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3147327	有图 <p> Joburg"s finest classic and vintage motorcycles came out on Sunday to take part in the annual “Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride”. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Motorcyclists take part in the mass ride the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) in Johannesburg, 18 May 2025. The annual mass motorcycle ride has seen 500 000 vintage and classic motorcyclists ride in 121 countries and raise 50 million USD for men’s cancer research and men’s mental health. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride unites classic and vintage styled motorcycle riders from all over the world to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health.</p><p>The annual event was founded in Sydney, Australia, by Mark Hawwa. </p><p>It was inspired by a photo of TV Show Mad Men’s Don Draper astride a classic motorcycle and wearing his finest suit. </p><p>Hawwa decided a themed ride would be a great way of connecting niche motorcycle enthusiasts and communities while raising funds to support various causes.</p><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-22.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Motorcyclists gather prior to the start of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) at Mall of Africa in Midrand, 18 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-4.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">A motorcyclists parks his bike at the finish of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride at Prison Break Market in Glenferness AH. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-21.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-20.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-19.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-18.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-17.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-16.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-15.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-14.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-13.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-12.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-11.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-10.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-9.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-8.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-7.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-6.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Picture: EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook<img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/distinguished-gentlemens-ride-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Motorcyclists leave the Prison Break Market in Glenferness AH after taking part in the annual Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) in Johannesburg. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<p>PICTURES: EFF march to Kleinfontein</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics gallery Motorbike motorcycle News Today photography pictures </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Multimedia 24 hours in pictures, 19 May 2025 <footer> 8 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Entertainment From Thokoza to Casablanca: How social art movement shared photography skills in Morocco <footer> 9 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Sport PICTURES: The best from the world of sport from the weekend <footer> 12 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Multimedia 48 hours in pictures, 18 May 2025 <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> PICTURES: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Johannesburg \| The Citizen	查看 6239	《公民报》	2025-05-19 19:14:40 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147326	有图 <p> Warning: Artistic Nudity — This article includes artwork containing nudity. Viewer discretion is advised. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Marlene-Dumas-auction-painting.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>South African artist and painter, Marlene Dumas. Picture: Instagram</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South African-born artist Marlene Dumas has shattered a global auction record after her 1997 painting Miss January sold for a jaw-dropping $13.6 million — more than R245 million.</p><p>The sale took place at a Christie’s auction held at the Rockefeller Centre in New York, with the event also streamed live on Instagram and YouTube.</p><p>Dumas’ painting currently holds the record for the most expensive painting ever sold by a living woman artist.</p><p>She surpassed the previous record held by British painter Jenny Saville, whose 1992 work Propped sold for £9.5 million (R228 million) at Sotheby’s in London in 2018.</p><p>However, while Miss January sets a new benchmark for living female artists, Dumas still trails behind top-selling male artists like Jeff Koons, whose sculpture Rabbit (1986) sold for a staggering $91.07 million (R1.65 billion) in 2019.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> In the gloom, two South Africans bring global glory </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Mr. Mem (@atelier_london)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: April art auction: Expressions of labour, form</p>Marlene Dumas’ ‘magnum opus’<p>Christie’s Deputy Chairman of Post-War and Contemporary Art, Sara Friedlander, described Miss January as Dumas’ “magnum opus”.</p><p>“In this painting, Dumas triumphantly demonstrates a formal mastery of the woman’s body while simultaneously freeing it from a tradition of subjection, upending normalised concepts of the female nude through the lens of a male-centric history,” Friedlander said in a post-auction statement.</p><p>Born in Cape Town in 1953, Dumas has lived in Amsterdam since 1976 and continues to exhibit her work at the Galleria Paul Andriesse, where she debuted in 1977.</p><p> </p><p>She represented the Netherlands at the 1995 Venice Biennale and was featured in the central exhibition space of the Biennale again in 2015.</p><p>Her long list of accolades includes the Düsseldorf Art Prize (2007), the Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts (2011), the Johannes Vermeer Award (2012), and the Hans Theo Richter Prize for Drawing and Graphic Art (2017).</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Christie"s (@christiesinc)</p><p>NOW READ: Here’s why investing in rare whisky can be profitable</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics art painting </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Opinion In the gloom, two South Africans bring global glory <footer> 43 minutes ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Entertainment Ricollin Moodley uses lipstick art to honour former Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks <footer> 13 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Auctions April art auction: Expressions of labour, form <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Multimillion-rand boxing tournaments reported to Public Protector <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> SA-born Marlene Dumas breaks global record with R245 million painting sale	查看 4136	《公民报》	2025-05-19 19:17:11 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147325	有图 <p> There was plenty of action all across the globe to keep sports fans entertained this last weekend. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/scottie-1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Scottie Scheffler of the United States celebrates with his wife, Meredith, and son Bennett behind the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on Sunday. Picture: Kevin C Cox/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/downs-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mamelodi Sundowns players celebrate with the Betway Premiership trophy after their final league game against Magesi FC at Loftus Versfeld on Sunday. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cornal-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Tributes poured in for former player Cornal Hendricks at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Hendricks passed away last Wednesday in his home town of Wellington at just 37 years of age. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bulle-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The Bulls celebrate a try from Sergeal Petersen, centre, during their United Rugby Championship match against Dragons at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday. Picture: Gordon Arons/Gallo Images<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/rahul-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Delhi Capitals batter KL Rahul celebrates after scoring a century during their Indian Premier League match against the Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday. Picture: Sajjad Hussain/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/alca-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz shows off his winner’s trophy after he beat Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the final of the Rome Masters at Foro Italico in Rome on Sunday. Picture: Filippo Monteforte/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/max-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the 2025 Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix at the Imola autodrome in Imola on Sunday. Picture: Marco Bertorello/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/giro-1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s Belgian rider Wout Van Aert celebrates as he crosses the finish to win the ninth stage of the 108th Giro d’Italia from Gubbio to Siena on Sunday. Picture: Luca Bettini/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/barca-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski lifts the Spanish La Liga trophy at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Sunday. Picture: Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/palace-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Crystal Palace’s captain Marc Guehi lifts the FA Cup surrounded by team-mates after they beat Manchester City in the final at Wembley on Saturday. Palace won 1-0 to win their first major trophy in the club’s history. Picture: Glyn Kirk/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/PSG-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>PSG’s players celebrate with the trophy after their final French Ligue 1 game against AJ Auxerre at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday. Picture: Franck Fife/AFP<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/chelwom-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Chelsea captain Millie Bright lifts the English Women’s FA Cup trophy as team-mates celebrate around her after they beat Manchester United 3-0 in the final at Wembley on Saturday. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bulls Rugby Team Carlos Alcaraz cornal hendricks Crystal Palace F.C. 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3147324	有图 <p> The possibility that Transnet could run out of funds within the next three months may increase pressure on government to step in with additional financial aid. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Transnet-to-run-out-of-money-in-three-months.-Will-government-come-to-the-rescue.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Transnet website </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Moody’s Ratings has warned that the state-owned logistics company, Transnet, could run out of money in the next three months.</p><p>“Today’s rating action reflects our growing concern over Transnet’s unsustainable capital structure, its deteriorating liquidity position, lack of formal agreement so far on additional government support, and the slower-than-planned pace of operational improvements,” said Moody’s.</p><p>The ratings agency put the already struggling logistics company on review for a downgrade last week. This comes months after S&P Global put Transnet on credit watch.</p><p>ALSO READ: S&P Global keeps SA’s credit rating on positive outlook</p>Transnet to run out of money<p>Moody’s provides data, intelligence, and analytical tools to help business and financial leaders make informed decisions. The warning that Transnet could run out of money within the next three months could intensify pressure on the government to initiate a financial rescue.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Transnet faces standstill on Thursday as Untu demands revised offer </p> </p> </p><p>“In December 2023, the Government of South Africa provided Transnet with a R47 billion guarantee facility that allowed it to issue government-guaranteed debt. This facility has been fully exhausted and expired on 31 March 2025.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“While Transnet still has undrawn available loan commitments of around R7 billion and some cash as of the end of March 2025, we expect this amount of available liquidity sources will only be sufficient to reliably cover the company’s operating and investing needs as well as upcoming debt maturities for the next three months.”</p>Will the government bailout Transnet?<p>Moody’s believes Transnet needs further government support to refinance upcoming debt maturities and secure funds for its expanded capital expenditure programme.</p><p>But will the government bail out Transnet? The National Treasury has previously attributed poor service delivery to its decision to bail out cash-strapped state-owned enterprises(SOEs) with billions.</p><p>The ratings agency stated that the state-owned entity is subject to debt amortisation payments on a near-monthly basis during the 2025/2026 financial year, which ends in March 2026. The next substantial maturity is a R9.9 billion local bond due on 19 August 2025.</p><p> </p><p>“We believe the government remains supportive of Transnet and will provide additional guarantees or other assistance to prevent default on its upcoming debt maturities. However, the lack of a formal announcement so far creates uncertainty and heightens default risk.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Transnet executives to repay millions in irregular contract payments</p>Sabotage of the recovery programme<p>Moody’s acknowledged that Transnet’s operational performance has improved under the recovery programme launched at the end of 2023. However, progress remains slower than planned, to some extent due to the continued high occurrence of theft, vandalism, and adverse weather conditions.</p><p>“As such, we believe the company continues to underperform the plan’s targets. As of March 2024, rail volumes had increased to 152 million tons per year, up from 150 million tons the previous year, but had achieved only around half of the targeted improvement of 4 million tons.</p><p> </p><p>“As of September 2024, volumes reportedly increased by 3.2%, implying continued underperformance against a target of 170 million tons for the full year that ended March 2025.</p><p>“While revenue increased by around 12% during the year that ended March 2024 and a further 6% during the six months that ended September 2024, these improvements were primarily driven by higher tariffs rather than increased volumes.”