Catch up on the biggest stories this Saturday, 11 April 2026, in our simple daily news update. News today includes DA candidate for federal leader Geordin Hill-Lewis saying the party needs to earn the trust of all South Africans if…
A world re-imagined: In the cult movie Mad Max, all economies have crashed and the fight for survival is a battle to control energy or fuel in a post-apocalyptic world. The movies tend to depict the post-apocalyptic world as a…
A total of R104.5 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 11 April 2026. Get the Lotto and Lotto Plus results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen,…
Outgoing federal council chair Helen Zille. Photo:(@Our_DA/X) Outgoing federal council chair Helen Zille used her final speech at the Democratic Alliance federal congress on Saturday to caution delegates against race-based politics ahead of the 2026 local government elections. “We must…
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 12 April 2026. The South African Weather Service predicts partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions for South Africa on Sunday, but warns…
Democratic Alliance leader, John Steenhuisen. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy Outgoing Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen on Saturday delivered his final address as party leader at the DA’s federal congress in Midrand, telling delegates he was stepping down while leaving the organisation…
The party has not had this role since it was founded with the amendment for a deputy leader dividing the Congress. The DA has shut down a proposal for the party to have a deputy federal leader. The party has…
Professor Eka Ekpe – the director of the African Leadership Centre at King’s College London and professor of Development Economics at the African Public Square Global Edition open debate. Photo: Supplied The call for innovation and preparedness in a multipolar…
Sipping less than five litres per 100km, this SUV offers resilience against rising fuel prices. The Omoda C5 HEV (hybrid electric vehicle) is the latest new energy vehicle to make a timely arrival as South African grapple with record fuel…
Constitutional coup: Zimbabwe citizens are not being consulted, they are being coerced. Photo: Supplied Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Amendment Bill No 3 (CAB3) is not reform but regression; it is the architecture of authoritarian permanence masquerading as progress. The bill is presented…