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'I’ll never impose myself. If they say I must run, I’ll run again,' said the country and ANC's second in command.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:53 pm
The ANC in the province has nominated Mpho Moerane as its mayoral candidate.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:21 pm
Police discovered a hole in a cell wall while conducting their routine hourly cell visits.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:13 pm
The campaign heeds president Ramaphosa’s call for every minister, premier and mayor to support and encourage people to get vaccinated.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:02 pm
Wayne Couzens, who will die in jail, becomes the latest of only 60 criminals who will never be considered for release.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:01 pm
This appears to be a follow-up to another old Brics-related scam.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 12:20 pm
A professor at Wits says restrictions haven’t done much to curb the spread of infections.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 12:12 pm
The Vooma drive hopes to get 17 million South Africans vaccinated by December, and starts this weekend, with a goal of 500,000 jabs in two days.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 11:29 am
The Department of Health will act on the outcomes of the disciplinary processes without fear, favour and prejudice, the minister said.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 11:22 am
Sassa CEO says unemployed caregivers who don't have ID books but receive child grants could now apply for the Special Covid-19 SRD grant.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 11:09 am
Homing in on one way in which crypto holders lost billions, Matthew Wilson came up with a solution.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 11:04 am
Appletiser says batches of its sparkling fruit juice are outside 'acceptable standards'.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 10:58 am
While Outa claims stalemate could be linked to corruption, ministers want ‘further studies conducted to inform the decision to be made’.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 10:48 am
As of Thursday morning, emergency cases were being attended to but elective surgeries are on hold.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 10:27 am
The minister said in total nine officials were implicated in the SIU report, but three of them no longer worked for the Department of Health.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 10:12 am
The number of psychiatric patients has also increased to more than four times the hospital's capacity.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 9:52 am
The President called on the world to recognise that the WTO is made up of countries at different levels of economic development.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 9:48 am
Though the first black mamba was relatively easy to catch, the second snake proved to be more elusive.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 9:40 am
The ANC's youth leaders claim the final lists submitted to the Electoral Commission do not have the proportion of young people required.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 9:37 am
Eskom cannot provide an estimate time of return at this stage.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 9:31 am
The SIU report says the department’s deputy director-general should be criminally prosecuted.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 8:31 am
Practise good road safety habits: The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall across the country.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 7:47 am
Covid deaths were closer to 250 000, based on SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) excess mortality numbers.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 6:11 am
The Saws issued three alerts for severe weather conditions across parts of the country. Here's what you need to know.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 5:36 am
The community was unhappy with the Commission for the Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR) determination to compensate them at a value of R610 per hectare because they believed this was way below market value.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 5:20 am
Party in Limpopo has suspended all regional elective conferences, and put on ice disputes and discontentment in councillor candidate lists.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 5:02 am
It remains to be seen if this will translate to growth at polls in November.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 5:01 am
The rule of law is supreme and it requires of government that a legitimate purpose of government is served in decision-making on such important a topic as making vaccination mandatory.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 4:45 am
Ramaphosa says Mkhize 'has served the nation well and many people remember he was the sole voice at the beginning of the Covid pandemic'.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 4:31 am
This is about potentially misleading gullible people to their deaths just to get votes.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 4:30 am
The SIU also implied that the former minister may have used his influence to persuade people like Pillay to act in a criminal manner.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 4:20 am
The news that Angelo Agrizzi's new book hits the shelves on Friday is probably going to cause a few people sleepless night on Thursday.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 4:09 am
South Africa remains a land of applaudable legislation on paper, yet it is a perfect example as to how far behind we really are as a nation that cares equally for men and women
Posted: September 30, 2021, 3:50 am
An irate passenger sent The Citizen a copy of an SAA flight cancellation notice for her 27 September Johannesburg– Cape Town flight, four days after the initial fanfare.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 3:45 am
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Posted: September 30, 2021, 3:30 am
The Karl Bremer Hospital has confirmed that staffer – who was the first nurse to receive the Covid vaccine in South Africa – has died, but that this was not as a result of the jab.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 2:45 am
A group of students were attacked on Sunday by three armed assailants who accosted their rented accommodation in Phuthaditjhaba.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 2:30 am
Parties were hoping that the election would be postponed to February next year, in line with the earlier wish and application of the Electoral Commission of South Africa to the Constitutional Court.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 2:15 am
The United States is the worst-affected country with 692,975 deaths from 43,277,743 cases.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 2:03 am
Cabo Delgado's insurgents grew bolder last year, attacking key towns including a coordinated raid on Palma in March 2021 that left dozens dead and displaced thousands.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 1:02 am
A couple driving past in a car also witnessed this, and assumed an undercover police officer was making an arrest, the lawyer added.