</p>Debt burden remains high<p>Moody’s stated that Transnet’s debt burden remains excessively high, resulting in unsustainable interest payments.</p><p>“The company’s EBIT to interest coverage ratio remains at 0.6x for the twelve months that ended in September 2024, and we expect it to remain below 1.0x for at least the next two to three years.</p><p> </p><p>“This means the company is unable to meet regular capex [capital expenditure] and interest payments from its earnings.”</p><p>The ratings agency emphasises that no funds have been raised to date, and timelines remain uncertain.</p><p>“The review will focus on the government’s willingness and ability to provide further support to Transnet, as well as the materiality and sufficiency of such support in bringing the company’s capital structure and liquidity position on a sustainable footing.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Transnet half-year results show better income, but even bigger loss</p><p> </p>S&P places Transnet on ‘credit watch’<p>In December 2024, S&P placed the logistics company on credit watch, citing “Transnet’s operational improvements are expected to be gradual, but the company’s cash flow is unlikely to rise sufficiently or quickly enough to sustain its current liquidity, leverage, and capital structure.”</p><p>Additionally, elevated capital expenditure requirements and debt servicing costs leave the company with limited room to manage operational underperformance.</p><p>“The CreditWatch placement reflects the increased likelihood of a downgrade if the anticipated turnaround in Transnet’s business performance and cash flow generation does not materialise soon enough to control the current leverage levels and capital structure,” said S&P.</p>Can Transnet afford salary increases?<p>The struggling logistics company has offered at least 20000 employees who are members of the South African Transport and Allied Workers’ Union (Satawu) salary increases. They agreed to the offer of 6% effective from 1 April 2025, 6% in 2026, and 5.5% in 2027.</p><p>However, the union representing most of the 46000 employees at Transnet has rejected the offer, noting that it does not reflect the economic crisis the working class faces.</p><p>The United National Transport Union (Untu) is threatening to bring the logistics company to a standstill on Thursday if a revised offer is not received from the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) by the end of Monday.</p><p>If the strike goes ahead, more than half of the Transnet workforce will be absent, which could result in significant disruptions in the sector.</p>Bailouts lead to poor service delivery<p>The South African government’s ability to provide quality service delivery has deteriorated over time, with streets marred by potholes, sewage spillages, collapsing infrastructure, and roads resembling wasteland.</p><p>Last year, poor service delivery was attributed to the government’s decision to provide state-owned enterprises with billions in bailouts. Over the past nine financial years, SOEs have received R456.5 billion in taxpayer money in the form of bailouts. By the end of the current financial year, this amount is expected to increase to R520.6 billion.</p><p>The bulk of these bailouts went to Eskom. </p><p>The Standing Committee on Appropriations was told about the others, including South African Airways (SAA), the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), the Land Bank, the South African Special Risks Insurance Association (Sasria), Denel, the Post Bank, South African Post Office (Sapo), South African Express, the Development Bank of Southern Africa(DBSA), and the Airports Company South Africa.</p><p>NOW READ: Here’s what some of South Africa’s SOE bosses earn</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics bailout Moody"s Standard & Poor"s (S&P) Transnet </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Business Transnet faces standstill on Thursday as Untu demands revised offer <footer> 17 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa More millions to save jobs at SA Post Office <footer> 22 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Untu makes one last attempt to reach a wage deal with Transnet before major strike <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business SA’s economic growth outlook growing increasingly dim <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Transnet could run out of funds within three months — will the government step in to rescue? \| The Citizen	查看 9310	《公民报》	2025-05-19 19:58:45 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147323	有图 <p> Valeria was live-streaming from her salon when the incident occurred. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TikToker-Valeria-Marquez-.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez. Picture: Instagram/@v___marquez</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Tributes are continuing to pour in for TikTok star Valeria Marquez, who was shot and killed while live-streaming.</p><p>The 23-year-old beauty influencer was live-streaming from her salon, Blossom Beauty Lounge, in Jalisco, Mexico, last Tuesday when the incident occurred.</p><p>According to the Associated Press (AP), Denis Rodríguez, a spokesperson for the Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office (JSPO), said they believe Marquez was killed by hitmen.</p><p>He stated that one of the suspects asked if Marquez was in the salon.</p><p>“So it appears he didn’t know her. From that, you can deduce — without jumping to conclusions — that this was a person who was paid,” Rodríguez added.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Operation Shanela: Police arrest more than 16 000 in just one week </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Valeria Marquez (@v___marquez)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Second man charged in UK assault case involving US singer Chris Brown</p>Valeria Marquez: ‘Maybe they were going to kill me’<p>According to AP, a masked man, along with another man on a motorcycle, entered Marquez’s salon earlier and told a woman inside that they needed to deliver a gift to her in person.</p><p>The publication adds that Marquez was worried when she arrived at her salon and found out the men were looking for her, as she shared her fears during a TikTok livestream just moments before she was killed.</p><p>“Maybe they were going to kill me. Were they going to come and take me away, or what?” Marquez said during the livestream, as reported by AP.</p><p> </p><p>Two men on a motorcycle had reportedly murdered a former congressman in the area just hours before Marquez’s death.</p><p>Fans have taken to social media to pay tribute to Marquez. Here are a few reactions from X.</p><p>This image will haunt me for the rest of my life. It"s like a scene from a horror film. But this is reality. 💔 #RIPValeriaMarquez pic.twitter.com/Et8CJAjkty</p>— Victor Hugo Padilla (@Victorhugoswift) May 15, 2025</p><p>It"s the way she grabs her chest like when something suddenly hits you very hard & hurts badly. That woman that ended the live must definitely be involved & I think she though that Valeria stopped the live and didn’t notice that she muted it instead. Tragic. #ripvaleriamarquez 🙏🏻</p><p> </p>— Sally Cole (@ImSallyCole) May 15, 2025</p><p>Too late,too soon. #RIPValeriaMarquez</p>— AC Nixon (@nixonapun) May 16, 2025</p><p>NOW READ: WATCH: Mjaivo Jaiva takes over the streets of Johannesburg</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Murder TikTok </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Crime Operation Shanela: Police arrest more than 16 000 in just one week <footer> 1 hour ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Crime More than 900 suspects arrested for various crimes in Gauteng <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Crime Umlazi mass murder: KZN premier condemns ‘barbaric’ attack, calls for action against crime <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> News Four suspects arrested in connection with fatal kidnapping case in Western Cape <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Tributes pour in for Valeria Marquez, shot dead during TikTok livestream	查看 4267	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:22:01 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147322	有图 <p> The DA leader has challenged the Expropriation Act but will have to defend it in Washington. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Steenhuisen-Ramaphosa-GNU-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) smiles as Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen (C) shakes hands with Deputy President Paul Mashatile (R). Picture: RODGER BOSCH / AFP</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>DA leader John Steenhuisen could be compelled by his constituency to speak about his party’s position on race-based laws in the U.S.</p><p>This is the view of political analyst Theo Neethling from the University of Free State (UFS).</p><p>The leader of the blue party is part of a South African delegation in Washington to meet with Donald Trump and other White House representatives.</p><p>This meeting will take place on Wednesday and is meant to ease tensions between the Trump administration and Pretoria.</p>Steenhuisen’s priorities<p>Steenhuisen said on Monday that he would raise a number of priority points in his engagements with the Trump administration.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> What those on the plane to Washington said prior to Trump-Ramaphosa showdown </p> </p> </p><p>However, there was no mention of the DA’s views on race-based views, which are part of the decaying relationship between the Trump administration and South Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The highest issues on my priority list will be securing trade relations between the US and SA, particularly in agriculture, to protect jobs, grow the economy and expand employment opportunities,” he said.</p><p>Steenhuisen described himself as a proud member of the Government of National Unity (GNU) and claimed all those in the travelling party were putting country before party interests.</p><p>“This delegation to Washington represents all South Africans, who have entrusted us to put the shared national interests and desire for economic growth and job creation first, ahead of any party or ideological positions,” he said.</p>Will he speak on race-based laws?<p>However, Neethling said Steenhuisen is in a difficult position and may have to respond to tough questions from the White House.</p><p> </p><p>“Steenhuisen is in a difficult position if he says nothing about race-based laws and expropriation. These are things that the DA feels very strongly about.</p><p>“If he comes back without saying anything about these issues, he might face some criticism from his constituencies. So, he could face criticism from within the DA and Afrikaners as such,” he said.</p><p>Neethling said silence would help Ramaphosa’s aim for unity at the meetings.</p><p>“The president will obviously want a united team as they go into any meeting. I am sure that they will speak before meeting the Trump administration,” he said.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ; ‘Condemn kill the boer’ – Ramaphosa must assure Trump of commitment to Afrikaner human rights</p>Token white?<p>Neethling dismissed claims that Steehuisen is going into high-level bilateral meetings with the Trump administration as a “token” white politician.</p><p>He said Steenhuisen’s role as the Minister of Agriculture was very important in the White House engagements.</p><p>“I believe John Steenhuisen will focus on agricultural issues and work towards a new AGOA agreement representing the agricultural sector.</p><p> </p><p>“I do not think Steenhuisen is going there as a token white person. The president was quite clever here because he is taking Steenhuisen as the leader of the opposition within the GNU as well, so this adds inclusivity to the delegation.”</p>Trump unlikely to use visit to start another Zelensky debacle<p>Political economy analyst Daniel Silke expected the talks to be smooth and focus on economic issues, particularly the strengthening of trade between the two countries and mineral. </p><p>He said Trump was unlikely to use the visit to start another Volodymyr Zelensky debacle or shouting match, but would likely use it to achieve his international goals. </p><p>“I expect there to be amicable relations between the two. This is an important meeting for Africa ahead of G20 summit, so it is in Trump’s interest to be seen to be more compromising in dealing with South Africa,” Silke said.</p><p> </p><p>Steenhuisen will be joined by the international relations minister, Ronald Lamola, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Pretoria’s special envoy to the US, Mcebi Jonas, and Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau.</p><p>The meeting comes as 49 Afrikaners from South Africa begin their new lives in the US as refugees.</p><p>The Trump administration has granted them refugee status after false reports that there is a genocide of white people in South Africa, especially Afrikaner farmers.</p><p>Trump accused South Africa of doing terrible things to ethnic minorities in the country. A claim denied by the SA government.</p><p>NOW READ: Afrikaners who accepted Trump refugee offer ‘know there’s no persecution in SA’</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Government of national unity (GNU) John Steenhuisen </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Politics What those on the plane to Washington said prior to Trump-Ramaphosa showdown <footer> 6 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion Cartoon of the day: 19 May 2025 <footer> 8 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Courts Will Ramaphosa testify in Phala Phala trial? 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3147321	有图 <p> Minister McKenzie may be new to the greens, but he’s already swinging for laughs. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Minister Gayton Mckenzie plays golf. Picture: Twitter/X</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>In a charming and laughter-filled debut, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, made waves at his very first golf tournament.</p><p>From missing swings to making birdies, the minister’s first golf tournament is a comedy-filled debut.</p>‘I have the bag, not the skill!’<p>I just bought a whole golf set 4 my first ever golf tournament. I feel like the kid who had a ball and the best soccer boots growing up but zero skill. We were forced to pass the ball to him because he would take the ball, they better make sure I win cos I will stop the game pic.twitter.com/7iyxDp2Wmu</p>— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) May 16, 2025 <p>Minister McKenzie might be new to the greens, but he’s already swinging for laughs.</p><p>In a hilarious and self-deprecating social media post, the minister declared:</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> How much money Scheffler and the SA golfers won at the PGA Championship </p> </p> </p><p>“I just bought a whole golf set for my first-ever golf tournament. I feel like the kid who had a ball and the best soccer boots growing up, but zero skill. We were forced to pass the ball to him because he would take the ball… they better make sure I win, cos I will stop the game!”