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3209224	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p>La docente e investigadora costarricense Zarelly Sibaja Trejos, quien dirige el Instituto de Estudios de Género de la UNED, coordina la Red de Accesibilidad Académica y participa activamente en redes nacionales e internacionales de educación inclusiva, como el Observatorio Nacional para la Educación Inclusiva y la Red Internacional de Educación Superior Inclusiva (RIESI) del Consejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano del Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (CSUCA-SICA), flamante integrante del Comité Directivo de CLACSO por Centroamérica elegida en la XXVIII Asamblea del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales en Bogotá, Colombia, el 8 de junio de 2025, mantuvo un diálogo con el Director Ejecutivo de CLACSO, Pablo Vommaro, en el transcurso del cual hizo un diagnóstico de la situación de su país y de la región, en particular de la situación que atraviesan las universidades públicas.</p><p>Analizó que “en Centroamérica hay mucha dificultad a nivel político porque cada día se intensifica más querer callar las voces, callar a la prensa, callar a las personas, hay recortes importantes en proyectos de bienestar social, baja participación. Por lo menos en Costa Rica, si bien estamos sintiendo muchas de estas cosas, todavía no hay tanto temor de participar, pero hay otros países de Centroamérica donde realmente el corte al poder decir qué tenemos que mejorar, qué es lo que está mal, es fuerte. Personas que tienen que salir de sus países, personas que han sido perseguidas políticamente, arrestadas, simplemente por estar en contra de los gobiernos. Entonces en realidad es triste no poder decir lo que nosotros pensamos, lo que nosotros sentimos, y cada día poder lograr una sociedad más equitativa.”</p><p>Además, subrayó que en la región “se están recortando oportunidades y se están quitando derechos, por lo menos a nivel de Costa Rica se han cerrado algunos programas, se le ha quitado presupuesto a la parte educativa en estos dos últimos años. Ahorita por ejemplo a nivel de universidades públicas, se está peleando por el presupuesto para el año siguiente y es una negociación difícil a nivel político porque no quieren dar lo que corresponde a la educación. Entonces sabemos que en la medida que eso se quite vamos a tener un retroceso importante. Eso ha pasado en otros países de Centroamérica y nos está pasando ahora a nosotros en Costa Rica. Es volátil la situación y no podemos dar por un hecho que aunque ya hayamos ganado muchos derechos siempre van a estar ahí. La lucha tiene que seguir porque hay muchas amenazas que pueden suceder al respecto.”</p><p>Finalmente, Zarelly Sibaja Trejos consideró que “es importante el proceso que está viviendo la red CLACSO, es importante que podamos hacerla crecer, y el compromiso nuestro en el Comité Directivo para estos tres años es poder aportar en ese crecimiento de CLACSO para poder lograr una Centroamérica y una América Latina más inclusiva, más comprensiva y más humana.”</p><p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> “Desde Centroamérica queremos aportar a una América Latina más inclusiva” - CLACSO	查看 7106	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-16 03:40:15 2025-07-17 03:05:11	word
3209223	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Webinario-Derecho-al-Cuidado-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>El miércoles 16 julio, se presentó la guía: “El derecho al cuidado en la planificación estratégica urbana: ¿Cómo abordarlo? Orientaciones prácticas para gobiernos locales”, uno de los productos del proyecto “Incorporación del derecho al cuidado en la planificación estratégica urbana, desde una perspectiva de género”, un emprendimiento del Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano (CIDEU) en alianza con CLACSO.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p><p>Se trata de uno de los seis proyectos seleccionados en la II Convocatoria de Proyectos para los programas, iniciativas y proyectos adscritos de la Cooperación Iberoamericana, que realizó la Secretaría General Iberoamericana – SEGIB, con la finalidad de apoyar a aquellos que contribuyan a mejorar colectivos en situación de vulnerabilidad.