Posted: September 30, 2021, 12:03 am
These would include cases where vloggers have claimed that approved vaccines do not work, or wrongly linked them to chronic health effects.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 11:02 pm
'He (the husband) would put her on the bed naked and warm up the room so she wouldn't wake up. The individuals would then tiptoe in and whisper, and if the victim moved at all they would leave,' Bosse Platiere said.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 10:02 pm
On the ruling party's failure to pay salaries, Ramaphosa said they were doing everything in their power to get the funds for the salaries.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 9:04 pm
The ruling party turned to popular figures including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, 71, and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, 66, to head its list, as pre-election polls saw its support as low as 30 percent.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 9:01 pm
Responding to the congratulatory messages on social media, Roberts said she just wanted to make her area safe to live in.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:17 pm
A further 108 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 87,525 to date.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 6:19 pm
Shivambu had asked the Public Protector to investigate the appointments of the Mango CEO and Ranjeni Munusamy.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 6:05 pm
In the video three vehicles could be seen parked on the roadside with the one in the middle being a target.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:08 pm
Xolani Dube says it's hard to trust someone who always says one thing, but does another, and believes Ramaphosa should have acted sooner against Mkhize.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:55 pm
The R150 million looted through the irregular Digital Vibes saga was divided up in boxes, and paid for some seemingly frivolous purchases.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:32 pm
The suspension of Niehaus's party membership lapsed as he was not charged within 30 days of his suspension.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:14 pm
The incident was the subject of many jokes on social media.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 2:49 pm
One could argue that no longer being able to understand the EFF leader would be a great improvement on the current situation.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 2:32 pm
President Cyril Ramaphosa previously hinted at vaccination passports, which was met with heavy criticism and backlash.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 2:20 pm
This adorable video had the internet in stitches.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 1:45 pm
This follows Moerane's endorsement as the party's mayoral candidate for the metro by ANC structures.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 1:18 pm
The researchers say it is common for chimpanzees to use natural objects to stimulate themselves but this is the first time it has been seen with a man-made object.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 12:57 pm
An X-ray of the man's lower body revealed four capsules filled with gold paste weighing over 900 grams.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 11:20 am
The DA says Ramaphosa sat on the SIU report for three months and has accused him of using delaying tactics to not make it public.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 10:59 am
While the tiger's welfare is a concern, toddlers' lives are also at stake.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 10:42 am
Whether the former president is in Nkandla or still in hospital remains unclear.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 10:39 am
According to the Investigating Directorate, the suspect was arrested in connection with alleged money laundering.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 9:10 am
The department recently suspended its director-general Sandile Buthelezi over his role in the Digital Vibes saga.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 9:03 am
The commission began its work in August 2018 and was initially given 180 days to wrap up.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:48 am
According to the SIU, Zweli Mkhize lied to the media when he denied that he or his family had benefited from the Digital Vibes contract.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:31 am
Mkhwebane was previously given the extension to make additional representations to the NDPP.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:07 am
Hudson is a director of a company called Brenn-O-Kem that manufactures “nutraceuticals”.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:03 am
The state capture commission has applied for a three-month extension in order to complete its work.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 8:00 am
The SIU's report was finalised in June and handed to the president in July.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 5:27 am
Letting down the guard on non pharmaceutical measures along with possible “super spreader” events and a vaccine reluctance, could set back the struggle against the coronavirus by months.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 5:10 am
Local academy chair Dr Winnie Bowman said SA’s showing indicated international acknowledgement that the country ranked high among the world’s best wine tourism destinations.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 5:00 am
The good news this week was that in terms of the World Health Organisation’s guidelines, South Africa has just exited the devastating third wave of the Covid pandemic, with an infection rate which has gone below 5%.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:50 am
Apparently, these “for sale” state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are unprofitable, and costing too much money to maintain.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:45 am
Free the old man who must be dog-tired defending an entire corrupt regime, to spend his last days in Nkandla.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:40 am
SAA plans to once again spread its wings further on the African continent.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:32 am
Centurion resident was threatened with being billed after reporting a veld fire to the local authorities last weekend.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:30 am
Ambassadors appointed because they are deemed ANC royalty don’t always bother with performance standards.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:20 am
South Africa’s electorate will give the ANC another chance, no matter its track record or its manifesto promises.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 4:00 am
Foetuses which don’t survive past 26 weeks are considered “medical waste” under the Births and Deaths Registration Act in its present form.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:45 am
Good work got overshadowed by glaringly poor service delivery, endemic corruption and high unemployment in the municipalities it governed.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:40 am
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Posted: September 29, 2021, 3:20 am
Pressure is mounting for an accord ahead of the 12th ministerial conference of the WTO, which runs from November 30 to December 3 in Geneva.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 2:02 am
In April a businessman posted a video of Kuddus on Facebook, appealing for help finding his parents. All Kuddus could remember about his first decade was the name of his parents and his village.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 1:02 am
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday apologised and vowed to punish those responsible.
Posted: September 29, 2021, 12:03 am
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration says it is closely monitoring the Chao Phraya's water level and has water pumps and sandbags ready.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 11:02 pm
Children in the 5-11 age group received a two-dose regimen of 10 micrograms in the trial, compared with 30 micrograms for older age groups. The shots were given 21 days apart.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 10:02 pm
A shortage of lorry drivers has translated into partially empty shelves in supermarkets and shops, with many companies unable to transport sufficient amounts of goods.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 9:04 pm
The suspect is expected to appear at the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court on Wednesday.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 8:24 pm
One story unfortunately ended tragically as the man apparently died in a car accident before his wedding.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 8:05 pm
Moerane will be replacing late Johannesburg mayor Jolidee Matongo, who recently passed on following a road accident less than two months after taking on the position.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 6:48 pm
With universities in advanced stages of their vaccine mandate planning, it is going to take some convincing students and staff to comply.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 5:45 pm
The coronavirus has killed at least 4,752,875 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP compilation of official data.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 5:21 pm
Department confirms the matter has been withdrawn with "reassurance that the matters raised will be attended to in due course."
Posted: September 28, 2021, 4:14 pm
Tshepo Motaung was shot dead in Mabopane on his way home last Friday.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 3:40 pm
Universal new born hearing screening should preferably be done at one month old, but in SA, it often only happens after two years.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 3:12 pm
The department said it can support an additional 370 businesses in this second round.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 3:08 pm
Another car blocked the Ferrari and its occupants opened fire before speeding off.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 3:00 pm
The marking of China’s founding follows the 100-year anniversary of the Communist Party of China, celebrated earlier this year.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 2:52 pm
A law in the country states that first names cannot cause offence.
Posted: September 28, 2021, 2:17 pm