<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yes, folks, the minister came armed with a brand-new Titleist golf bag (retailing at a cool R7,699.99) and zero golfing experience.</p><p>But what he lacked in finesse, he made up for in flair and fun.</p>Speed traps in the sky – Minister cracks up golf crowd<p>I respect the law 😂😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cNvwxh9p4W</p>— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) May 16, 2025 <p><gwmw></gwmw>Joking that he didn’t want to hit the ball too far “because the traffic cops were in attendance and there’s speed traps in the air,” the minister had fellow players, and the internet howling with laughter.</p><p> </p><p>And he wasn’t done. After a few less-than-perfect shots, he quipped:</p><p>“My first shot ever… worse to good. By the time I’m fine here, Walmer Golf Club will need new grass!”</p><p>Talk about turf trouble.</p><p>ALSO READ: WATCH: Shocking! Fan tries to kiss Maphorisa mid-set</p><p> </p>Twitter tees off<p>My first shot ever, worse to good 🔥🔥🔥🔥by the time I am fine here, Walmer Golf club will need new grass 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/WKNBmN992S</p>— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) May 16, 2025 <p>Golf enthusiasts didn’t hold back in the replies, offering advice, banter, and a good old golf clap.</p><p>One seasoned aficionado advised:</p><p>“Best investment! Go for a few lessons. You’ll appreciate and enjoy the challenge even more. I remember how I struggled with the 3 wood… Follow @GOLF_com for great tips.”</p><p> </p><p>The boss got better 😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/IHfoClR9LA pic.twitter.com/T7bdONwDCZ</p>— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) May 18, 2025 <p>Another user took a cheeky swing:</p><p>“2nd frame, I thought you were going for an eagle. Kanti, you got yourself a chick.”</p><p>Even as an amateur, the minister proved he could take the banter as well as he takes a bogey.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:SA-born artist Marlene Dumas breaks global record with over R245 million painting sale [PICS]</p>Birdie brilliance: From zero to hero<p>But not all hope was lost.</p><p>I got my first birdie at my first attempt at playing golf 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/9IROPUTXWr</p>— Gayton McKenzie (@GaytonMcK) May 18, 2025 <p><gwmw></gwmw>With a little pro guidance on the course, the minister’s game began to shape up. By the end of the tournament, he managed to score his first birdie, and the celebration was pure gold.</p><p>Captured on video, his joy was undeniable as fellow players congratulated him.</p><p>“This feeling is always golden,” tweeted @ThisIsMduh in response to the moment.</p><p>From posing with a pricey golf bag to grinning like a kid on Christmas morning, the minister may not be teeing off for the PGA Tour anytime soon, but one thing’s for sure:</p><p>South Africa’s favourite golf rookie is officially hooked.<gwmw></gwmw></p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics black twitter Gayton McKenzie Golf PGA tour Twitter </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Sport How much money Scheffler and the SA golfers won at the PGA Championship <footer> 21 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Technology and Science Musk’s Grok ‘instructed’ to spread unsolicited white genocide stories in South Africa posts <footer> 2 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Sport Six South Africans to tee it up at the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow <footer> 6 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Entertainment Trump’s film tantrum: Brandon Auret calls on Gayton McKenzie to invest in local films <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> WATCH: Birdie Bliss! 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3147319	有图 <p> Investors will be watching Budget 3.0 closely on Wednesday afternoon to see if it includes measures that will benefit the economy. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Busisiwe-Mavuso-Budget-3.0-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Busisiwe Mavuso, CEO of BLSA.Picture: Supplied</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>With Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana trying this week for a third time to get Budget 3.0 passed, he has a good opportunity to introduce measures that will help to fix South Africa’s economy.</p><p>Busi Mavuso, CEO of Business Leadership South Africa, says in her weekly newsletter that it is critical that Budget 3.0 strikes the right balance of fiscal prudence.</p><p>“The growth outlook has deteriorated from February, when the budget was first tabled, meaning there will be less revenue in the form of tax collection and therefore a bigger headache on how to balance the books.</p><p>“At last week’s business/government partnership meeting, held with the president, it was clear that we must speed up reform to drive economic growth. It is time for parliament and government to show that we are capable of rallying around a coherent budget that maintains fiscal consolidation.”</p><p>ALSO READ: S&P Global keeps SA’s credit rating on positive outlook</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Budget 3.0: Godongwana under pressure to make up for downgraded growth </p> </p> </p>S&P Global’s rating reinforces what‘s at stake<p>Mavuso says ratings agency S&P Global’s recent decision to reaffirm its positive outlook for South Africa’s credit rating reinforces what is at stake. “S&P sees a potential upside that would lead it to increase our credit rating if an improving track record of effective reforms resulted in the strengthening of economic growth and reduced government debt and contingent liabilities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“On the other hand, it notes the downside risk if ongoing economic and governance reforms do not progress, resulting in a deterioration in economic growth or a higher-than-expected fiscal deficit and interest burden.”</p><p>She points out that investors will be watching closely how politicians react to the budget speech. “National Treasury has stayed the course to ensure the budget does not worsen our debt position and I expect the budget tabled this week will maintain that.</p><p>“But in the absence of increased VAT, which has been abandoned from the first budget, we must see restraint on spending. I particularly want to see an honest reckoning with how productive distinct parts of government are, particularly outside of the main service delivery lines.</p><p>“We had a succession of administrations over the past 30 years and each one set up new public institutions and programmes. They do not all deliver value for money. As we must do in the private sector, when a budget is constrained, we must reduce spending in those areas that create the least value.”</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Budget 3.0: Will it be third time lucky for Godongwana?</p>Budget 3.0 will affect different stakeholders<p>Mavuso says the problem facing our politicians is that it is very difficult to assess value for money in an objective way, given that there are different interest groups who will be affected. “That is why our constitution protects the independence of several bodies, including the Financial and Fiscal Commission, Reserve Bank and National Treasury.</p><p>“The framers of our constitutional order recognised that the financial system is technical and requires institutions that are somewhat protected from short-term political expediency. For the budget, there is a technical question that must be answered: what expenditure cuts will have the least damage on growth or service delivery?</p><p>“We must identify those purely on the evidence and follow through to reduce expenditure. This is a task best done by technocrats and our National Treasury is the institution with the right capabilities to do it.”</p><p> </p><p>She says that she hopes Godongwana will be able to announce credible steps to reduce expenditure and that we quickly see the political support to do so because that is what will give comfort to investors that we are a country that can politically manage its finances appropriately.</p><p>“If we do that, we will maintain our trajectory of improving the confidence of lenders. Eventually, we will see a return to an investment-grade credit rating, which will reduce the cost of borrowing not only for the government, but the whole economy. And with lower costs of borrowing, we will get more investment and more economic growth.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Economic activity slows in April as economy struggles</p>Critical that budget increases SA’s economic growth<p>Mavuso notes that it is critical that South Africa increases its economic growth. “This came across loud and clear at the business/government partnership meeting that we held with the president and several government ministers last week.</p><p> </p><p>“It was abundantly clear to everyone how serious our growth outlook is. We have now agreed to accelerate reforms by introducing several ‘sprint’ approaches to getting things done. We also increased the frequency of future engagements for the partnership from quarterly to every six weeks.</p><p>“This shows the impressive level of determination and engagement from the president and his team. We recognised that several issues, ranging from the global trade situation to local politics, can distract the reform effort, but we must double down and remain focused.</p><p>“No matter what happens in the international arena, our structural reforms are critical to enabling our economy. Certain reform areas, such as logistics, are lagging the initial timelines, but the meeting was clear that this must be fixed. I appreciated the urgency of fixing our country and ensuring the right policies are in place.”</p><p>Turning to last week’s unemployment figures, Mavuso says it keeps increasing. “Whether it is government trying to balance the books, or workers trying to secure a job, our economy is not delivering. We must fix it and I saw last week just how engaged and serious both government and business are about doing so.</p><p> </p><p>“It gave me a new sense of optimism that South Africans are grasping the challenges and ready to implement the solutions. A finalised budget that hits the right balance of fiscal prudence will be a key enabler. Our politicians have the chance to make sure that is what we get over the next few weeks.”</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics budget speech Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) Busisiwe Mavuso </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Business Budget 3.0: Godongwana under pressure to make up for downgraded growth <footer> 13 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Budget 3.0: will it be third time lucky for Godongwana? <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Minister of finance says no to wealth tax <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Budget 3.0: Provincial budgets in the firing line? <footer> 6 days ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> Budget 3.0: time to fix our economy – BLSA	查看 8162	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:39:19 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147318	有图 <p> WHO says famine risk is rising in Gaza, with 160 000 tons of food stuck at the border and hospitals under siege. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/WHO-chief-says-2-million-starving-in-Gaza.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Israeli troops work on their armoured vehicles at a position by Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip on May 18, 2025. Israel’s military has announced a day earlier the expansion of its operations, saying it is aimed at “achieving all the war’s objectives” including releasing hostages and “the defeat of Hamas”, the Palestinian movement that runs Gaza. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Two million people are “starving” in the Gaza Strip, with the deliberate blocking of aid driving up the risk of famine, the World Health Organization chief warned Monday.</p><p>Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and other UN agencies stood ready to deliver aid into the Palestinian territory — if and when it is allowed to enter.</p><p>Israel has said its blockade since March 2 was aimed at forcing concessions from the Palestinian militant group Hamas.</p>‘Two million in Gaza starving’<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday it was necessary for Israel to prevent a famine in Gaza for “diplomatic reasons” after his government announced it would allow in limited food aid.</p><p>“Two months into the latest blockade, two million people are starving,” Tedros said, while 160,000 metric tonnes of food “is blocked at the border just minutes away”.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The risk of famine in Gaza is increasing with the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid, including food, in the ongoing blockade.”</p><p>Speaking at the opening of the annual World Health Assembly, Tedros said that increasing hostilities, evacuation orders, shrinking humanitarian space and the Gaza aid blockade were “driving an influx of casualties to a health system that is already on its knees”.</p><p>“People are dying from preventable diseases as medicines wait at the border, while attacks on hospitals deny people care, and deter them from seeking it,” he said.</p>People dying from preventable diseases<p>Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would “take control” of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory, which Israel says aims to free hostages and defeat Hamas.</p><p> </p><p>Tedros said that since November 2023, the WHO had supported medical evacuations of more than 7,300 patients, including 617 cancer patients, from the Gaza Strip.</p><p>ALSO READ: ‘I don’t believe we pray to the same God’ – The heartbreaks at the centre of the Gaza conflict</p><p>However, more than 10 000 patients still needed medical evacuation out of Gaza, he added.</p><p>“We ask member states to accept more patients, and we ask Israel to allow these evacuations, and to allow urgently-needed food and medicine to enter,” said Tedros.</p><p> </p><p>“WHO stands ready, with our UN partners, to move rapidly to deliver it if and when it is allowed to enter.</p><p>“I hope peace will prevail that can transcend generations. War is not the solution.”</p><p>– By: © Agence France-Presse</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Health Israel Palestine World Health Organization (WHO) </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> World Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas <footer> 2 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Special Features ‘I don’t believe we pray to the same God’ – The heartbreaks at the centre of the Gaza conflict <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> World Israel cabinet approves plan for Gaza ‘conquest’ <footer> 2 weeks ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Israel accused of starving Gaza ‘by design’ — South Africa addresses ICJ <footer> 2 weeks ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> WHO chief says 2 million 'starving' in Gaza \| The Citizen	查看 5054	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:44:48 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147317	有图 <p> The handover is part of a larger initiative to address the country"s GBV crisis. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Macpherson-2-1200x900-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson. Picture: X / @DepartmentPWI</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, officially handed over 10 state-owned properties to the Mpumalanga Department of Social Development on Monday.</p><p>The properties, which had previously stood vacant, are set to be converted into shelters for victims of gender-based violence (GBV).</p>Unused properties <p>According to the ministry, the five properties are located in Badplaas, four in Lothair and one in Delmas.</p><p>These buildings had been unutilised by the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure but will now undergo renovations by the provincial department to accommodate survivors of GBV.</p><p>Minister Macpherson emphasised that the handover aligns with his commitment to ensure state-owned properties are used for the public good, rather than left idle.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> SA Civil Aviation probes cause of aircraft crash in Mpumalanga </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Deadline extended for proposal submissions on 31 state-owned properties due to high demand</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“When I was appointed Public Works & Infrastructure minister, I promised that the days of public buildings standing empty and being underutilised were coming to an end,” he said.</p><p>“Instead, I want public buildings to be used for the public good, particularly to help us address the scourge of gender-based violence in South Africa.”</p><p>This handover is part of a larger initiative to address the country’s GBV crisis.</p><p>Just last month, five properties in Pretoria were transferred to the Gauteng Department of Social Development to be used as similar shelters for GBV victims.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Macpherson accused of being ‘weak’ after saying he’s being sidelined over Parliament fire</p>A promise to combat GBV <p>Macpherson also pointed out the progress made in the past year.</p><p>“Between 2019 and 2025, the department handed over only two properties to be used as GBV shelters. Yet, within just one year, we have more than tripled that number—15 properties have now been handed over,” he stated.</p><p>The Minister reiterated that his department is dedicated to ensuring that every district in South Africa has access to a fully functional GBV shelter.</p><p> </p><p>Of the country’s 52 districts, 47 already have shelters, with efforts underway to provide the remaining five districts with necessary facilities.</p><p>“We are using public assets for the public good to build a better country,” Macpherson concluded. “Let’s build South Africa.”</p><p>NOW READ:Government settles land claims worth over R200 million since start of 2024/25 financial year</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Dean Macpherson Department of Public Works Mpumalanga </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> News SA Civil Aviation probes cause of aircraft crash in Mpumalanga <footer> 31 minutes ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Boy runs away to join initiation school, family given list of items to secure his return <footer> 18 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Local News University of Mpumalanga produces first-ever PhD graduate <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Local News WATCH: 2 People killed in aircraft crash at Middelburg Airfield <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Macpherson hands over 10 properties in Mpumalanga for GBV shelters \| The Citizen	查看 4312	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:45:09 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147316	有图 <p> The Bulls will go head-to-head against Edinburgh </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Bulls-after-Munster.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>The Bulls players celebrate after the United Rugby Championship win against Munster in Limerick. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Three South African rugby teams have made it to the quarter-finals, with the Lions not making it through at 11th place.</p><p>This makes it the fourth season in a row that the Lions don’t make it through to the quarter-finals of the competition.</p><p>This month, the Bullswill be going head-to-head against Edinburgh, the Sharks will host Munster, and the Stormers will have an away game against Glasgow Warriors over the weekend.</p><p>ALSO READ: VIDEO: ‘Nothing effective is happening’ – DA leaders visit Usindiso building in Joburg</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bulls Rugby Team Sharks rugby team Stormers rugby team </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Rugby ‘It’s a disaster’: Stormers face anxious wait over Damian Willemse ban <footer> 6 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Sport PICTURES: The best from the world of sport from the weekend <footer> 10 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Rugby ‘People come here to watch us score tries’: Sharks amped to host quarter-final <footer> 13 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Rugby ‘A lot of positives … but we’ll be judged on next three games’ — Bulls’ White <footer> 16 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Sports update: Bulls, Sharks & Stormers set for quarter-finals \| The Citizen	查看 2226	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:50:15 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147315	有图 <p> The 41-year-old, the only son of the music icon, is preparing to launch a documentary about being Brenda’s son titled "Through My Eyes". </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Bongani-Fassie-Brenda-doccie.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Bongani Fassie is set to launch a documentary that looks at his life as Brenda’s only child. Picture: bonganifassie/Instagram </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The phrase “life begins at 40” stems from the idea that one truly gets to appreciate life at that age after amassing maturity following the wild years of youth.</p><p>The saying couldn’t hold more relevance to Bongani Fassie, the child of Brenda Fassie.</p><p>The 41-year-old, the only son of the music icon, is preparing to launch a documentary about being Brenda’s son titled Through My Eyes.</p><p>“One thing I’ve realised is that I’ve actually outlived my mother. It’s a bittersweet feeling,” Bongani told The Citizen.</p><p>Brenda was 39 years old when she passed away in 2004.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> WATCH: A history of violence – Shebeshxt’s knife attack caught on camera </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Gallo Music (@gallomusicsa)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The documentary will be launched on Thursday and is expected to remind South Africans of a genius who blazed a trail with unfettered zest for life.</p><p>ALSO READ: Brenda Fassie remembered: 20 Years since her iconic legacy lives on [VIDEO]</p>Owning the narrative<p>Before and after her passing, films and books have been written and made about the colourful entertainer.</p><p> </p><p>In 1994, filmmaker Chris Austin filmed Brenda in the documentary Brenda Fassie – Not a Bad Girl, while South African author and journalist Bongani Madondo published the book I’m Not Your Weekend Special in 2014.</p><p>Bongani says he’s always been an afterthought in the stories about his mother’s life, but he says he has a story to tell too.</p><p>“The story has been told over and over again. The narrative has always been the same: when you talk about Brenda, we include Bongani. However, this time, the story is about Bongani, and it will include Brenda,” Bongani.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Bongani Fassie (@bonganifassie)</p><p> </p><p>Despite her stardom, Bongani said Brenda was a mother first and that he was picking up where she left off as the heir of her estate.</p><p>“I am now taking over the legacy in its entirety,” he said.</p><p>ALSO READ: Brenda Fassie’s death: ‘Who switched off the life support?’</p>‘Unpacking everything’<p>Bongani says he wants to give viewers insight into some of the significant events in Brenda’s life.</p><p> </p><p>“How it truly was when Brenda passed away, what happened in the dark…how you survive and persevere through the trials and tribulations that come with being the child of a legend; I’m pretty much going to be unpacking every little thing.”</p><p>“The story has not been told fully. We cannot exclude the family legacy and heritage she was born into. There is still a lot of behind the scenes that the public isn’t aware of, there are people who are not in the public domain who can tell us so much more about her.”</p><p>Following the documentary, a book and new music sampled from Brenda’s long list of hits are expected to be released.</p><p>NOW READ: Brenda Fassie’s music catalogue is now available digitally</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Brenda Fassie documentary music son </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral WATCH: A history of violence – Shebeshxt’s knife attack caught on camera <footer> 11 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Lifestyle WATCH: Shocking! Fan tries to kiss Maphorisa mid-set <footer> 14 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral Diddy’s ex Cassie to face intense defense questioning <footer> 4 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral Rihanna drops new music for ‘The Smurfs’ <footer> 4 days ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> ‘I’ve outlived my mother’: Bongani Fassie reflects on Brenda Fassie’s life ahead of doccie launch \| The Citizen	查看 4958	《公民报》	2025-05-19 20:55:48 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147314	有图 <p> Trump plans to call Putin amid global pressure for a ceasefire in Ukraine, despite limited progress in ending the war. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Trump-to-call-Putin-in-push-for-Ukraine-ceasefire.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on May 19, 2025 shows President Donald Trump (L) on the phone on January 28, 2017 in Washington, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (R) on the phone Moscow on December 27, 2023. US President Donald Trump will hold a phone call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on May 19, 2025 as part of his long-running effort to end the war set off by Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Drew ANGERER and Gavriil GRIGOROV / various sources / AFP)</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Donald Trump will speak by phone Monday with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as part of the US leader’s effort to end the grinding war set off by Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Trump had vowed during his US election campaign to halt the conflict within a day of taking office, but his diplomatic efforts have so far yielded little progress.</p><p>Despite Ukraine saying Russia launched a “record” drone attack at the weekend, Moscow said Monday it would prefer to end the conflict through diplomacy and described the upcoming call as “important”.</p><p>“It is preferable to achieve our goals through political and diplomatic means, of course,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state media, adding that Russia “highly valued” Washington’s attempts to end the fighting.</p><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky refreshed his push for a “full and unconditional ceasefire” ahead of the call.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Trump says will speak to Putin to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’ </p> </p> </p><p>Delegations from Russia and Ukraine held direct negotiations in Istanbul last week for the first time in three years, but the talks ended without a commitment to a ceasefire.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Russia-Ukraine talks resume in Istanbul, but expectations remain low</p><p>Both sides traded insults, with Ukraine accusing Moscow of sending a “dummy” delegation of low-ranking officials.</p><p>After the negotiations, Trump announced that he would speak by phone with the Russian president in a bid to end the “BLOODBATH” in Ukraine, which has destroyed large swathes of the country and displaced millions of people.</p><p>Trump also said he would speak to Zelensky and NATO officials, expressing hope that a “ceasefire will take place, and this very violent war… will end”.</p><p> </p><p>Trump has directed much of his frustration towards Ukraine while abstaining from extensively criticising Putin.</p><p>The US president has also argued that “nothing’s going to happen” on the conflict until he meets Putin face-to-face.</p>Push for sanctions<p>At the talks in Istanbul, which were also attended by US officials, Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each and trade ideas on a possible truce, but with no concrete commitment.</p><p>ALSO READ: UK urges Putin to ‘get serious about peace’</p><p> </p><p>Zelensky said Monday that Russia has issued threats during the talks, without elaborating.</p><p>“Ukraine insists on the need for a full and unconditional ceasefire in order to save human lives and to establish the necessary foundation for diplomacy,” he said in a post on social media.</p><p>Ukraine’s Western allies have since accused Putin of deliberately ignoring calls for a truce and pushed for fresh sanctions against Russia.</p><p>The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy also held a phone call with Trump on Sunday.</p><p> </p><p>“The leaders discussed the need for an unconditional ceasefire and for President Putin to take peace talks seriously,” said a spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.</p><p>“They also discussed the use of sanctions if Russia failed to engage seriously in a ceasefire and peace talks,” the spokesman said.</p><p>ALSO READ: Ukraine pushes for peace as next step ‘up to Putin’ on ceasefire deal</p><p>“Putin must agree to a ceasefire and peace talks,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who also took part in the call, wrote on X, adding that the European leaders aimed to talk to the US president once again on Monday.</p><p> </p><p>Zelensky also discussed possible sanctions with US Vice President JD Vance when they met after Pope Leo’s inaugural mass at the Vatican on Sunday.</p><p>A senior Ukrainian official from the president’s office, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP that they had also discussed preparations for Monday’s telephone conversation between Trump and Putin.</p>‘Root causes’<p>On the ground, the Russian army continued its attacks.