</p><p>La publicación ha sido elaborada por CIDEU, el Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales y ONU Mujeres, con el acompañamiento de Mercociudades y el apoyo de AECID.</p><p>La apertura estuvo a cargo de Lorena Larios, secretaria de la Cooperación Iberoamericana – SEGIB; Pablo Vommaro, director ejecutivo de CLACSO; Cecilia Alemany, directora regional adjunta de ONU Mujeres para las Américas y el Caribe; y Rosa Arlene María, directora ejecutiva de CIDEU. La investigadora de CLACSO Paola Mascheroni, junto con Laura Pérez Castaño, ambas coautoras de la guía, contarán cómo han abordado el tema, cómo está estructurada la guía y cómo puede ser aprovechada por las diferentes instancias de los gobiernos locales.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p><p>En su intervención, Pablo Vommaro precisó «dos ejes fundamentales desde la perspectiva de CLACSO para pensar el derecho al cuidado en clave urbana y regional:</p><p>–Articulación entre academia, política pública y organizaciones sociales: Desde CLACSO insistimos en la importancia de una producción de conocimiento situada, plural y socialmente comprometida, que alimente la formulación de políticas públicas con base en evidencias, trayectorias territoriales y saberes diversos. Es clave reconocer que las políticas públicas sobre cuidados deben sustentarse en un conocimiento empírico robusto y diverso, que incorpore tanto estadísticas como experiencias comunitarias y relatos de vida. Esto implica construir puentes entre los espacios académicos, los gobiernos locales y nacionales, y las organizaciones sociales que, día a día, sostienen redes de cuidado en los territorios. Además, debemos poner en el centro la dimensión de la desigualdad en los cuidados: quién cuida, en qué condiciones, para quién y con qué apoyos. Esto nos lleva a pensar políticas desde el nivel local, comunitario y también desde una mirada interseccional, de género y de clase.</p><p>–Articulación Sur-Sur y Sur-Norte: Otro eje central es la necesidad de fortalecer el diálogo de saberes y políticas entre países del Sur global, y también entre el Sur y el Norte. Las experiencias latinoamericanas tienen mucho que aportar en este sentido: la política de cuidados uruguaya es un ejemplo pionero que ha despertado gran interés en otros países, incluso en Europa. España, por ejemplo, puede nutrirse de estos aprendizajes para repensar sus propias estrategias. En un contexto de crisis global y retroceso en los mecanismos de cooperación internacional, es urgente revalorizar estos intercambios, construir redes de aprendizaje y colaboración y sostener espacios de diálogo que reconozcan la potencia del pensamiento crítico del Sur. 👉 Este webinario, con más de 160 personas conectadas, es una muestra concreta de esa articulación en acción: plural, regional, interdisciplinaria y comprometida.»</p><p>La guía brinda herramientas conceptuales y prácticas para que la planificación estratégica de las ciudades incorpore la garantía del derecho al cuidado, promoviendo su redistribución y socialización; elabora recomendaciones prácticas y metodológicas para la planificación, incorporando el enfoque feminista del cuidado; y da a conocer prácticas inspiradoras de incorporación del enfoque de género y cuidados en la planificación estratégica urbana en Iberoamérica, en sus distintas fases (diseño, implementación y evaluación).</p><p>Enlace de inscripción</p><p>Horarios del webinario: 9:00 Centroamérica, México / 10:00 Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Perú / 11:00 Bolivia, Cuba, Chile, Puerto Rico, República Dominicana, Venezuela / 12:00 Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay / 16:00 Portugal / 17:00 España</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p>Programa-preliminar-acto-presentacion-Guia-de-Cuidados-CIDEU<p>DESCARGAR EL PROGRAMA</p><p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> El derecho al cuidado en la planificación estratégica urbana - CLACSO	查看 9221	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-16 05:00:26 2025-07-17 03:05:11	word
