The Citizen (KZN)
Gift vouchers in new fraud
Man loses R421k in two days and there’s little to be done. Gift vouchers and other value-added services sold at supermarket tills may present a much broader fraud risk than previously thought, with criminals able to convert stolen or fraudulently...
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‘Killer cops run amok’
KwaZulu-Natal’s specialised police task teams are allegedly in cahoots with criminal syndicates and unlawfully targeting suspects, the Madlanga commission hears. Ipid investigations reveal hundreds of shootings, raising fears of extrajudicial killings...
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People’s chamber
The National Assembly under reconstruction in Cape Town, following the devastating fire on 2 January, 2022. The R4.6 billion rebuilding project, now more than 70% complete, is scheduled for final completion in June next year. The expanded design of the...
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Having a (snow)ball
Grayson van der Spuy makes the most of the winter wonderland at Afriski mountain resort in Lesotho during a cold snap that also brought snow to parts of SA yesterday. This image was captured by Ryan van der Spuy and supplied to Snow has fallen across...
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Booze: the dying vice?
South Africa’s Gen Zers – young people between 14 and 29 – are seemingly following a global trend: they are shunning alcohol. They’d sip on the odd cocktail but much prefer energy drinks, the gym and natural highs through meditation. In short, they...
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Swans en pointe
Principal dancers Leanè Theunissen and Gabriel Ravenscroft perform in Cape Ballet Africa’s production of Swan Lake at The Teatro, at Montecasino, yesterday. The classic love story, set to Tchaikovsky’s soaring score, is choreographed and directed by...
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Helping Mother Nature
A sculpture of a tap pouring out plastic bottles decorates a wall outside Parkview Pre-Primary School yesterday with the message, ‘Turn off the plastic tap’. The school’s pupils regularly create murals with different themes, with the latest...
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How did Eskom turn it around?
For a full 441 days, SA’s lights stayed on, zero diesel was used for a second consecutive week – slashing Eskom’s cost from R5.3 billion to a mere R807 million in a year – and combined with improved fleet performance, its Generation Recovery Plan saves...
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Hot to the trot
A Hindu devotee takes part in the Theemithi fire-walking ceremony at the Shri Anantha Muthumariamman Temple in New Modder, Benoni, yesterday. The ceremony marks the end of the 10-day annual Aadi Muthumariamman fire-walking festival.
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On point
Team South Africa’s Douw Smit on his way to finishing third in the men’s javelin qualifying at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow yesterday. Smit’s best throw of 80.64m was enough for him to qualify for the final tonight. & back page
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‘I have a dream’ for Gauteng...
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has unveiled his ambitious vision to transform the province into a hub of innovation and opportunity for young people, saying the next generation should not only inherit the economy, but actively shape it. Launching the...
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Trump’s young African fans
Two-thirds of Africa’s youth believe US President Donald Trump’s second term will give them a better future, a survey released by the Ichikowitz Family Foundation finds. ‘For them, his transactional style is not a problem. It is the point. He speaks...
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Fly like a butterfly...
Zelme Daries, 22, of Team South Africa, competes in the floor exercise during the women’s all-around final on day three at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games at The Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday. Daries finished 13th, with her older sister Naveen...
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The joy of walking
People taking part in the 702 Jozi My Jozi Walk The Talk celebrate as they cross the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein yesterday. The event partnered with homelessness organisations MES and U-Turn to encourage dignified giving through Mi-change...
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Team SA ready
South Africa’s Chad le Clos in action during a training session ahead of the Commonwealth Games at Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, this week. Veteran swimmer Le Clos will be looking to turn the clock and pick up a medal...
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Too old at 75?
Not on your life, says the DA about their Joburg mayoral candidate, Helen Zille. During her campaign she has scaled buildings, been snorkelling and even mowed grass. Besides, she took down two ANC administrations: in the Western Cape and in Cape Town....
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‘No comment’
A reporter approaches Larry the Cat before Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first Cabinet meeting in London yesterday. Larry welcomed his seventh housemate at 10 Downing Street since he began patrolling the corridors of power more than 15 years ago....
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Silver streakers
Netters carry a crate of sardines caught at Scottburgh beach, south of Durban, yesterday. The sardine run occurs from May through July, when the fish move northwards along the East Coast. Each year, massive shoals stretching hundreds of kilometres draw...