</p><p>Moscow claimed its forces had captured two villages in Ukraine’s eastern Sumy and Donetsk regions.</p><p>Russia also fired 112 drones on Ukraine overnight, 76 of which were repelled, the Ukrainian air force said.</p><p>ALSO READ: Zelensky calls for aerial truce as Russia strikes Ukrainian energy sites</p><p>In an interview with Russian state TV broadcast on Sunday, Putin said that Moscow’s aim was to “eliminate the causes that triggered this crisis, create the conditions for a lasting peace and guarantee Russia’s security”, without elaborating.</p><p>Russia’s references to the “root causes” of the conflict typically refer to grievances with Kyiv and the West that Moscow has put forward as justification for launching the invasion in February 2022.</p><p>They include pledges to “de-Nazify” and demilitarise Ukraine, protect Russian speakers in the country’s east, push back against NATO expansion and stop Ukraine’s westward geopolitical drift.</p><p>Kyiv and the West deny Moscow’s claims and say that Russia’s invasion is an imperial-style land grab.</p><p>– By: © Agence France-Presse</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Russia Russia Ukraine Ukraine </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> World Trump says will speak to Putin to end Ukraine ‘bloodbath’ <footer> 2 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> World Russia-Ukraine talks resume in Istanbul, but expectations remain low <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> World UK urges Putin to ‘get serious about peace’ <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Frustration as Motshekga in Russia while SANDF begins DRC withdrawal <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img 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3147313	有图 <p> Nel is the first African athlete to win the World"s Strongest Man competition. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/strongman.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Rayno Nel in action during the World’s Strongest Man competition in Sacramento, California. Picture: Robyn Beck/AFP</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Newly crowned strongman world champion Rayno Nel has warned his opponents that his career is still on an upward trajectory, after stunning a powerful line-up to secure the global title at the weekend, just two years after taking up the sport.</p><p>A former Cheetahs rugby player, Nel hung up his boots in 2019 and opted to focus on his career as an electrical engineer.</p><p>In 2023, he started training for strongman competitions, and he found immediate success, winning the Africa’s Strongest Man title in 2023 and 2024 before being crowned overall winner of last year’s Strongman Champions League series.</p>World championship<p>Gaining a wildcard entry for the World’s Strongest Man championship in California, which ended on Sunday, Nel was spectacular throughout the four-day event.</p><p>He won his first-round heat before claiming overall victory in the 10-man final, which consisted of carry and hoist, max deadlift, Hercules hold, Flinstone press max and Atlas stones contests.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> In the gloom, two South Africans bring global glory </p> </p> </p><p>Nel became the first African athlete to win the world strongman title in the 48-year history of the competition, and the first South African to step on the podium since Gerrit Badenhorst took third place in 1996.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Raking in 47 points, he edged out three-time champion Tom Stoltman of the UK who grabbed the runner-up spot (46.5 points) and another former champion, Mitchell Hooper of Canada, who was third (43.5).</p>Golden opportunity<p>The 30-year-old South African, who stands at 1.91m and weighs 148kg, was pleased to be able to showcase his ability against world-class athletes he had only previously seen competing on TV.</p><p>“I watch every Giants Live (global series) competition there is and I’m always sitting on the couch and I just want to compete,” Nel said in an interview with MST Systems.</p><p>“So it’s awesome to compete against these guys who I only saw for the last two years since I started strongman. And it’s amazing to be able to compare myself to a guy like Mitch (Hooper), so I’m very excited about that.”</p><p> </p>‘I’m still improving’<p>Nel was delighted with the progress he had shown over the last couple of years, and he was confident he would get even stronger.</p><p>“My strength came up really fast, and I’m still improving, which is what’s keeping me excited to be in this sport,” he said.</p><p>“In each training block I’ve been better than the previous one.”</p><p>Another South African, Jaco Schoonwinkel, ended third in his heat in California and did not progress to the final.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Sport </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Opinion In the gloom, two South Africans bring global glory <footer> 44 minutes ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion Rugby rules are there to prevent deaths <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> News R5.2 million for Gauteng Sport Awards: Where else could funds be spent? <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Motoring AI imagines what F1 Grand Prix in Cape Town would look like <footer> 1 month ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Rayno Nel eager to keep improving after winning strongman world title \| The Citizen	查看 4231	《公民报》	2025-05-19 21:28:41 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147312	有图 <p> President Cyril Ramaphosa will have four ministers at his side as the delegation meets with US President Donald Trump this week. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ramaphosa.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office in 2022. Picture: AFP / Saul Loeb</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South Africa’s delegation to the United States is in transit en route to its most high-profile diplomatic engagement in recent memory.</p><p>President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a team of four ministers this week for bilateral discussions with the Trump administration.</p><p>The president is set to meet his US counterpart on Wednesday in Washington, and the nation is eager to see how the heads of state’s contrasting personalities mesh.</p>Question of national pride<p>The delegation consists of Minister of International Relations Ronald Lamola, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau, and Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.</p><p>The team will be tasked with protecting South Africa’s interests on multiple fronts in the face of a US Presidency that has been on the offensive since taking office.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Steenhuisen walks a political tightrope ahead of Trump meeting </p> </p> </p><p>The public wants a strong performance by Ramaphosa and the ministers, and the outcome of the engagement will have implications for national pride.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Aid, tariffs, expropriation, the expulsion of an ambassador and an argument over what constitutes a refugee are all flashpoints that may raise the temperature in the Oval Office this week.</p><p>Here is who makes up the delegation and what they have said about SA–USA relations in 2025.</p>‘Sovereign and democratic’<p>Department of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola is the youngest of the group at 41 years old.</p><p>The former ANC Youth League deputy president was junior only to then-leader Julius Malema and has backed the constitutionality of the Expropriation Act.</p><p> </p><p>In February, Lamola requested that President Trump’s advisors rethink their position on the Expropriation Act.</p><p>“This approach will promote a well-informed viewpoint that values and recognises our nation’s dedication to democratic ideals and governance,” stated Lamola.</p>Refugee status for Afrikaners<p>Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni was spirited in her refusal to acknowledge the refugee status recently granted to a group of departing South Africans.</p><p>“The decision by the United States to confer refugee status to a group of Afrikaner South Africans is misinformed, as they do not fit the definition of refugees as set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol,” Ntshavheni stated.</p><p> </p><p>Nshavheni confirmed last week that civil interest groups portraying South Africa in a negative light would be investigated for treason.</p><p>However, Ntshavheni said she is not expecting a hostile reception at the White House, as it was the US that initiated the talks.</p><p>“There is no one who invites a guest to mistreat them, so we are expecting the highest level of decorum and necessary protocol,” the minister said.</p>An experienced head<p>In Parks Tau, the delegation has an experienced head who has successfully conducted business in Washington before, albeit under less tense circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>Tau led South Africa’s delegations to the 21<sup>st</sup> African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) summit last year, and is well-versed in the legislature.</p><p>In the wake of the US president’s implementation of reciprocal tariffs, Tau said it was important to view the tariffs and their effect on Agoa through the prism of shifting global trends. </p><p>“As a country, we have had to begin to think about how we diversify our own trade and supply chains, so it is work we have actively been doing to ensure that we adapt to the new realities.”</p>The odd man out<p>DA leader John Steenhuisen will be the only member from an opposition party or government of national (GNU) unity partner on the trip.</p><p> </p><p>Steenhuisen stated on Monday that his priority would be to secure trade relations with the US, repeating his party’s mantra of jobs and economic growth.</p><p>Steenhuisen said the delegation would prioritise the interests of South Africans over party or ideological positions. </p><p>“As a proud member of this GNU delegation, I will endeavour to ensure every effort is made to mend and improve relations between the US and SA,” stated Steenhuisen.</p>The president <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa’s stately demeanour could be tested by Trump as the South African juggles the need to appear firm in the face of aggression.</p><p>Ramaphosa said that he was not worried, downplaying the meeting as a conventional engagement.</p><p>“Just as he meets with other people and I also meet with other people, it’s state to state; we’re representing our peoples,” Ramaphosa said on Saturday.</p><p>He was adamant in challenging the US leadership’s assertion that life in South Africa was not how it was being promoted.</p><p>“The false narratives about a genocide are not a reflection of who we are as a nation. During our working visit to the US, we will be advancing a proudly South African message,” he said recently.</p><p>NOW READ: Ramaphosa meets Trump: Will Steenhuisen speak out on race-based laws?</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Donald Trump Editor’s Choice John Steenhuisen Trump presidency </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Opinion Steenhuisen walks a political tightrope ahead of Trump meeting <footer> 35 minutes ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion Cartoon of the day: 20 May 2025 <footer> 1 hour ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Politics Proposed cleaning levy sparks legal challenge in Tshwane <footer> 1 hour ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> South Africa Ramaphosa not ‘apprehensive’ about meeting with Trump, Presidency says [VIDEO] <footer> 2 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> What those on the plane to Washington said prior to Trump-Ramaphosa showdown \| The Citizen	查看 6823	《公民报》	2025-05-19 21:34:17 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147311	有图 <p> With little room to manoeuvre, the minister of finance will have to cut government spending to balance the books in Budget 3.0. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Enoch-Godongwana-VAT-increase.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Finance minister Enoch Godongwana.Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The global and local economic environment where Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers his budget speech on Wednesday afternoon will be very different from February when he tried to get the budget passed for the first time. He will now have to make up for the downgraded growth as well as the gap left by scrapping the VAT increase.</p><p>Tertia Jacobs, treasury economist at Investec, says the two VAT increases of 0.5% each would have raised R75 billion in revenue over the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF), a three-year spending plan used by government to guide its budget process.</p><p>“Scrapping the VAT increase makes it necessary to reduce government spending to maintain a neutral impact on the budget deficit. The focus now will be on where spending will be lowered and the ability of the government of national unity (GNU) to craft a way forward that both demonstrates its priorities and allows for consensus.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Budget 3.0: Time to fix our economy – BLSA</p>What has changed between Budget 2.0 and Budget 3.0?<p>Jacobs says this has changed from Budget 2.0 to Budget 3.0:</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Budget 3.0: time to fix our economy – BLSA </p> </p> </p>Global growth and South Africa’s macroeconomic forecasts have been revised lower.A VAT increase is not available to finance an increase in new spending.The GNU is committed to stabilising the debt-to-GDP ratio.Operation Vulindlela Phase 2’s agenda has been announced and Budget 3.0 will allocate more funding.There is additional cash from a higher closing balance and possibly the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (GFECRA) valuation, depending on a formulaic allocation which has to be agreed to.<p>“The May 2025 budget will be trying to balance new expenditure measures and lower tax revenue. The commitment to fiscal consolidation is likely to remain, with the debt-to-GDP ratio sitting uncomfortably at 76% of gross domestic product (GDP).”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>She says tax measures, such as the bracket creep that Budget 2.0 resorted to to finance new expenditure, are currently required to fill a potential shortfall in the baseline October 2024 medium-term budget policy statement (MTBPS) forecast, which exposes the main budget deficit to the political decision on how much and what types of new spending South Africa can afford.</p><p>ALSO READ: Budget 3.0: will it be third time lucky for Godongwana?</p>Clock is ticking to approve budget<p>“The clock is ticking and in addition, three bills in the fiscal framework must be passed. The Appropriations Bill must be finalised within four months of the start of the new financial year in April 2025. There is currently a spending cap of 45% based on the 2024/2025 budget.