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The Citizen
Excuses burn brighter than lights
With reference to the Benoni outage on 2 February: what is really annoying is that the mayor, city engineer and others dream up excuses.
1 min |
February 13, 2026
The Citizen
Financial health scores climb
DAY-TO-DAY MONEY MANAGEMENT: SOUTH AFRICANS ‘SPENDING SMARTER, SAVING MORE'
3 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Jails become cheap Airbnbs for criminals
It's time the government ran military-style prisons, writes Tisetso Tsukudu.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Who will step up for hotseat?
New Zealand are scouring the options for a coach to take charge of the All Blacks after Scott Robertson's sacking. A five-person panel featuring New Zealand Rugby board chair and 1987 World Cup winner David Kirk and World Cup winning hookers Keven Mealamu and Dane Coles is combing through the candidates. With the 2027 World Cup looming, AFP Sport looks at some of the top candidates.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Outcry as Steenhuisen fires foot-and-mouth disease expert
South Africa's foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) crisis has taken a political twist.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Borthwick backs under-fire coach
England boss Steve Borthwick insists under-fire Scotland (right) head coach Gregor Townsend deserves to keep his job regardless of the result in Saturday’s Six Nations clash.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
UK's canals under threat
VULNERABLE: CLIMATE CHANGE ACCELERATES DETERIORATION OF HISTORIC WATERWAYS
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
'The time for plans, visions and hopes has long passed'
Major parties serving in the government of national unity (GNU) expect concrete action to grow the economy, create jobs and do away with the ANC's broad-based black economic empowerment from President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona) today.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
'O'Sullivan lied to parly'
ActionSA says it will open a criminal case against investigator Paul O'Sullivan, accusing him of lying under oath before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating alleged corruption, criminal infiltration and political interference in the justice system.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Scans help speedy entry
South African National Parks (SANParks) has begun using digital ID scanners to differentiate between international tourists and local residents.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Isuzu plans local SUV
GOAL: COMPANY MULLS MANUFACTURING IT AT ITS GQEBERHA PLANT
3 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Slap in face for gay community
MONUMENT: REMOVAL OF PRIDE FLAG SPARKS OUTCRY
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Pain of Trump's ire short-lived
The old saying, “once bitten, twice shy”, is something marketers should be aware of, because if you disappoint or annoy a consumer with your product or service, they go elsewhere... and they seldom return, because they nurse their grievance against your brand.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Khune backs Petersen
CHIEFS: LEGEND BELIEVES AMAKHOSI KEEPER HAS A WORLD CUP CHANCE
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Australia off to a winning start
WORLD CUP: DEPLETED GIANTS EASILY SEE OFF IRELAND
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Gifting love this year
VALENTINE'S DAY: FROM PERSONALISED TO PLAYFUL, THE OPTIONS ARE MANY
3 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
'Tackle water crisis, Cyril'
SONA: EXPERTS CALL ON RAMAPHOSA FOR ACTION AND NOT ONLY 'WILD PROMISES' >>→ Declare a national disaster with budgets —WaterCAN.
3 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Gun violence ‘a health crisis’
GLOBAL CAMPAIGN: FIREARMS ARE LEADING CAUSE OF SPINAL CORD INJURIES - RESEARCH
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
SA needs truth, not Tintswalo
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2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Draw a 'bitter pill' for coach
Liam Rosenior (above) said Chelsea’s failure to stay calm under pressure was a “bitter pill” as they blew a two-goal advantage in their 2-2 draw with Leeds on Tuesday.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
World Gold Council to modernise trading as demand surges
With global gold demand at its highest level on record, the World Gold Council is considering ways to simplify access to physical gold, including pooled gold interests and wholesale digital gold.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Fires fuelled by warming
Climate change made the hot, dry conditions that fuelled recent devastating wildfires in southern Chile and Argentina up to three times as likely, according to an analysis published yesterday by the World Weather Attribution (WWA) network of scientists.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Airport sees nearly 200m feet
Dubai's main airport handled a record 95.2 million passengers last year, straining capacity as it prepares to move to a new site, a statement said yesterday.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Proteas eager to improve
The Proteas women are eager to continue improving ahead of the second T20 International against Pakistan at Willowmoore Park in Benoni on Friday night, after triumphing in the opening game in Potchefstroom on Tuesday.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
All man of match in Proteas nailbiter
We can relate to Proteas opening bowler Lungi Ngidi’s comment that he “lost so much weight”, having “never been this stressed in my life in a cricket game” after the Proteas’ men’s cricket team’s dramatic triumph over Afghanistan in the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad yesterday.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Bok stars could get more time off
The Springbok players should be enjoying a thoroughly deserved break at the moment and the upcoming local United Rugby Championship (URC) derbies may be bereft of their star players over the next month.
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Confident Pakistan ready for India
Pakistan warmed up for their blockbuster T20 World Cup clash against India with a 32-run win against the US on Tuesday then declared they were “confident” of taking down their bitter rivals.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
'LESSONS TO BE LEARNT'
MARKRAM: PROTEAS PUSHED TO THE BRINK IN CRAZY WORLD CUP GAME
2 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Piece of king's heart in museum
The British Museum announced this week it had raised £3.5 million (about R76 million) to buy a gold heart pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, with a crowdfunding campaign making up more than 10% of the total.
1 min |
February 12, 2026
The Citizen
Lack of sharpness frustrates coach
London - Michael Carrick (right) admitted he was frustrated by Manchester United's lack of cutting edge in their 1-1 draw at lowly West Ham on Tuesday.
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