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‘You stole my future’
For 40 years he slaved at a municipality but now, at 60, one worker is too scared to retire ‘because I won’t get the pension I am entitled to’. A 72-year-old granny is living that reality, getting only a monthly pittance because her job didn’t pay over...
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New Bok on the block
Talented flyhalf Vusi Moyo will make his Springbok debut in their Nations Championship clash against Wales at Kings Park in Durban tomorrow. Kick-off is at 5.40pm. Rising star Moyo will miss the World Rugby Under-20 Championship final between SA and...
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Crime fight money sits idle
The South African Police Service has spent just R15 million of its R1-billion crime-fighting allocation, sparking criticism that gangs thrive while provinces lack resources. Opposition parties warn reactive policing won’t work without intelligence-led...
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Surf, sand and sea
Spectators flock to Willard Beach in Ballito for the 57th Ballito Pro surf competition as it enters its second week. The festival combines world-class surfing with live entertainment, family activities and community events.
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UK cops wait for this dad
Murder-accused Ndodana Tshuma in Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court yesterday for the possession of an unlicensed firearm found on him during his arrest in Kensington, Joburg, where he hid after fleeing the UK, where he is wanted for the murder of his...
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You call this a hospital?
This picture shows how deep the rot runs at the Rob Ferreira Hospital in Mbombela – and that’s just the outside... Inside, there is a shortage of everything: doctors, staff, equipment, linen, no beds, leaving patients sleeping on hard ward floors. And...
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The man SA loves
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus talks tactics to his team during a training session at Johannesburg Stadium this week. Erasmus will be hoping for another solid showing from the Boks when they take on Scotland in a Nations Championship clash at Loftus...
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Beware the ‘tsotsis in suits’
The EFF urges parliament to investigate Nsfas administrator Hlengani Mathebula’s R10 million for advisors and R200 000 travel costs, warning R60 billion in student aid demands accountability. The party wants Treasury confirmation of approvals, itemised...
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SAA’s new R1bn bailout
Standard Bank made a R1 billion credit facility available to the state-owned airline, sources claim, raising fresh questions about whether taxpayers will foot the bill again. Whether the credit line is backed by a government guarantee, secured against...
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Deported kids suffer
They have spent their entire schooling in SA but now face being withdrawn because their parents are being deported or leaving the country – and what thousands of pupils face in their home country, Zimbabwe, are schools with no maths literacy or life...
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Migrants are welcomed home
The Zimbabwean government has confirmed that more than 60 000 of its citizens have already returned home as anti-illegal immigration sentiments in South Africa forced thousands of Africans to leave the country and protesters took to the streets last...
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A Bok for games
Flyhalf Manie Libbok during a training session yesterday. With Cheslin Kolbe sharing goal-kicking duties, Libbok will marshal the Springboks against England in the Nations Championship opener tomorrow at Ellis Park. Kickoff is at 5.40pm.
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‘We are the law’
Soldiers of the South African National Defence Forces patrol a looted area in Durban yesterday, after nationwide anti-immigrant marches by citizen-led groups who demanded undocumented foreigners must leave the country by Tuesday. The unrest has already...
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‘It’s not over’
‘We will do this every Thursday for six months until they are gone,’ March and March leader Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma tells thousands protesting undocumented foreigners in Durban. Despite pockets of unruliness, the marches countrywide were peaceful with a...
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Khan shooting: was it a hit?
The shooting of suspended crime intelligence boss Major-General Feroz Khan has intensified scrutiny of the already explosive proceedings before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, with the timing of the incident raising suspicion. He was allegedly...
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Deadline tension grows
With thousands of immigrants fleeing the country, protest leaders have given them until tomorrow to leave, or face the consequences. Authorities claim the police and army will keep the peace as the masses get ready to march in protest. With simmering...
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One man, 15 broken hearts...
Gomorrah kids unpack Jonasi’s betrayal in Polygamist as an apparently happy household unravels at speed.
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Foreign affairs
Blocking roads, intimidation of communities, destruction of property, attacks on businesses, looting, violence and any attempts to undermine public order will not be tolerated in the planned March and March protests on 30 June, police warn. South...
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Bafana mania
A Bafana Bafana fan brings rhythm and colour to Mexico City’s Fifa World Cup stage. In Cherry Data Signals’ Reputation Index survey of 5 200 US adults, South African supporters ranked fifth globally, praised for vibrant culture and vuvuzela-style...