</p><p>“Funds withdrawn from the Revenue Fund may be used only for services for which funds were appropriated in the previous annual budget or the adjustments budget. Thereafter, it may not exceed 10% of the total amount appropriated in the previous budget,” she warns.</p><p> </p><p>Jacobs points out that the outcome for the 2024/2025 revenue and expenditure numbers are better now and these will be included in Budget 3.0, showing a higher closing cash balance of R15 billion.</p><p>“Gross revenue receipts were R9 billion better than the February 2024 forecast and R15 billion ahead of the October 2024 MTBPS forecast. The contributory factors were a meaningful improvement in corporate income tax collections of R16 billion more than expected and a larger withdrawal from the two-pot retirement fund system of R45 billion, which raised R13 billion in tax, although personal income tax missed the target by R9 billion.</p><p>“Sars’s effort to improve efficiencies and compliance also played a role in closing the forecast gap and this effort is expected to become more prominent over the MTEF period. On the expenditure side, the target was missed by R6 billion. The implication is a higher closing cash balance of R15 billion.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Economic activity slows in April as economy struggles</p><p> </p>Budget deficit slightly smaller<p>Therefore, she says, the main budget deficit consequently beat estimates (of 4.7% of GDP) at 4.5% of GDP, as it declined from an estimated R356.1 billion to R336.7 billion.</p><p>However, there are new macroeconomic forecasts in a changing global landscape, Jacobs says. “South Africa’s structural reform programme’s manifestation in higher fixed investment is materialising only very incrementally. In April 2025, the IMF revised its global growth forecasts to 2.8% for 2025 and 3.0% for 2026, down from 3.3% predicted for both years.</p><p>“The Trump administration’s policy agenda of raising trade barriers already caused upheaval in global financial markets, with a toned-down tariff version to be followed as bilateral trade and investment deals are negotiated.</p><p>“While a trade war between the US and China appears to have been avoided – a risk scenario that the markets moved to price in in early April – US trade tariffs will be higher and this will have an impact on global trade and economic growth in many countries in Europe and China, South Africa’s major trading partners.”</p><p> </p><p>For example, she says, the weighted average tariff on US imports from China may have been reduced from more than 100% to 43% for the next 90 days, way above the 9% tariff increase in 2018/19. In South Africa, ICIB and Bloomberg consensus forecasts for economic growth have been lowered to 1.4%, from 1.9% and 1.7% in late 2024.</p><p>ALSO READ: Minister of finance says no to wealth tax</p>Treasury’s updated GDP forecast<p>Budget 3.0 will also show National Treasury’s updated GDP forecast for 2024 of 0.6% from its projection of 0.8%, with 1.9% in 2025 to be more aligned with market consensus. Inflation has consistently surprised on the downside in the past six months, leading to a revision in the market and the Sarb’s inflation forecast.</p><p>National Treasury’s 2025 forecast of 4.4% (0.8 percentage points higher than the consensus of 3.7%) will also be lowered. For 2026, the market consensus is at 4.5%, with National Treasury at 4.6%. The combination of lower growth and inflation implies slower nominal GDP growth. National Treasury’s 7.0% and 6.4% are too high compared to ICIB’s projection of 5.1% and 6.0%, Jacobs says.</p><p> </p><p>“The revision to the macroeconomic forecast lowers the gross tax revenue forecasts. Our analysis shows that when the October 2024 MTBPS revenue forecast for FY25/26 is used as the baseline forecast, tax revenues could be R35 billion less, when assuming a gross revenue-to-GDP ratio of 24.7% of GDP.</p><p>“We think there are two ways of returning the forecast to the October 2024 baseline. These consist of bracket creep of R18.0 billion, announced in Budget 2.0, with carry-over effects of R19.1 billion and R20.3 billion in the outer years over the MTEF and increased reliance on Sars.”</p><p>ALSO READ: SA’s economic growth outlook growing increasingly dim</p>Spending challenge?<p>“The removal of a 0.5% increase in VAT this year and another next year, which would have raised R80 billion to finance new spending on frontline services, means a R75 billion spend shortfall which will have to be reprioritised or reduced.</p><p>“The carry-over total from bracket creep raises R58 billion over the MTEF period. The focus point is how spending on frontline services and infrastructure can be balanced, in addition to an above-inflation increase of 5.5% in public sector wages of R23.4 billion, other spending of R37.7 billion and infrastructure spending of R46.7 billion.”</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics budget speech economic growth Enoch Godongwana </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Business Budget 3.0: time to fix our economy – BLSA <footer> 14 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Budget 3.0: will it be third time lucky for Godongwana? <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion Cartoon of the day: 16 May 2025 <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Minister of finance says no to wealth tax <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> Budget 3.0: Godongwana under pressure to make up for downgraded growth	查看 9526	《公民报》	2025-05-19 21:36:25 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147310	有图 <p> Understanding regional buying behaviours and adapting accordingly helps brands stand out in competitive foreign markets. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/How-SMEs-can-leverage-cross-border-e-commerce-opportunities.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The rise of cross-border e-commerce trade is unlocking new opportunities for South African businesses eager to expand their reach and revenue.</p><p>Cross-border e-commerce, also referred to as international e-commerce, involves the buying and selling of goods and services online across national borders, with buyers and sellers located in different countries.</p><p>It transcends geographical limitations, enabling businesses to reach global markets and consumers.</p><p>According to Capital One Shopping research, cross-border transactions already account for at least 31.2% of all global online sales, and it is projected to grow 219% faster than global e-commerce through 2028. </p><p>The market is expected to reach $5.06 trillion in sales within the next three years.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Cartoon of the day: 16 May 2025 </p> </p> </p><p>The research was released on January 28, 2025, stating that approximately 4% of African retail sales are made online. African e-commerce is expected to grow by 25% from 2023 to 2025, driven by the increased availability of smartphones.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Benefits of cross-border e-commerce<p>Gregory Saffy, Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx, said that there remains a largely untapped opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). </p><p>“That is set to change with e-tailers bold enough to navigate the global landscape standing a chance to reap huge benefits in the years to come.”</p><p>However, he added that there are important practices that businesses need to consider when expanding outside their home territory.</p><p>“To boost global sales, SMEs must tailor their offering to local preferences. This includes researching your chosen market, translating product descriptions where needed, using local currencies, adjusting sizing or packaging, and aligning messaging with cultural norms.”</p><p> </p><p>Localisation builds trust and relevance, increasing the likelihood of purchase. Understanding regional buying behaviours and adapting accordingly helps brands stand out in competitive foreign markets.</p><p>ALSO READ: Six ways to avoid burnout as an entrepreneur</p>Tax and customs obligations in cross-border e-commerce<p>Saffy said that it is also important to understand your tax and customs obligations as a business owner, as every country has its own duties, including VAT rules and customs requirements; it is essential to research these thoroughly.</p><p>“Transparency around duties and delivery timelines will help to prevent customer dissatisfaction. Staying compliant not only avoids legal trouble but also enhances credibility and paves the way for further global growth.”</p><p> </p><p>He advises business owners to also offer multiple payment options, because international buyers are more likely to complete a purchase when they have access to familiar and secure payment methods.</p><p>“Integrating globally renowned and reputable payment platforms that enable transactions in multiple currencies and across borders will improve conversion rates. </p><p>“Flexibility in payment options shows professionalism and meets the expectations of today’s sophisticated online shopper.”</p>Headache-free delivery<p>Saffy added that it is important to establish an efficient and headache-free delivery system, as this is key in cross-border success.</p><p> </p><p>“Outsourcing logistics also allows businesses to focus on growth while reducing the operational administration burden. Partnering with experienced logistics providers helps SMEs manage international shipping and customs clearance seamlessly.” </p><p>He said there will always be challenges when entering new markets, but with the right tools and support. “We believe that South African SMEs are well-positioned to seize the rewarding cross-border opportunities ahead.”</p><p>NOW READ: Political uncertainties that will impact SMEs in the coming months</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics export Small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) tax trade </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Opinion Cartoon of the day: 16 May 2025 <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion Wealth gap widens, ANC dodges wealth tax <footer> 4 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Minister of finance says no to wealth tax <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Taxpayer battling with a crypto tax nightmare for months <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> How SMEs can leverage cross-border e-commerce opportunities \| The Citizen	查看 5504	《公民报》	2025-05-19 21:41:46 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147309	有图 <p> Shebeshxt has ignited controversy once more following the release of a disturbing video. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Shebeshxt-fan.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Shebeshxt. Picture: Twitter/X </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Limpopo-born rapper Shebeshxt, real name Lehlogonolo Katlego Chauke, has once again sparked outrage after a shocking video surfaced showing him attempting to stab a fan during an argument.</p><p>Known for his explosive temper and street persona, the ‘Ke Di Shxt Malume‘ hitmaker appeared to attempt to stab a seated fan, reigniting public concern over his repeated violent outbursts and whether stardom is shielding a dangerous pattern of behaviour.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by RECENT KULTURE (@recent.kulture)</p>Caught on camera: Shebeshxt tries to stab fan<p>Fans were left in disbelief this weekend when a short video clip showed Shebeshxt pulling a large knife from his jacket and attempting to stab a man during what appeared to be a heated argument.</p><p>The man, who was seated, barely avoided the blade as it flew in his direction. Eyewitnesses claim the rapper appeared agitated from the start, and instead of walking away, escalated the tension with violence.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘I’ve outlived my mother’: Bongani Fassie reflects on Brenda Fassie’s life ahead of doccie launch </p> </p> </p> <p> @skydawgo #shebeshxt #lekompolifestyle #viral_video ♬ original sound – Løkøw❤️🐻 </p> History of aggression<gwmw></gwmw> <p> @notorious_tiktoke Replying to @Mabokhels #shebeshxt ♬ Dilo Tse Massive – Shebeshxt </p> <p>This isn’t Shebeshxt’s first brush with public violence. The rapper has built a reputation as much for his music as for his unpredictable and aggressive behaviour. Earlier incidents include:<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> </p><p> </p>Slapping a fan at Dijong Lifestyle Lounge, later bizarrely referring to the slap as a “firearm”, leaving fans puzzled.Hitting another fan with a beer bottle at Soshanguve’s Chisa Nyama, reportedly after being bumped into.<gwmw></gwmw>Being charged with discharging a firearm in Limpopo in 2023 after allegedly firing shots during a family altercation. Charges that were later dropped.<gwmw></gwmw> <p> @mahlatse.aka #SAMA28 #sama28tiktok🇿🇦❤️ #foryoupage #shebeshxt @txheqoqxbee1 @Shebeshxit ♬ original sound – endurancegrand.Ⓜ️ </p> <p>Despite claiming he was a changed man during an appearance on MacG’s Podcast and Chill, where he discussed his troubled past, Shebeshxt continues to be involved in violent confrontations.</p>Reformed or repeat offender? <p> @skayy.666 #shebeshxt He"s a Good person Stop Messing up with him guys🍷❤️ #trending #limpopotribal ♬ Limpopo Tribal – S-kayy & Mack Rsa </p> <p>Shebeshxt’s fans are finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile his claims of transformation with his recurring violent episodes. In one recent video, he is seen calmly avoiding a slap from a female fan who appears to be provoking him, which some took as a sign of personal growth.</p><p>But such rare restraint is quickly overshadowed by more frequent, explosive acts.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Online reactions are becoming increasingly critical. Social media user @Melo_Malebo tweeted,</p><p>“This guy must be marked as a threat to society at this point. Who behaves like this, knowing cams are rolling?”</p><p> </p><p>Another user, @AzaniaParker, posted, “This guy is a hooligan, finish n klaar. I hope the guy who survived the big 🔪 opens a case. Ngu Nongoloza loo💔”</p><p>ALSO READ: ’I’ve outlived my mother’: Bongani Fassie reflects on Brenda Fassie’s life ahead of doccie launch</p>Tragedy and trouble: life behind the lyrics<p>Shebeshxt’s journey has been anything but smooth. In 2024, he survived a horrific car crash that tragically claimed the life of his nine-year-old daughter, Onthatile Chuene. His partner, Kholofelo Moloto, was also injured in the accident. The incident left him with severe injuries.</p><p>Kholofelo Moloto, the girlfriend of Shebeshxt, shares details about their relationship and how they met. </p><p>In June this year, they were in a car accident that tragically claimed the life of their daughter. pic.twitter.com/krWPjP7K0I</p>— MDN NEWS (@MDNnewss) October 1, 2024 <p>Before this personal tragedy, Shebeshxt was no stranger to law enforcement. He faced legal battles both in South Africa and Botswana. </p><p> </p><p>In SA, he was arrested on charges of assault, attempted murder, and malicious damage to property. In Botswana, he was detained in December 2023 for breaching a performance contract.</p>Fame without filter: Is the industry enabling violence?