3209222	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CLACSO-en-ACAS.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>Del 4 al 7 de agosto, la Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, en Tegucigalpa, será sede del XIX Congreso Centroamericano de Sociología (ACAS 2025) “La Sociología en Centroamérica frente a las Desigualdades Sociales, el Cambio Climático y las Disputas Territoriales”, que contará con amplia participación del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales que acompaña esta iniciativa a través del proyecto Plataformas para el Diálogo Social, promoviendo el vínculo entre investigación, movimientos sociales y políticas públicas, con diversas actividades orientadas a enriquecer el debate regional. Participan varios Grupos de Trabajo CLACSO.</p><p>Organizan el Departamento de Sociología de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) y la Asociación Centroamericana de Sociología (ACAS).</p><p>Se trata de un espacio clave para debatir los desafíos de Centroamérica y América Latina desde una perspectiva crítica y comprometida con la justicia social. En un contexto de creciente desigualdad, crisis climática y conflictos territoriales, el encuentro permitirá intercambiar saberes y estrategias. Destinado a profesores/as, estudiantes, investigadores/as y profesionales interesados en los temas propuestos, el encuentro se propone reflexionar sobre nuevos temas que preocupan a la comunidad académica internacional, especialmente a la región de Centroamérica que enfrenta nuevos desafíos como el cambio climático y la persistente desigualdad, que representa un desafío para la gobernanza en los países de la región y afecta directamente las condiciones de vida de sus ciudadanos.</p><p>Ejes temáticos:</p><p>• Crisis y acción climática, seguridad y soberanía alimentaria</p><p>• Gobernanza territorial, conflictos socioambientales y pueblos originarios</p><p>• Estado y políticas públicas</p><p>• Democracia, movimientos sociales y ciudadanía</p><p>• Dinámicas territoriales, violencia y migración</p><p>• Desigualdades sociales y feminismos</p><p>• Modelo económico, mercado y estructura social</p><p>• Educación, cultura y la universidad pública en el siglo XXI</p><p>• Ciudad sustentable y gobierno local</p><p>• La sociología centroamericana y sus desafíos actuales</p><p>INSCRIPCIÓN</p>CLACSO en el Congreso ACAS 2025<p>Escuela Internacional de Posgrado en Desigualdades, cambio climático y disputas territoriales</p><p>Es un espacio de formación intensiva, presencial y de nivel de posgrado, con una perspectiva comparada y regional. Se espera que esta propuesta de formación contribuya a fortalecer el diálogo entre los y las representantes de la academia, de movimientos sociales y hacedores de políticas públicas en torno a la complejidad del vínculo entre ambiente y sociedad.</p><p>Las actividades de la Escuela son gratuitas (no se cubrirán traslados, hospedaje, ni alimentos). Para aprobar la Escuela Internacional de Posgrado en Desigualdades, cambio climático y disputas territoriales deberás cursar los 3 talleres del programa académico. Se emitirán certificados digitales de participación (CLACSO).</p><p>Talleres de formación</p><p>Taller: Género, feminismos y desigualdad en Centroamérica</p><p>Tallerista: Ana Silvia Monzón (Guatemala)</p><p>Martes 5 de agosto de 8.30 a 10.30 AM</p><p>Lugar: Sala de Sociología, 3ra planta, edificio A1 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa)</p><p>Taller: Globalización, regionalización y conflictos fronterizos en Centroamérica</p><p>Tallerista: Luis Martínez (Honduras)</p><p>Martes 5 de agosto de 10.45 AM a 12.45 PM</p><p>Lugar: Sala de Sociología, 3ra planta, edificio A1 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa)</p><p>Taller: Agua: Política hídrica y resistencias</p><p>Tallerista: Carlos Alvarado (Honduras)</p><p>Martes 5 de agosto de 1 a 3 PM</p><p>Lugar: Sala de Sociología, 3ra planta, edificio A1 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa)</p><p>Los talleres también se pueden cursar de manera individual (son gratuitos con cupos limitados). Consultas</p><p>Panel: Centroamérica en clave crítica: disputas, crisis y resistencias</p><p>Participan: Ana Silvia Monzón (Guatemala), Eugenio Sosa (Honduras), Roberto López (El Salvador), Florencio Díaz (Panamá), Zarelly Sibaja Trejos (Costa Rica)</p><p>Martes 5 de agosto de 3 a 4.30 PM</p><p>Lugar: Edificio 1847 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa) Aula: 414</p><p>Panel: Fortalecimiento de la investigación sobre libertad académica en las Américas</p><p>Participan: Pablo Vommaro (Argentina), Camilla Croso (Brasil), Vernor Muñoz (Costa Rica), Roberto López (El Salvador), Clara María Josefina Arenas (Guatemala), Silvia Calderón (Guatemala), Elizabeth Moreno (Guatemala), Jorge Waldemar Urquiza (El Salvador), Rodolfo Rubio Pérez (Guatemala), María Estela Rivero Fuentes (México)</p><p>Coordinadora: Elizabeth Moreno (Guatemala)</p><p>Miércoles 6 de agosto de 3 a 4.30 PM</p><p>Lugar: Edificio 1847 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa) Aula: 414</p><p>Reunión de representantes de los Centros Miembros de CLACSO en Honduras e integrantes de Grupos de Trabajo y de los espacios de Formación de CLACSO presentes en ACAS</p><p>Miércoles 6 de agosto de 10 a 11.30 AM</p><p>Lugar: Sala Ramón Oquelí, Planta baja, edificio A1 de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa)</p><p>Conferencia de clausura: Centroamérica frente a los cambios económicos y políticos globales</p><p>A cargo de Pablo Vommaro, Director Ejecutivo de CLACSO</p><p>Jueves 7 de agosto de 1 a 2 PM</p><p>Lugar: Auditorio Alma Mater – Edificio Alma Mater de Ciudad Universitaria de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH, Tegucigalpa)</p>Cobertura especial de CLACSO.tv<p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> CLACSO en el XIX Congreso Centroamericano de Sociología - CLACSO	查看 10189	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-16 22:24:28 2025-07-17 03:05:11	word
3209221	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p>Por: Marisa G. Ruiz Trejo</p><p>La Feria Internacional del Libro de Guatemala (FILGUA 2025) fue escenario de un merecido homenaje a Marta Elena Casaús Arzú, pensadora crítica guatemalteca, cuya obra ha marcado un hito en los estudios sobre racismo estructural, poder, memoria y nación en Centroamérica y América Latina. A propósito de este merecido homenaje, la FILGUA, celebrada del 1 al 13 de julio de 2025 en el Foro Majadas de Ciudad de Guatemala, se transformó en un espacio de diálogo profundo sobre temas históricamente confinados a los márgenes: el racismo estructural, las heridas del genocidio, la violencia contra las mujeres, y la discriminación cotidiana. Más allá del homenaje en sí, la feria se transformó en una plataforma colectiva de pensamiento crítico que convocó a académicos, estudiantes, tomadores de decisiones, artistas y activistas, marcando un hito en la reivindicación del pensamiento latinoamericano comprometido y transformador.</p><p>Este reconocimiento a Marta Casaús Arzú ocurre en sintonía con múltiples iniciativas regionales que buscan visibilizar el papel transformador de las mujeres en las ciencias sociales críticas. Entre ellas, destaca nuestro proyecto de investigación “Pensadoras críticas y las crisis de libertad académica en Chiapas y Centroamérica”, de la Beca para el Fortalecimiento de la investigación comparada y el pensamiento crítico en el marco de la libertad académica en las Américas, impulsada por CLACSO-CLAA[1], que coordino desde Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas; con la colaboración de Ana Lucía Ramazzini (FLACSO, Guatemala) y Tania Mata Parducci (Centro de las Artes para la Paz de El Salvador), con el objetivo de reconstruir genealogías de pensadoras críticas de América de América Latina y denunciar las crecientes amenazas a la libertad de pensamiento en la región.</p><p>El legado de Marta Casaús Arzú reivindica el papel central de las mujeres en la producción del pensamiento crítico latinoamericano. Reconocer su trabajo es también distinguir la urgencia de desplazar el centro del saber hacia las voces históricamente silenciadas y afirmar que pensar desde el compromiso sigue siendo una poderosa forma de resistencia.</p><p>Marta Elena Casaús Arzú ha sido formadora de generaciones de investigadores e investigadoras, así como referente insoslayable en el campo de las ciencias sociales críticas latinoamericanas. Su trabajo conjuga el rigor metodológico con una ética del compromiso intelectual, demostrando que la investigación académica puede y debe funcionar también como acto de disidencia, servicio público y acción política.