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Goodbye, Number 10
Wife of Britain’s prime minister Victoria Starmer gives her husband Keir Starmer a sympathetic hug after he makes a statement on his future outside 10 Downing Street yesterday in London. Starmer announced his resignation after fewer than two years in...
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Migrants: churches now targets
BOILING OVER. A group of about 100 people, some carrying banners and waving SA flags, take part in a protest against illegal immigrants in Wynberg, a Cape Town suburb, on Saturday, organised by the March and March movement.
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Proud moment
Recalled by Carlo Ancelotti, Casemiro became an untouchable figure for Brazil – until a disappointing World Cup start made him a prime target for criticism at home. The former Real Madrid player, one of the leaders of the squad chasing a sixth world...
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Big cat battle
Colombian fans support their team at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City ahead of their group K match today against Uzbekistan in the Fifa World Cup. Bafana Bafana play Czechia tonight at 6pm.
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Day etched in history
People commemorate the 50th anniversary of the June 16, 1976 Soweto uprising in Johannesburg yesterday. The official figure of pupils who died was 23, but some estimates put the toll at more than 200, according to SA History Online.
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Record breaker
South Africa’s George Kusche celebrates with his family after winning the men’s race at the Comrades Marathon at Scottsville Racecourse in Pietermaritzburg yesterday. His winning time of 5hr 15min 56sec was almost nine minutes better than the previous...
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Is the amount cofounder claims was raised.
n alleged crypto investment scheme linked to Mauritius-born Ahmad Yasin Hossenbocus that may have swallowed as much as R1.2 billion is facing mounting scrutiny after a former business rescue practitioner resigned, citing lack of evidence of available...
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E-toll R29bn write-off
Two years after the hated Gauteng e-toll gantries were switched off, government has approved that roads agency Sanral can write off the R29 billion debt owed on the project. Outa says it’s ‘a symptom of government’s inefficiencies and inability to make...
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US gives us wings
A biplane at the 2026 South African Air Force Museum Airshow in Valhalla, Pretoria, on Saturday. The airshow is a platform for aviation enthusiasts to witness breathtaking aerial displays, meet skilled pilots and explore a wide array of aircraft that...
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‘You see that, too?’
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Kenya’s President William Ruto at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday. Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the two countries’ commitment to deepening economic cooperation and advancing regional integration after talks with Ruto.
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Heavy metal
The HISN tactical response vehicle at security expo Securex yesterday, as part of the Reva Armoured Vehicle display at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. The vehicle is used for security operations, rapid-response deployments and infrastructure...
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‘Unite behind our boys’
Bafana Bafana’s Samukelo Kabini, Thabang Matuludi, Evidence Makgopa and Tshepang Moremi as the national team left for Mexico yesterday, a day later than expected after all 26 players in squad at last secured their visas to travel to the Fifa World Cup....
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Make us proud
A Bafana fan shows his support for the team during the official fan send-off at the Wanderers on Saturday. World Cup-bound South Africa, however, delayed their departure for the global showpiece after visa problems disrupted the team’s travel plans.
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Paint on a smile
Artist Melissa Haiden from August House adds finishing touches to her artwork yesterday at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg, ahead of the Colours of Compassion art auction, which raises money for the Smile Foundation, supporting children with life-changing...
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Holy horsepower
Ferrari chair John Elkann presents Ferrari’s first fully electric model, Luce, to Pope Leo XIV at his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Rome, on Tuesday. The Italian luxury carmaker has unveiled the model, belatedly joining rivals like Porsche and...
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Kings of Africa
Mamelodi Sundowns captain Themba Zwane lifts the Caf Champions League trophy, surrounded by members of the team, after they touched down at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday. Sundowns claimed their second continental crown after they beat...
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STATE OF THE NATION.
A pedestrian walks past a mural along Joubert Street at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg yesterday. The perimeter walls of Constitution Hill feature many colourful and insightful murals.
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Wings on his soles
After dominating the race up front, Ethiopian athletes said they felt honoured to shine on their home continent at the Cape Town Marathon yesterday. With organisers hoping to receive top-flight World Marathon Majors status, elite athletes were given a...
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Borehole control ‘ridiculous’
Proposed groundwater rules have sparked fierce debate, with experts warning up to 500 000 people can lose their jobs if the department of water and sanitation forges ahead with its plan to monitor and regulate drilling. ‘Someone wrote this plan with...