<gwmw></gwmw><p>Rising to fame as the first guest on Podcast and Chill to hit more than one million views in just two days without a record label, TV, or radio play, Shebeshxt’s raw appeal has always been tied to his “realness”. But fans are beginning to question whether that unfiltered persona is masking deeper issues.</p><p>“He needs to be arrested for this action,” another fan posted. “This whole ‘I’m a former gangster, so don’t mess with me’ energy needs to be dealt with.”</p><p>With a track record of lashing out at supporters, many now wonder: is being a fan of Shebeshxt more dangerous than it’s worth? </p><p> </p><p>Whether in clubs, on stage, or even in the street, it seems no one is safe from the rapper’s short fuse.<gwmw></gwmw></p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics music podcast Podcast and Chill with MacG </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Entertainment ‘I’ve outlived my mother’: Bongani Fassie reflects on Brenda Fassie’s life ahead of doccie launch <footer> 16 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Lifestyle WATCH: Shocking! 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3147308	有图 <p> A house fire in Mayfair has left four toddlers dead, with early reports linking the blaze to a heating device. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/House-fire-claims-lives-of-four-young-children-in-Mayfair.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: Supplied.</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Mayfair community in Johannesburg is in mourning after four children, under the age of two years old, tragically died in a house fire on Monday morning.</p><p>The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) responded to a house on fire near 8th Avenue and West Street at around 11am.</p>Four children die in Mayfair house fire<p>EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said that upon arrival, the firefighters found the house on fire, and they started firefighting operations.</p><p>Video https://t.co/6TmuGCxJkr pic.twitter.com/uLzpkqS1Xr</p>— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) May 19, 2025</p><p>“While conducting a search and rescue operation, four bodies of young kids ranging from two years and below were recovered. Unfortunately, they were confirmed dead on the scene by Gauteng EMS paramedics,” Mulaudzi said.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> More than 900 suspects arrested for various crimes in Gauteng </p> </p> </p><p>“It appears they might have suffered smoke inhalation during this fire incident.”</p><p> </p><p> </p>Watch the CoJ EMS speak on the fire here:<p>A fire incident was reported in Mayfair, Johannesburg, this morning, resulting in four fatalities. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the blaze.@CityofJoburgEMS pic.twitter.com/67WHvvzSvW</p>— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) May 19, 2025</p><p>He said the EMS was told that one child was a year and seven months old, one was one year and one month old, and one was one year and nine months old.</p><p>ALSO READ: Suspect allegedly confesses to Tembisa Hospital fire</p><p>According to the EMS, the cause of the fire is believed to be a heating device that was in use before the blaze started.</p><p> </p><p>The city’s fire investigation team is on site conducting a preliminary investigation.</p>Creche and spaza operating from house – reports<p>It is believed that a crèche and spaza shop were operating from the house.</p><p>The Gauteng Provincial Joint Operation Committee (JOC) issued a warning to Johannesburg residents to avoid the area and use alternative routes.</p><p>“The area around 8th Avenue and West Street in Mayfair is currently closed due to an earlier fire with fatalities. Services are still on scene,” the JOC said at around 2:30pm.</p><p> </p><p>🟨 Fire – Mayfair, Gauteng</p><p>19 May 2025 – 14h30</p><p>The area around 8th Avenue and West Street in Mayfair is currently closed due to an earlier fire with fatalities. Services are still on scene. Avoid the area and use alternate routes.</p><p>Gauteng Provincial JOC</p><p>A Gauteng Police Board…</p>— SaferCitySolutions (@SafercityZA) May 19, 2025</p><p>The EMS urged Johannesburg residents to exercise caution when using heating devices. This is as the South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a warning for extremely cold temperatures from this Wednesday, 21 May.</p><p>NOW READ: Usindiso’s arson confession deemed admissible as evidence by the court</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics City of Johannesburg (COJ) Fire Gauteng </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Crime More than 900 suspects arrested for various crimes in Gauteng <footer> 23 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> News Get your blankets out: Cold front to hit Gauteng <footer> 1 day ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Weather Weather alert:What to expect on Sunday <footer> 2 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> News Legislature subpoena adds to SAHRC complaint against Emfuleni municipality <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> House fire claims lives of four young children in Mayfair \| The Citizen	查看 4871	《公民报》	2025-05-19 22:04:43 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147307	有图 <p> The workshop was led by Jabulani Dhlamini, alongside Moroccan photographers Marouane Beslem and Abdelhamid Behlamidi. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Photo-workshop-in-Morocco.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Kids at an orphanage in Morocco participating in a photography workshop. Picture: Supplied </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Thokoza-based social art movement and education program Of Soul and Joy (OSJ) made its presence felt at a Moroccan orphanage in Casablanca.</p><p>“It has been an enriching experience for me as a foreigner, and has opened a window for me to learn about a different culture and perspectives through the students and teachers,” OSJ project manager and mentor Jabulani Dhlamini told The Citizen.</p><p>The Rubis Mécénat foundation, which founded OSJ, collaborated with Vitogaz Maroc, supporters of the Dar Al Atfal Sidi Bernoussi Orphanage, to put together the workshop to celebrate 25 years of partnership.</p><p>The workshop began on the 30th of April at the Sidi Bernoussi orphanage and concluded on Sunday, 18 May.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Rubis Mécénat (@rubismecenat)</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> 24 hours in pictures, 19 May 2025 </p> </p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Rubis Mécénat selected OSJ to include a creative aspect to the celebration through the photography workshop,” said Dhlamini.</p><p>The workshop was led by Dhlamini, alongside Moroccan photographers Marouane Beslem and Abdelhamid Behlamidi.</p><p>Since 2012, the OSJ has awarded around fifty scholarships, held over 20 annual exhibitions and community events, and published four books featuring the OSJ students’ work.</p><p>As a commitment to its 12 years of photography training in South Africa, the OSJ has also created work opportunities for more than ten active mentors.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Of Soul and Joy takes photography to communities through Rural Empowerment Project</p>Photography workshop in Morocco<p>In its dozen years of existence, OSJ has made a tangible impact in the township located southeast of Johannesburg by empowering youth, often disadvantaged, with photography skills.</p><p>OSJ has spread its reach in rural KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo through its Rural Empowerment Project.</p><p>In Morocco, the workshop allowed children aged 12 to explore photography, offering them both the technical skills and creative tools to tell their stories and establish a visual dialogue between South Africa and Morocco.</p><p> </p><p>“There was a challenge regarding the language barrier with the students (Moroccans speak French and Arabic), however, with my co-mentors communicating fluently in English, we were able to address this,” Dhlamini shared.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Of Soul and Joy (@ofsoulandjoy)</p><p>He said they were able to find alternative ways to communicate, as photography is a universal language.</p><p> </p><p>“It was inspiring to view the different lens’ in which these students approached their work.”</p><p>Given that the orphanage is catered for boys only, Dhlamini said 20 boys participated in the workshop- the boys were all 12 years of age.</p><p>The lack of diversity in gender is one of the differences to the workshops that OSJ holds in South Africa.</p><p>“Firstly, we accommodate both genders, and there is usually a vast spread in terms of age, given that we take on both students and unemployed youth,” he shared.</p><p> </p><p>“We also operate in schools, which gives us greater access to young people. There is also a wider variety of options in terms of space and subject matter, which the kids in our rural workshops have access to. Our workshop in Morocco was understandably limited as this was our first time in the country and the kids were only allowed to photograph within the orphanage.”</p><p>Dhlamini says there was a need to understand the kids when working with them. </p><p>“In this case, the best way to teach them was through incorporating play, which meant we had to deliberately break up the workshops for play time to ensure they were able to enjoy and retain what we taught.”</p><p>NOW READ: Of Soul and Joy takes photography to communities through Rural Empowerment Project</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Morocco photography </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Multimedia 24 hours in pictures, 19 May 2025 <footer> 3 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Sport PICTURES: The best from the world of sport from the weekend <footer> 7 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Multimedia PICTURES: Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Johannesburg <footer> 8 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> World Soccer Amajita down Morocco to clinch first ever AFCON title <footer> 22 hours ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> From Thokoza to Casablanca: How social art movement shared photography skills in Morocco \| The Citizen	查看 5720	《公民报》	2025-05-19 22:09:36 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147306	有图 <p> Lawrence is also set to return as the host of "Friends of Amstel" Season 2. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lawrence-Maleka-Tom-Cruise-.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Lawrence Maleka with Tom Cruise. Picture: Instagram/@sirlawrencemaleka</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South African media personality Lawrence Maleka recently shared photos of himself rubbing shoulders with American actor and film producer Tom Cruise, as well as Indian actress Avneet Kaur.</p><p>Maleka met the Hollywood superstar and lead actor of the Mission: Impossible franchise at the London premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.</p><p>He also snapped a red carpet photo with Almost Single star Kaur, who was also in attendance.</p><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Lawrence-maleka-.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">SA TV star Lawrence Maleka with Indian actress Avneet Kaur. Picture: Instagram/@sirlawrencemaleka<p>“Had to be there for Ethan Hunt’s final mission,” Maleka wrote, captioning the pictures on Instagram.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Lawrence Maleka (@sirlawrencemaleka)</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Kefilwe Mabote burns her pricey Christian Dior tote to ‘cut spiritual ties’ </p> </p> </p><p>The eighth instalment of Mission: Impossible franchise is set to premiere on 23 May in cinemas in the United States.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parts of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning were filmed in Limpopo, Hoedspruit, back in 2022.</p><p>Cruise has been sharing behind-the-scenes footage of his stunts on social media, including a freefall jump from a helicopter at 3 000 metres (10 000 feet).</p><p>In one of the clips, he is seen jumping out of a helicopter high above a mountain range with a camera strapped to his torso.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Tom Cruise (@tomcruise)</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Tom Cruise has world guessing as he unleashes ‘Mission: Impossible’ at Cannes</p>Lawrence Maleka returns to host ‘Friends of Amstel’ Season 2<p>Meanwhile, Maleka is set to return as the host of Friends of Amstel Season 2.</p><p>The award-winning TV host said he is thrilled to be back for the new season.</p><p>“We’ve gone bigger on everything this season: the games, the guests, the surprises. It’s fun, it’s chaotic, and it’s got some real magic. I can’t wait for viewers to see what’s in store,” Maleka said in a press statement.</p><p> </p><p>Season 2 promises even more energy and a fire line-up that includes celebrities like Nasty C, Mr JazziQ, DJ Tira, Makhadzi, Mawhoo, and Khuli Chana – just to name a few.</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Lawrence Maleka (@sirlawrencemaleka)</p><p>NOW READ: ‘I’ve outlived my mother’: Bongani Fassie reflects on Brenda Fassie’s life ahead of doccie launch</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics celebrities films </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral Kefilwe Mabote burns her pricey Christian Dior tote to ‘cut spiritual ties’ <footer> 4 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral Rapper Tory Lanez recovering after being stabbed 14 times in prison <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Celebs And Viral ‘Bursting times three’: Amber Heard announces birth of her twins <footer> 6 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Opinion SA’s film success faces a Trump-sized threat <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Lawrence Maleka rubs shoulders with Tom Cruise and Avneet Kaur	查看 4491	《公民报》	2025-05-19 22:31:31 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word
