Category: News

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Saturday, 20 July 2024. The weather service has warned damaging wind and waves from Saldanha Bay to Plettenberg Bay and disruptive rain in the Western Cape. Here’s what you need to know. Weather warnings, 20 July Impact-based warnings The weather services have issued a… Read more

ActionSA said it “offers cautious endorsement” of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Opening Parliamentary Address (OPA) on Thursday night. It said the president’s emphasis on inclusive economic growth and empowerment “is commendable, as it aligns closely with our goals at ActionSA”, going so far as to say Ramaphosa may have taken pointers from the opposition party’s own… Read more

Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson Mayibuye Mandela says government should expropriate land without compensation. Mayibuye says he has since left the African National Congress(ANC) because the party no longer serves the interests of black South Africans. “If you cannot take land without compensation, it literally means we must repossess land,” he told The Citizen. SA should have… Read more

AfriForum said it has opened a case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and Deputy President Floyd Shivambu in connection with allegations that the duo benefited from money syphoned from the Venda Building Society (VBS) Mutual Bank scandal. Last week, the bank’s former chairman Tshifhiwa Matodzi in an explosive affidavit claimed that Malema… Read more

A seven-year reign of terror by a serial rapist who would break into women’s houses and rape them has ended after he was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 23 years. On Thursday, the Bhisho High Court in the Eastern Cape sentenced Sipho “Mahlathini” Mjuza, 49, to life for raping an elderly woman, 15 years for… Read more

In a lighter moment in parliament, several Members of Parliament (MPs) had to defend themselves from Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi at the Cape Town City Hall on Friday. MPs debated President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan of action at the Cape Town City Hall on Friday, following his address on Thursday. Democratic Alliance (DA)… Read more

Microsoft has told The Citizen is working around the clock to resolve not one, but two outages affecting its customers globally. The outages hit computers around the world on Friday morning, affecting airlines, hospitals, retailers and other businesses. At the heart of it, there have been two issues in quick succession involving widely used Microsoft… Read more

Political party leaders were given the opportunity to scrutinise President Cyril Ramaphosa the day after he gave his Opening Parliamentary Address (OPA). Although the  Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) had stated their intention to conduct themselves in a reserved fashion during the seventh parliament, it did not stop leader Julius Malema from unleashing a host of… Read more

The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) provincial commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has defended police actions in recent shootouts with criminals, asserting that police officers will retaliate when criminals open fire on them. Mkhwanazi shared these sentiments at the South African Police Service (Saps) KZN Provincial Head Quarters, in Durban, during a media briefing on the state of policing in… Read more

John Hlophe, the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party chief whip gave Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie his flowers and slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday. Following Ramaphosa’s address at the opening of Parliament on Thursday, Members of Parliament (MPs) debated his plan of action at the Cape Town City Hall on Friday. Hlophe used his… Read more