</p><p>Diálogos intergeneracionales en honor a una pensadora comprometida</p><p>Los días 4 y 5 de julio se llevaron a cabo las jornadas de reflexión “Memoria, Nación y Racismo”, que reunieron a destacadas voces del ámbito académico e intelectual, comprometidas con la recuperación de la memoria histórica, la construcción democrática de la nación y la denuncia del racismo estructural.</p><p>Una de las sesiones más significativas del 4 de julio fue “Las otras caras del racismo”, que contó con la participación de intelectuales mayas como Victoria Tubin Sotz, Delfina Mux Caná, Lina Barrios y Bertha Zapeta, cuyas intervenciones visibilizaron la persistencia del racismo epistémico y estructural desde perspectivas situadas. Así también la mesa “Racismos, disciminaciones y desigualdades”, moderada por Yolanda Aguilar, contó con la presencia de Glenda Ixtabalan, Fernando Us y María Elisa Velázquez.</p><p>El 5 de julio se presentó una selección de las obras fundamentales de Marta Casaús Arzú, centradas en los vínculos entre racismo, genocidio y nación. Participaron en este espacio los investigadores Raxche’ Rodríguez Guaján, Demetrio Cojtí, Luis Alberto Padilla y Jorge Ramón González Ponciano, quienes analizaron la vigencia y profundidad crítica de su producción intelectual. Paralelamente, el panel “Arte y memoria”, coordinado por la investigadora Patricia Arroyo Calderón (UCLA), convocó a artistas y gestores culturales como Mayarí de León, Miguel Ángel Oxlaj Cúmez, Carlos Fredy Ochoa y Edgar Sajcabún. La intervención de Mayarí de León, hija del escritor desaparecido Luis de Lión, subrayó la potencia del arte como vehículo de resistencia y memoria viva, resaltando el trabajo del proyecto cultural Luis de Lión en San Juan del Obispo.</p><p>El acto central del homenaje tuvo lugar el 10 de julio y reunió a figuras relevantes del ámbito académico y cultural, así como a familiares de la homenajeada (Andrés, Tatiana, Alejandra y María Hurtado de Mendoza). Estuvieron presentes destacadas investigadoras como María Teresa Giraldez, Patricia Arroyo Calderón, Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj, Rolando Castillo, Raúl Figueroa Sarti y Diana López de Sánchez, directora de la FILGUA. Este acto constituyó no solo un reconocimiento individual, sino también una afirmación colectiva de justicia epistémica hacia una pensadora comprometida con la transformación social.</p><p>Durante toda la feria, se vivieron momentos de encuentro, diálogo y renovación de compromisos con el pensamiento crítico. Participaron colegas, exalumnos e investigadores vinculados a las ciencias sociales y las humanidades críticas latinoamericanaas, entre ellos Patricia Arroyo Calderón, Georgina Hernández Rivas, Gloria Graterol, Juan Manuel Ledezma y yo, quienes nos sumamos al reconocimiento de una figura que ha sido maestra, guía y referente intelectual para varias generaciones.</p><p>FILGUA 2025 no fue solo una celebración del libro, sino una acción colectiva de memoria y resistencia, que visibilizó el valor de una vida consagrada a denunciar el racismo estructural, reivindicar la memoria histórica y defender una ciencia social comprometida con la dignidad de los pueblos.</p><p>El poder del pensamiento crítico y el acecho a la libertad académica</p><p>La trayectoria de Marta Elena Casaús Arzú trasciende los homenajes convencionales por su rigor académico, compromiso ético y valentía política. Desde los años ochenta, su obra ha tendido puentes entre historia y memoria, investigación y acción, con aportes fundamentales para el pensamiento crítico de las élites dominantes y del racismo, tal como el emblemático libro Guatemala: Linaje y racismo (1992) o el monumentalDiagnóstico del racismo en Guatemala: investigación interdisciplinaria y participativa para una política integral por la convivencia y la eliminación del racismo, en seis volúmenes, orientado a transformar las estructuras de exclusión mediante políticas públicas.