The Citizen - November 06, 2024

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November 06, 2024

Thousands march against Bela Act

ANGER: TARGETS AFRIKAANS SCHOOLS - AFRIFORUM

2 mins

Missing man mystery solved

Strasbourg - New owners renovating a house in eastern France made the shock discovery of a human skeleton likely to be a former owner who vanished 15 years ago, prosecutors said on Monday.

1 min

Viral star hippo predicts US poll

The polls put the US election on a knife-edge, but as Americans go to vote, Thailand's superstar baby hippo Moo Deng has predicted Donald Trump will regain the White House.

1 min

Lights cost you half-hour daily

RESEARCH SAYS TIME LOST ADDS OVER R28 000 PER YEAR, WITH FUEL CONSUMPTION SPIKING

3 mins

Little green man unites nation

Chunky outline and wide-brimmed hat instantly recognisable.

2 mins

Palestinian entrepreneurs build new lives in Cairo's 'Little Gaza'

Palestinian Bassem Abu Aoun serves Gaza-style turkey shawarma at his restaurant in an eastern Cairo neighborhood, where a growing number of businesses opened by those fleeing war have many dubbing the area \"Little Gaza\".

2 mins

Power plant inspectors live in fear after getting threats

Department of employment and labour inspectors assigned to inspect contractors linked to two Eskom power stations are living in fear as they receive death threats and are ordered to halt their inspections.

2 mins

Fuel hike, bleak Christmas

BUDGETS: INCREASING COSTS DASH HOPES OF YEAR-END HOLIDAYS FOR CONSUMERS

3 mins

No drought, just challenges - minister

There is no drought in Gauteng but the province is experiencing water security challenges, according to Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina.

1 min

Still no water in 3.1m households

DEPARTMENT: SPENT OVER R10BN ON INFRASTRUCTURE

2 mins

Singing jockey stuns crowd in Melbourne

Robbie Dolan was part of the light entertainment before yesterday's Melbourne Cup, Australia's legendary horse race.

2 mins

Rea Vaya still at standstill

Rea Vaya bus services will remain suspended until the company and taxi associations see eye-to-eye.

1 min

Families plead for release of SA men jailed in Equatorial Guinea

Families of the two South African engineers who have been imprisoned in Equatorial Guinea for more than 630 days say they fear for their well-being.

2 mins

Zille lauds coalitions

DA doesn’t need to exceed 50% of the vote to governina coalition.’

2 mins

No majority? Congress will flex muscles

So what exactly happens if neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump achieves the electoral college majority required to win the US election?

1 min

Going down to the wire

VOTE COUNT: GROWING RISK OF DELAYS, LEGAL CHALLENGES EXPECTED

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Harris, Trump tie kicks off election day

Voters in the US hamlet of Dixville Notch launched election day in the first minutes of yesterday with a tied vote, mirroring the incredibly close national polls in the White House race.

1 min

Taipei busts China's fixers

A Taiwanese radio host and his wife have been charged with receiving $2.3 million (about R40 million) from \"overseas sources\", including China, in exchange for attempting to influence the island's elections and referendums.

1 min

US accuses Hamas over truce bid flop

REJECTION: 'IT DOES NOT INCLUDE LASTING CEASEFIRE'

1 min

Pyongyang continues weapons tests

North Korea fired a salvo of short-range ballistic missiles early yesterday, Seoul's military said, Pyongyang's second launch in days.

1 min

UK cops axed for misconduct

Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed yesterday, as police chiefs battle to restore public confidence after a string of scandals.

1 min

No excuse for SA's dry taps

It's enough to make you cry when you hear that R10 billion a year has been spent by the department of water and sanitation on water infrastructure services since 2019, yet 3.1 million of South Africa's near 19 million households are still dry.

1 min

Coalitions 'new' catch-phrase in '26

If one just looks at how the political landscape shifted since the nation cast their vote at the end of May, some political parties would be forgiven for seeing coalition as a curse word, while the prospects of forming new relationships certainly threw a lifeline to other parties that had probably found themselves out in the cold.

1 min

Botes on edge of an abyss

Is the house of cards protecting Johannesburg Property Company (JPC) chief executive Helen Botes on the brink of collapse?

2 mins

Time for Khoza to pass the baton

Soccer is a leading sport in South Africa and elsewhere. It is also a multimillion, if not billion, business.

1 min

World will be better without Trump's hogwash

Once you're a pathological liar and a sexist, it will stay with you forever, writes Armin.

