Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. An aerial view of the wreckage of a train that crashed when a construction crane collapsed in Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima province...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
The result maintained the dominance of Senegal over Egypt. Sadio Mane scored a 78th-minute winner to give Senegal a 1-0 victory over Egypt on Wednesday in their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final in Tangiers. Former champions Senegal dominated possession against...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
The two-time champions from seasons one and two are again in the mix in the play-offs. Englishman James Coles, just 21 and in his second game in the SA20 competition, enjoyed a match to remember after starring in the Sunrisers...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
A total of R14.5 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 14 January 2026. Get the Lotto and Lotto Plus results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
Actor and rapper Will Smith has won praise after stepping in to replace YouTuber Salah Brooks’ stolen skydiving equipment. Hollywood A-lister Will Smith has made headlines again – not for a blockbuster movie, but for an act of kindness that...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations comes to Morocco, a country where the desert breathes stories and the ocean keeps its own quiet rhythm. From the ochre walls of Marrakech to the windswept streets of Tangier, Morocco is known for...
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Published on: 2026-01-14
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South Africa (news24.com)
Archaeologists working in northern Malawi have uncovered evidence of the oldest known intentional cremation in Africa – a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about when complex ritual practices emerged on the continent. The cremation, dated to about 9 500 years...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
The silence under the stands of the Agdal Medina Stadium in Rabat wasn’t the kind you’d call peaceful. It was the heavy, suffocating quiet that follows a missed opportunity. When Hugo Broos finally sat down before the press on the...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
About 96 000 circumcision devices procured under a controversial national treasury tender are about to be rolled out to clinics in KwaZulu-Natal. The tender is being challenged in court with allegations that CircumQ devices are untested and unsafe, particularly for...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
As Uganda approaches the 15 January 2026 elections, the campaign trail has revealed as much about how political actors seek power as why they seek it. Beyond competing manifestos and personalities, this campaign cycle has showcased a wide range of...
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Published on: 2026-01-13
KwaZulu-Natal province achieved the highest pass rate for the 2025 National Senior Certificate examination at 90.6%, the department of basic education said on Monday, helping nudge the national pass rate to a record 88%. The Eastern Cape ranked lowest out...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
Another senior leadership change has taken place in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, with former Eskom chief executive Brian Molefe appointed as treasurer-general, becoming the fourth person to hold the position since the organisation’s formation. Molefe replaces Mpiyakhe Limba, who...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
Zimbabwe’s tragedy has always been written in paradox. A nation once hailed as the jewel of Southern Africa, with a robust economy and enviable social services, was systematically dismantled by political mismanagement, corruption, and authoritarian hubris. By the late 1990s,...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from dozens of international organisations, conventions and treaties — including the world’s primary global treaty for coordinating international responses to climate change — has drawn sharp criticism from scientists, policy experts...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
The emotion was clear in his voice and body language, as His Excellency Ryad Mezzour, Minister of Industry & Trade, Kingdom of Morocco, addressed the Africa Investment Roundtable on 24 November 2025 in Riyadh: “They say that Africa – all...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
To understand what a car warranty is, it helps first to understand how key car parts work and what happens when they don’t. A car may look like a lifestyle purchase on the surface, but it’s really a collection of...
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Published on: 2026-01-12
Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria on Friday, Umalusi CEO Mafu Rakometsi said the body wanted to assure the public that the matric exam breach was “localised”. Gallo Images/OJ Koloti Exams quality assurer, Umalusi, announced the approval of the matric...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
Residents of Stanford in the Western Cape have been urged to prepare for possible evacuation as a fast-spreading fire burns on two active flanks. Facebook/Overstrand Municipality Residents of Stanford in the Western Cape have been urged to prepare for possible...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
This combination of pictures created on 8 January 2026 shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (L) and US President Donald Trump. JUAN BARRETO / AFP US President Donald Trump said he had canceled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela following...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
Blind law student Kabelo Kekana, who achieved six matric distinctions in 2024, has completed his first year at Wits University. Wits - University of the Witwatersrand/Facebook Blind law student Kabelo Kekana, who achieved six matric distinctions in 2024, has completed...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
Ditsobotla Local Municipality Mayor Molefe Morutse at an ANC community meeting in Itsoseng. ANC/Supplied The newly elected Ditsobotla mayor says things are so bad in the municipality that it collects as little as R50 revenue sometimes.He says he can’t blame...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
Maria Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition party's leader and laureate of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. YUYA YOKOBORI / YOMIURI / THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN VIA AFP US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
Braised oxtail and dumplings. Supplied/Willie Mcotoyi The meat is braised low and slow until it’s tender and soft, while fluffy dumplings soak up every drop of that rich, savory gravy.Want to make this later? Tap on the bookmark ribbon at...
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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South Africa (news24.com)
The Judicial Service Commission has recommended the initiation of removal proceedings against Judge Mushtak Parker. X/@OCJ_RSA The Judicial Service Commission has recommended the initiation of removal proceedings against Judge Mushtak Parker. Last year, the judge was found guilty of gross...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
From left: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer sign a declaration of intent on a multinational force to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine. Rachel Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images Russia condemned European...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
Church leaders have dismissed a complaint against Sarah Mullally (pictured), the incoming leader of the Church of England. Jaimi Joy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sarah Mullally, incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, was cleared of mishandling a 2020 abuse allegation complaint. Survivor N...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
SACP supporters demanded "hands off Venezuela" when they marched on the US Embassy in Pretoria. Graphic: Sharlene Rood, Graeme Raubenheimer/News24. Photo: Emmanuel Croset/AFP While the SACP marched on the US Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday to denounce the Trump administration’s...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
Hot and humid conditions are expected in parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. RAJESH JANTILAL/AFP Hot and humid conditions are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, while severe thunderstorms with heavy rain are forecast in five...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
Mavis Tsele talks about her unemployment situation with ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa during his door-to-door in the North West. Rosetta Msimango/News24 Boitekong residents praised their ward councillor during ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit, despite ongoing water and power cuts.Residents highlighted...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
Two people were shot dead in what police suspect to be gang-related incidents in Valhalla Park on Wednesday. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images A teenage boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in separate shootings in Valhalla Park, Cape Town, on Wednesday....
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
A view of the Overseas Mulan tanker ship (later renamed the Bella 1 and Marinera) at sea just outside the port of Rotterdam in August 2014 in the Netherlands. On 7 January, she was seized in the North Atlantic ocean...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
US President Donald Trump, a vocal critic of renewable energy who has called climate change a “con job” and a hoax, went beyond his previous action of withdrawing the US - world’s biggest historical greenhouse gas emitter - from the...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal plans to hold bilateral talks with the NFP following the NFP’s decision to withdraw from the government of provincial unity.The NFP instructed MEC Mbali Shinga to resign by 8 January 2026 after defying party directives in...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
The Akkerkloof catchment dam. Edrea du Toit/Rapport/Gallo Images Knysna’s main dam, Akkerkloof Dam, is critically low at 20%, leaving only 13 days of water supply at current consumption levels. Authorities warn that water rationing may soon be unavoidable to prevent...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
Landowners around Stanford have been warned to “prepare for any eventuality” as a wildfire blazes across the area. Facebook/Overstrand Municipality Landowners around Stanford have been warned to “prepare for any eventuality” as a wildfire blazes across the area.The fire, now...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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South Africa (news24.com)