</p><p>En un contexto regional marcado por violencia, despojo y censura de la libertad académica, su figura representa una defensa activa de la justicia y la memoria, como lo evidencian sus peritajes en procesos judiciales emblemáticos como el caso Sepur Zarco contra agentes de estado por esclavitud doméstica, violación y violencia sexual de mujeres q’eqchi’, y el juicio por genocidio contra Efraín Ríos Montt. En este escenario, muchas voces disidentes han sido silenciadas, perseguidas, torturadas, encarceladas, forzadas al exilio e incluso asesinadas, lo que ha producido serias amenazas a la producción crítica de pensamiento y a la libertad académica de las mujeres diversas.</p><p>A lo largo de su vida académica, Marta Casaús ha puesto su voz, su tiempo y su conocimiento al servicio de quienes han sido históricamente silenciados. Desde una ética radical de compromiso, ha trabajado junto a pueblos originarios y mujeres sobrevivientes de violencia sexual, enfrentando sin concesiones los mecanismos de impunidad y olvido. Su legado no es únicamente teórico: es profundamente político y ético.</p><p>El reconocimiento a Marta Casaús Arzú es también una afirmación del lugar que las mujeres han ocupado en la producción del pensamiento crítico en Centroamérica y América Latina. Se trata de reconocer que sus voces no son marginales, sino centrales y que su producción epistémica constituye un corpus fundamental para repensar el presente y construir futuros más justos.</p><p>El legado de Marta Casaús Arzú, profundamente político y ético, reivindica el papel central de las mujeres centroamericanas en la producción del pensamiento crítico en América Latina. Reconocer su trabajo es también distinguir la urgencia de desplazar el centro del saber hacia las voces históricamente silenciadas, y afirmar que pensar desde el compromiso sigue siendo una poderosa forma de resistencia.</p><p>[1] https://cafa-claa.org/es/becas/mexico-pensadoras-criticas-y-las-crisis-de-libertad-academica-en-chiapas-y-centroamerica/</p><p> Antropóloga, investigadora, periodista y activista feminista mexicana</p><p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> Reconocimiento a Marta Casaús Arzú - CLACSO	查看 12776	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-17 03:01:50 2025-07-17 03:05:11	word
3209220	有图 <p> The Junior Boks were heavily penalised during the game, but their fast start to the first half allowed them to still walk away as comfortable winners in the end. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jaco-Williams-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Junior Springbok wing Jaco Williams was on the score sheet, as they beat Argentina U20s in their World Rugby U20 Championship semifinal in Italy on Monday night.Picture: Timothy Rogers/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>A heavily penalised Junior Springbok team still managed to show enough class to power their way to a comfortable 48-24 win over Argentina U20s in their World Rugby U20 Championship semifinal at the Stadio Luigi Zaffanella in Viadana, Italy on Monday night.</p><p>The Junior Boks found themselves on the wrong end of the referee’s whistle, particularly at the breakdown and at scrum time, as they conceded 16 penalties to just six from Argentina, while they also received two yellow cards.</p><p>Despite those struggles they still outscored their Southern Hemisphere rivals six tries to three, as they set up a final meeting on Saturday with huge rivals New Zealand U20s, after they defeated France U20s 34-26 in the earlier semi.</p>Flying start<p>It was another flying start to the game from the Junior Boks as they ran in four tries in a 14 minute spell, after going over for their first in the eighth minute.</p><p>Livewire scrumhalf Haashim Pead was heavily involved, breaking from a ruck and getting close, where the chicken wing offload found inside centre Albie Bester to run in untouched.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> SA and NZ set to write another chapter in special rugby rivalry in U20 final </p> </p> </p><p>Straight from the kick-off Pead was handed his sixth try of the tournament, to go with four try assists, as big loose forward Bathobele Hlekani burst down the middle, offloading to flying eighthman Wandile Mlaba, who in turn found Pead following up to go over to make it 14-0.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Argentina then got themselves on the board with a penalty from flyhalf Rafael Benedit, but the Junior Boks continued on, as flyhalf Vusi Moyo put up a high kick for wing Jaco Williams to chase and score, followed by lock JJ Theron crashing over, both converted by Moyo for a 28-3 lead after 22 minutes.