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All smiles as Jozi suffers
Mayor Dada Morero denies Joburg is on the brink of collapse and plays the political card for the broken city he ‘inherited’ from the DA. Though citing some successes in his address, a frantic Morero was behind the scenes trying to resolve Eskom’s debt...
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FINE FYNBOS.
South Africa’s Leon Kluge and Tristan Woudberg yesterday won gold and best exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show with their Life After Fire, highlighting the renewal of the fynbos ecosystem once wildfires have swept over the Cape.
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‘Fixer’ in a fix
Businessman and political fixer Brown Mogotsi in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday. He allegedly staged an attempt to take his own life in November last year, and will remain in custody as the case was postponed to Monday for a bail...
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SA’s deadly need for speed
Known for their ‘delinquent behaviour’ on roads, there’s a new scourge contributing to the fatal data: social media and the hunt for likes of viral videos of speedsters racing in excess of 200km/h. The risks of illegal street racing amplify the stark...
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The big price rip-off
The growing anxiety as South Africans stare at grocery slips is not surprising. The perception that supermarket prices seem permanently stuck in overdrive is not entirely wrong, despite average inflation figures feeling deceptively softer than people...
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Speak no evil
Suspended national police commissioner Fannie MasemolNa aEppWearSs inPtAheGPEreSto3ria&Ma1g0istrate’s Court yesterday on charges linked to an irregular police tender. The case against the top cop and suspected organised crime kingpin Vusimuzi ‘Cat’...
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Cape of storms
Severe storms hit Sea Point in Cape Town yesterday, with powerful swells breaching the sea wall and flooding residential properties. The intense conditions are expected to peak today, following an orange level 8 warning.
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Top cops up for graft
Durban businessman Tariq Downes, left, senior Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan and Gauteng Hawks head Ebrahim Kadwa appear at Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Ekurhuleni for corruption and defeating the ends of justice. Each was granted R20 000...
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Phala Phala: end of GNU?
Following the Constitutional Court’s ruling, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s looming impeachment inquiry threatens to fracture the fragile government of national unity. With the DA refusing blind loyalty and the MK party pushing a no-confidence motion, the...
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Virus takes wing in SA
Eight days it took SA authorities to start contact-tracing the 82 passengers and 6 crew on an Airlink flight that carried a hantavirus-infected tourist who later died in Joburg. Eight days in which the passengers went home or elsewhere, instead of...
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Will the virus affect you?
Although Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi confirms the hantavirus strain that entered SA is the Andes that causes human-to-human transmission, he and the head of WHO say there is a low risk the outbreak will turn into a health emergency. So where does...
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Africa’s peacock
SA music sensation Tyla shone in her ‘peacock-inspired’ creation by Olivier Rousteing at the 2026 Met Gala’s ‘Costume Art’ in New York on Monday. The Grammy award-winner says it celebrates her roots.
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May the fourth be with you
A balloon of Grogu, a character from Star Wars, during a parade to promote an upcoming film in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Star Wars Day yesterday. Fans worldwide celebrate the day with the film’s famous line ‘May the Force be with you’.
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Silver linings
The national squad shattered records yesterday, earning silver medals in the men’s 4x100m and 4x400m finals at the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone. Though they did not retain the global titles they won in China last year, both teams broke new...
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Full force
Protesters march through central Johannesburg yesterday in a demonstration against illegal migrants organised by the citizen-led ‘March and March’ movement, which calls for stronger immigration enforcement and the protection of job opportunities for...
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Jozi’s vicious debt cycle
Instead of collecting revenue from its residents, the City of Joburg relies heavily on loans to survive and borrowed R5 billion from financial institutions in the past year to fund infrastructure projects. The city is spending just over R1 billion more...
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Looming jet fuel shortage
Lack of supply certainty threatens schedules – industry. Alooming jet fuel supply crunch in Southern Africa is raising concern among airlines, with operators warning that uncertainty over availability beyond next month could disrupt schedules and push...
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NO WALLFLOWER.
Rapper Nadia is dressed to the nines for the presentation of designer Gert-Johan Coetzee’s creations at the South African Fashion Week in Rosebank, Johannesburg, on Wednesday. The premier fashion event exhibits women’s and menswear contemporary...
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