1 min

Live and let live, please

My dead body count is five.

2 mins

Space waste goes green

The world's first wooden satellite has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket, its Japanese developers said yesterday, part of a resupply mission to the International Space Station.

1 min

I'm not blowing any Trumpet

So, it's all over bar the shooting. I was hoping to congratulate or excoriate the winner of yesterday's US elections, but since deadline was snapping at my heels while the doomed and the desperate were still voting, it was never going to happen.

3 mins

'Bin Laden' suspended

An Australian Rules umpire has been suspended for dressing up as Osama bin Laden at an end-of-season function, the sport's governing body said this week.

1 min

Rare birth renews hope

A critically endangered Sumatran elephant has been born in Indonesia, officials said on Tuesday, another rare birth that has given renewed hope to conservation efforts.

1 min

Times are a-changin'

IPHONE 16: BEAUTIFUL NEW HANDSET IS BIG IN SIZE AND AMBITIONS

3 mins

Pop culture meets comfort

FOOTWEAR: ADIDAS ORIGINALS, HEY DUDE HIT THE SPOT

3 mins

Taxpayer trust wanes

PUBLIC CONFIDENCE: MORE IS NEEDED TO IMPROVE TAX COMPLIANCE

3 mins

Fitch hints at rating upgrade if SA sticks to budget plan

Fitch Ratings has signaled that it may upgrade South Africa's credit outlook if the government sticks to its path to stabilize debt as outlined in its three-year budget plan.

1 min

Old car, higher interest rate

WESBANK: CONSUMER QUESTIONS BANK POLICIES ON USED CAR FINANCING

4 mins

Redefine office sector pain

RENT: REVERSIONS IN NEGATIVE TERRITORY

2 mins

Plenty to ponder for Inter Milan

PRESSURE: ITALIANS FACE TOUGH ARSENAL CHALLENGE

1 min

Special farewell planned for Rafa

The Davis Cup will provide a special farewell to retiring tennis great Rafael Nadal (above) at the November final eight, tournament director Feliciano Lopez said yesterday.

1 min

PSG are feeling the heat in Europe

Kylian Mbappe was always going to leave an enormous void when he left Paris Saint-Germain, and the French side are struggling in this season's Champions League without the goals of their former star.

1 min

Steyn growing in his new role

Former Springbok star and current Lions kicking consultant Morne Steyn (above) is growing into his role and learning every day as he continues to guide the up-and-coming crop of kickers at the franchise.

1 min

Aubaas wants a better showing

SUNDOWNS: POLOKWANE CITY A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK

2 mins

Graham out of Bok showdown

London - Darcy Graham will miss Scotland's Test against South Africa on Sunday after the wing failed to pass head injury protocols.

1 min

'Boks, Scots in transitional phase'

Former Springbok legend Duane Vermeulen says that the Springboks and Scotland are both going through transitioning periods and will be looking to get one over the other in their clash at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Sunday.

2 mins

Chiefs have not improved

I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but as things stand, I don't think Kaizer Chiefs have improved under new coach Nasreddine Nabi.

1 min

Mercedes puts the V in van

Range now spans a single V300d model with more standard features.

3 mins

Rambo Lambo guns for glory

MEAN: LAMBORGHINI URUS SE ARMED AND DANGEROUS

3 mins

Hyundai Exter has edge

EVERYDAY TRANSPORT: IT COMES IN UNDER THE R300 000 MAGIC MARK

3 mins

Porsche 911 T returns solely with a manual gearbox

Porsche has continued the updated 992.2 generation 911's roll-out with the revival of the T moniker as a step-up from the conventional Carrera.

2 mins

Hitting the trail less taken

FORD RANGER: 4X4 STACKED WITH SO MUCH MORE

3 mins

Final Summer Cup log

SCRATCHINGS: COUSIN CASEY AND FLAG MAN WITHDRAWN FROM R6-MILLION RACE

1 min

Youngsters to show their class

Some promising three-year-olds will be in action at Turffontein tomorrow when they race on the inside track.

1 min

Yeung to keep the fire burning

Touched off Red Majesty can go one better.

2 mins

R21-m to be won in Soccer 13

There are several chances for TAB customers to get rich quick this Friday and Saturday with two carryover pools, four added pools and a bonanza Soccer 13, in which those who correctly forecast the results of the 13 games will share a guaranteed pot of R21 million!

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