</p><p>Most of the rest of the half was then an impressive defensive shift from the Junior Boks, as Argentina bashed away on their line and were largely repelled.</p><p>But with two minutes left in the half prop Simphiwe Ngobese was yellow carded after an infringement under a team warning, with the South Americans rumbling over a lineout maul to make it 28-10 at the break.</p>Second half<p>The second half started much like the first ended, with the Junior Boks being penalised at the breakdown, Argentina on the front foot, and they went over first in the corner through wing Timoteo Silva, to bring them right back into the game at 28-17 after 52 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>But the Junior Boks managed to calm things down through a couple of penalties to Moyo, moving them into a 34-17 lead in the 58<sup>th</sup> minute.</p><p>Argentina were now making mistakes, and a lost ball in midfield allowed the Junior Boks to snap it up and attack, with outside centre Demitre Erasmus breaking and putting away Bester for the converted score to effectively make the game safe at 41-17 after 60 minutes.</p><p>Argentina however kept plugging away, and another yellow card to Junior Bok replacement prop Oliver Reid for repeated infringements again, gave them the extra man and eventually replacement back Ramon Miranda dotted down in the 71<sup>st</sup> minute.</p><p>It was the Junior Boks who finished on top though as wing Cheswill Jooste stepped his way through to put the cherry on the cake on the fulltime hooter.</p><p> </p>Scorers<p>South Africa U20: Tries – Albie Bester (2), Haashim Pead, Jaco Williams, JJ Theron, Cheswill Jooste; Conversions – Vusi Moyo (5), Dominic Malgas; Penalties – Moyo (2)</p><p>Argentina U20: Tries – Agustin Campos, Timoteo Silva, Ramon Miranda; Conversions – Rafael Benedit (2), Pascal Senillosa; Penalty – Benedit</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics sa rugby Springboks (Bokke/Boks) World Rugby </p> Junior Boks down Argentina to make World U20 Champs final	查看 4438	《公民报》	2025-07-15 04:42:44 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209219	有图 <p> "This is particularly important as we seek to put the era of state capture behind us." </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/From-Ramaphosas-desk-1-1-1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa: Picture: The Presidency </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is “necessary” to establish a commission of inquiry to probe the explosive allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in order to “safeguard public confidence in the police service”, and shelve the era of state capture that plagued the country.</p><p>Addressing the nation on Sunday night, Ramaphosa placed Mchunu on a leave of absence after allegations made against him by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.</p>Commission necessary<p>Ramaphosa said the commission would investigate allegations of infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by syndicates.</p><p>Despite criticism, Ramaphosa, in his weekly newsletter on Monday, said the commission was necessary.</p><p>“We have taken this decisive step because we are determined that the important work that has been done to rebuild our law enforcement agencies and security services should not be compromised.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘Get your popcorn factory ready’ — McKenzie willing to testify at the commission into Mkhwanazi allegations </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Cameron questions urgency of commission into Mchunu probe</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“It is necessary that we establish the facts through an independent, credible, and thorough process so that we can safeguard public confidence in the police service. This is particularly important as we seek to put the era of state capture behind us,” Ramaphosa said.</p>Recommendations<p>Ramaphosa said the commission will make findings and recommendations for criminal prosecutions, disciplinary actions and institutional reform.