3147305	有图 <p> Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for 20 May 2025. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Weather-forecast-20-May-2025-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Canva</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>TheSouth African Weather Service(Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Tuesday, 20 May 2025.</p><p>Disruptive rain and damaging winds are forecast for parts of the Western Cape, with officials warning of flooding and travel disruptions. Here’s what you need to know.</p><p>Weather forecast for Tuesday, 20 May 2025:</p><p>Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central and western parts of RSA, but widespread in the south-west. Snow is possible over the mountain peaks.⚠️Disruptive rainfall, damaging winds and waves.#saws #saweather pic.twitter.com/ablfgWlhlZ</p>— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) May 19, 2025</p>Weather warnings, Tuesday, 20 MayImpact-based warnings<p>The weather service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain that could lead to localised flooding of susceptible formal and informal settlements, roads, low-lying areas, and bridges in the Cape Winelands, Cape Metropole, West Coast, and western parts of the Overberg Districts of the Western Cape.</p><p>Saws further warned of damaging winds and waves that would make navigation at sea difficult and cause localised disruptions to small harbours and ports between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Cold front, but will there be snow? These areas could see white this week </p> </p> </p><p>A yellow level 2 warning for damaging wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea and localised disruptions to small harbours and ports between Plettenberg Bay and Algoa Bay.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Damaging interior winds resulting in longer travel times, problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes, localised damage to informal and formal settlements and communication/power disruptions are expected over Northern Cape, except in the northwest and extreme northern parts, northern parts of Western Cape, central and northern parts of Eastern Cape, western Free State and southwest.</p>Fire danger warnings<p>The weather service has warned of extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Beaufort West Municipality of Western Cape, Thembelihle Municipality of Northern Cape and the extreme northwestern parts of Free State. </p>Advisories<p>Wet, windy, and cold to very cold conditions are expected over western high-lying areas of the Western Cape and southern parts of the Northern Cape and Free State, with a possibility of light snow along the high-lying mountain tops of Western Cape, Eastern Cape up to the Lesotho until Wednesday. Farmers and small stock farmers are advised to provide proper shelter, dry bedding, and energy-rich feed to protect their animals against these conditions.</p><p>ALSO READ: Cold front, but will there be snow? These areas could see white this week</p><p> </p>Provincial weather forecast<p>Here’s what to expect in your province on Tuesday, 20 May:</p>Gauteng:<p>Residents of Gauteng expected it to be partly cloudy and cool, but warm in places in the extreme north.</p><p>The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “high”.</p><p>Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.</p><p> </p>Mpumalanga:<p>Mpumalanga residents can expect morning fog over the Highveld; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will be hot in places in the Lowveld.</p>Limpopo:<p>The day will have morning fog in places; otherwise, it will be fine and warm.</p>North West:<p>Fine, windy and cool-to-warm weather awaits North West residents, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the central and western parts.</p>Free State:<p>Residents of the Free State will experience partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm weather with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme east.</p><p> </p>Northern Cape:<p>The day will be partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme west. </p>Western Cape:<p>Western Cape residents can expect cloudy and cold to cool weather with widespread showers and rain over the south-western parts but isolated to scattered over the eastern interior.</p>Eastern Cape (western half):<p>It will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east. Light snowfalls can be expected on the high western mountains overnight.</p>Eastern Cape (eastern half):<p>The day will be cool in the north; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the west in the afternoon.</p><p> </p>KwaZulu-Natal:<p>Residents of KwaZulu-Natal can look forward to fine and warm weather.</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics South African Weather Service (Saws) weather warnings </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Weather Cold front, but will there be snow? 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3147304	有图 <p> Former 2020 Miss South Africa, Shudufhadzo Musida, is proving that beauty and brains truly do go hand in hand. Now based in the United States, the inspiring humanitarian is making waves academically and diplomatically. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Untitled-design-34.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Miss SA 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida. Picture: Instagram </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Having completed her first year of a Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree at Columbia University, Shudu, as she’s affectionately known, is also playing a key role on global platforms such as the United Nations, all while writing books and championing causes close to her heart.</p>Academic excellence at Columbia University<p>Shudufhadzo Musida’s life has taken a bold and meaningful turn since her reign as Miss South Africa in 2020. </p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p><gwmw></gwmw>In 2024, she marked a significant milestone by completing her first year at the prestigious Columbia University in New York. <gwmw></gwmw></p><p>She’s pursuing a Master of International Affairs (MIA), specialising in economic and political development, a course known for producing influential global thinkers and leaders.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘A true role model’: Connie Ferguson to judge Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><gwmw></gwmw>Her choice of study is no surprise; even during her pageant days, Shudu demonstrated a deep interest in mental health and social justice issues. <gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Her current academic path is a natural progression for someone committed to using her platform for meaningful global impact.<gwmw></gwmw></p>A strong voice at the United Nations<p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p>While her studies are demanding, Shudu is also making her mark on the international stage. She has taken on the role of a moderator at high-level United Nations events, where she continues to advocate for women’s rights and mental health.</p><p> </p><p>In a heartfelt social media post, she reflected on her experience moderating a UN event on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in crisis responses. </p><p>“Behind every policy, headline, and crisis response, there are people,” she wrote. “Women and girls whose lives hang in the balance… Whose mental and physical health must be a priority, not an afterthought.”<gwmw></gwmw><gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Her ability to bring empathy, intellect, and urgency to global issues has earned her the respect of influential figures, such as Dr. Natalia Kanem and Minister Åsmund Aukrust of Norway, who joined her on the panel.</p>From the runway to the written word<p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p> </p><p><gwmw></gwmw>In addition to her academic and diplomatic achievements, Shudufhadzo published her second children’s book, I Am Shudu. The book explores themes of self-discovery, self-worth, and healing, powerful messages inspired by her personal experiences of childhood bullying and the struggles she faced growing up.</p><p>“This may be a children’s book, but it freed me,” she shared. “The title alone speaks volumes about who I am and where I am today… My inner child is happy now. She’s no longer scared; she has boundaries and knows that her voice and strength can change generations.”</p><p>Her writing, much like her advocacy, is deeply personal and purpose-driven. She hopes her book will give children the comfort and encouragement they may not even realise they need.</p><p>ALSO READ: WATCH: Birdie bliss! Gayton McKenzie’s hilarious golf debut goes viral</p><p> </p>Drum dialogue: history and heritage<p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p><gwmw></gwmw>In addition to her work with the UN, Shudu also hosted Drum Dialogue: Beats of Solidarity, an event commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial at the UN honouring the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade.</p><p>The occasion also launched the Second International Decade for People of African Descent, aimed at promoting recognition, justice, and development. </p><p>Musida described it as an honour and a moment of reflection, especially given her African roots. Her presence at such a significant event underscores her dedication to amplifying the voices and histories of those often overlooked.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> </p>Continued advocacy and global media presence<p>"It is all of our responsibility to make sure that all women and girls are free from this harmful practice"@SkyYaldaHakim speaks to Shudufhadzo Musida about the UNFPA"s campaign to end Female Genital Mutilation around the world.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3</p><p>📺 Sky 501 and YouTube pic.twitter.com/CTpyX2Hibx</p>— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 6, 2025 <p><gwmw></gwmw>In 2023, Shudu was also featured on Sky News, speaking passionately about ending female genital mutilation (FGM).</p><p>Her unwavering campaign against the practice is part of her broader commitment to protecting women’s rights worldwide.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Even with her busy schedule, she remains actively engaged in humanitarian work, seamlessly balancing her roles as a model, student, and advocate.</p><p>ALSO READ:Tributes pour in for TikToker Valeria Marquez, shot dead during livestream<gwmw></gwmw><gwmw></gwmw><gwmw></gwmw></p>The beauty of purpose<p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>View this post on Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>A post shared by Shudu Musiḓa (@shudufhadzomusida)</p><p>Once criticised and bullied during her reign as Miss South Africa, she has emerged stronger, using her voice to uplift others and drive real change.</p><p>Her journey from Limpopo to New York is not just one of personal growth but of global influence. Whether in classrooms, conference rooms, or literary circles, Shudu continues to shine — not just with grace and glamour, but with heart and purpose.<gwmw></gwmw></p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics beauty beauty pageant Miss South Africa (Miss SA) United Nations (UN) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Fashion And Beauty ‘A true role model’: Connie Ferguson to judge Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 <footer> 3 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Business Are men driving the skincare boom? 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3147303	有图 <p> New Aussie citizen teams up with the De Kock powerhouse. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Murray-De-Kock-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>South African jockey Callan Murray and trainer Mathew de Kock pose during trackwork at Cranbourne Racecourse in early 2022. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Callan Murray reckons we can be thankful he hasn’t returned to South Africa with a mullet. He’s been in Australia for three years and has been doing a bit of surfing – two high-risk areas for disagreeable hairstyles.</p><p>Jokes aside and hair be damned, local racing fans are just thankful to have the former champion apprentice jockey – and a favourite son of the local turf – back in action in the motherland.</p><p>Murray wasted no time reminding us of his prodigious talent on horseback, booting home two winners at Turffontein on Saturday in his first meeting back, then popping down to KwaZulu-Natal the next day to pilot the Equus Horse of the Year, Dave The King, to victory in the Sir Theophilus St George A Stakes at Scottsville.</p>Murray-De Kock partnership<p>The prodigal’s return had been kept under wraps until form guides for the weekend were printed and there was much conjecture about his sudden appearance. Well-known horse owner Joao da Mata was quick on the draw with a YouTube chat with a still jet-lagged Murray and got some answers.</p><p>Mathew de Kock, recently returned from a successful training sojourn in Aus, to team up with his famous father Mike, has been instrumental in the jockey’s return. Mathew and Callan have long been close friends and that bond continued Downunder – even though the former was based in Melbourne and the latter in Adelaide.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> All the latest Durban July news </p> </p> </p><p>Indeed, Callan’s brand-new engagement came via the De Kock connection, with fiancé Dani having worked as an exercise rider for Mathew in Melbourne.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In seems the Murray-De Kock partnership is a firm one – albeit of indeterminate duration in this iteration.</p><p>But the jock says he will be looking for other rides on good horses. For the moment, it’s a “see how it goes” situation.</p><p>The move has been made possible by Callan obtaining permanent residency in Australia – ironically. If things don’t work out in South Africa, he can always flit back to mulletland. Or he can bounce between the countries – and perhaps others, too.</p>Covid and lockdowns<p>“From when I left SA racing to where it is today there has been a significant improvement,” Murray told Da Mata. “The powers that be in the various provinces have done a fantastic job in getting the country back to a really good racing industry.”</p><p> </p><p>When a much younger-looking Murray went to Australia in August 2021, SA racing had been hammered by Covid and government lockdowns and seemed on its last legs.</p><p>With a handful of Grade 1 winners under his belt, courtesy of the De Kock stable with the likes of Hawaam, Mustaaqeem and Rafeef, and riding experience in the hothouse of Hong Kong, the young man secured a contract with the South Australia racing authorities and the possibility of citizenship in a place where racing was thriving.</p><p>There were winners in Aus, but the lure of being a stable jockey to a powerhouse stable like De Kock has tempted him back.</p><p>No Hollywoodbets Durban July booking has been made yet, but he’s looking at possibilities, with a light weight and a young horse prominent in his deliberations.</p><p> </p><p>Murray currently rides at a low of 56kg, but will work on 53kg with enough incentive.</p> </p> <p> Share this article <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics horse racing news </p> <p> <p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Horses All the latest Durban July news <footer> 5 days ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Horses Selukwe proving patience is a Plattner virtue <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Horses Local jockeys good enough for world league <footer> 1 week ago </footer> </p> </p> <p> <p> Motoring Simola success for Suzuki as Jimny walks away with a podium <footer> 2 weeks ago </footer> </p> </p> </p><p> <p> <p>Download our app</p> </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/app-store-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/assets/img/google-play-badge.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p> </p> Callan puts Dave back on throne \| The Citizen	查看 4888	《公民报》	2025-05-19 22:58:42 2025-05-20 12:48:35	word

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