The 24-year-old cuts hair for a living and hopes to open a bakery, but the lack of electricity in his area means both business avenues are difficult to follow A 24-year-old Mpumalanga entrepreneur spends his days cutting hair and his…
That press conference was emotionally charged, but beyond the drama, it demanded accountability. It has been a year since KwaZulu‑Natal (KZN) police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi stunned the country with revelations politicians and criminal networks had infiltrated South Africa’s criminal justice…
The Springboks will face Scotland at Loftus this weekend, after downing England at Ellis Park in their Nations Championship opener. Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus was happy that his team were able to overcome the sudden loss of two senior players…
The Motlanthe committee gave the aggrieved members in the Eastern Cape 48 hours to lodge their disputes and appeals The ANC’s election committee, chaired by Kgalema Motlanthe, has effectively usurped the power of the party’s national dispute resolution committee (NDRC)…
The cause of the fire is being investigated. A man in his forties was burnt to death when five shacks went up in flames at an informal settlement on the East Rand. The blaze occurred at the Vusimuzi Informal Settlement…
“I wish for a bit more normal ending. Hard work paid off, hard times never last, only tough people last.” Charles Leclerc gave Ferrari their 250th Grand Prix victory when he won a gripping British GP at Silverstone which ended…
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Mourners grieve as they gather to pray for Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the second day of funeral…
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Catch up on the biggest stories this Sunday, 5 July 2026, in our simple daily news update. In the news today, nearly 60 000 Zimbabweans have returned home as pressure over illegal immigration continues to grow in South Africa. Meanwhile,…
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 6 July 2026. Frost, fog and generally fine conditions are forecast across much of South Africa on Monday, 6 July, while extremely high…