Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy | The Citizen
Former world number one Naomi Osaka announced on Wednesday that she is pregnant and will take a break from tennis until 2024. “I know that I have a lot to look forward to in the future, one thing I want…
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Feistier updated Hyundai Grand i10 bows at Delhi Auto Expo
Hyundai has used the opening day of the Delhi Auto Expo in India to unveil the updated Grand i10 Nios less than three years after its initial launch. The car that provides the basis for the popular Grand i10 in…
Forget handouts and empty initiatives; give the youth a space to share their voice
It is not news that the youth of South Africa are facing many and complex challenges. Like most young people around the world, they are forced to think about their future on a warming planet that is increasingly prone to…
ANC plans for Eskom likely to worsen load shedding, maladministration woes
Plans to move the cash-strapped and embattled power utility, Eskom from the Department of Public Enterprise to Mineral Resources and Energy, is a bad idea, which is likely to increase instability and maladministration in the floundering entity, according to energy…
‘Money didn’t go missing’, says Tshwane mayor as motion of no confidence looms
Tshwane city mayor Randall Williams has insisted that no money is missing following auditor general (AG) Tsakani Maluleke’s findings on the metro’s finances. The leaked 28-page report found irregular expenditure of around R10 billion, and wasteful and wasteful expenditure cut…
Bogus security guard sentenced to 15 years for R3m theft at Nedbank
A 55-year-old man who posed as a security guard and walked out of a Nedbank branch in Klerksdorp with R3 million in cash has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Police spokesperson Captain Tlangelani Rikhotso said Welcome Marcus was…
‘XBB.1.5 variant may not result in a large wave of Covid-19 infections’
The Department of Health says the new variant of Covid-19 may not cause a wave of infections in South Africa. A highly transmissible variant of XBB.1.5 was recently detected in the country. According to the department, the symptoms of XBB.1.5…
‘One of the boys’ – Husband accused of having affair with Enhle Mbali defends her
Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa’s personal life is under scrutiny after a leaked phone call was published on Tuesday. The recording has Enhle Mbali on the phone with a woman by the name of Valentino Bango who accuses her of cheating on…
First multi-millionaire of 2023 bagged R73m
One lucky Lotto player is about to change… The South African Lottery Commission is looking for the first Powerball jackpot winner in 2023. The player – who has yet to advance – correctly matched five numbers plus the PowerBall to…
ANC faces a mammoth task to win back the trust of the people
The ANC’s 55th national conference – held on 16 December at Nasrec – is of great importance to all South Africans. This is because, in South Africa’s one-party dominant democracy, real power lies not in parliament, but in the ANC’s…