT TEL AVIV

Race on for new chair

LIMPOPO ANC: PREMIER RAMATHUBA APPEARS TO BE FRONTRUNNER

Fire guts Midrand complex

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

Health revamp effort

MOTIVATION: MEC MOVED BY ADVERSE EVENTS TO IMPROVE FACILITIES

'Children's future at risk'

EDUCATION BUDGET CUTS: NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING MINISTER

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.

Lifeline for asylum seeker

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

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.

People in SA 'don't feel safe'

REPORT: TREND MORE PRONOUNCED AMONG FEMALES’

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.

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.

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.

Vivo’s undisputed crown jewel

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.