</p><p>“Once established, the commission shall consider prima facie evidence relating to the involvement of individuals currently employed within law enforcement or intelligence agencies.</p><p>“Where appropriate, the commission must make recommendations on the employment status of such officials, including whether they should be suspended pending the outcome of further investigations,” Ramaphosa said.</p><p> </p>Rebuilding<p>Ramaphosa said the commission is being established against the backdrop of significant progress in “rebuilding and strengthening our country’s law enforcement agencies and security services”.</p><p>“In recent years, the South African Police Service, the Special Investigating Unit, the Asset Forfeiture Unit and other bodies have been making important inroads in the fight against organised crime and corruption.</p><p>“It is essential that we maintain this momentum and that we intensify this work,” Ramaphosa said</p><p>Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to support the commission in its work and, where appropriate, to provide any information or assistance the commission may require.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Acting police minister: Who is Firoz Cachalia and is he qualified</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics corruption Cyril Ramaphosa Police Senzo Mchunu South African Police Service (SAPS) State Capture </p> Commission 'necessary to safeguard police inegrity' - Ramaphosa	查看 3416	《公民报》	2025-07-15 10:44:36 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209218	有图 <p> The victims were allegedly assaulted and forced to attend an initiation school against their will. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Arrests-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Limpopo police have arrested three suspects, including a traditional healer, in connection with a series of incidents in which victims were allegedly assaulted and forced to attend an initiation school against their will.</p><p>Police said that although the incidents occurred separately, they all took place on the same day, Sunday, 6 July 2025, in Mamatsha village, GaMolepo, under the Mankweng policing area in the Capricorn District.</p><p>Police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the suspects, aged 34, 37, and 47 (the latter being a traditional healer), were arrested on Monday, 14 July 2025, following an intensive investigation.</p><p>“They are expected to appear before the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, facing multiple charges including assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), common assault, and forcing a person to attend an initiation school using duress.”</p>First incident<p>Ledwaba said in the first incident, a 71-year-old man was allegedly socialising at his home at about 9am when a group of people entered the yard, accused him of interfering with initiation school matters, and assaulted him with sticks and sjamboks.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Why has President Ramaphosa overlooked Deputy Police Minister Boshielo? </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: ‘Those things ran away’: Acting Gauteng Police Commissioner recounts hijacking attempt</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The victim sustained serious injuries, including a broken hand, and was forcefully taken to the initiation school.”</p>Second incident<p>In the second incident, a male complainant was informed by relatives that a group of people had gathered at his home around 2pm.</p><p>“Upon his arrival, he was allegedly tied with a rope, placed in the back of an open van, and taken to the initiation school against his will,” Ledwaba said.</p>Third incident<p>Ledwaba added that a40-year-old man was reportedly assaulted after a group of individuals forcefully entered his yard and attacked him with sticks and sjamboks, without any explanation.</p><p> </p><p>Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe welcomed the arrests and condemned the violent acts.</p><p>“While we acknowledge the cultural significance of initiation, it must never be used as a tool for intimidation, violence, or forced participation. Such criminal behaviour undermines the very values that cultural traditions are meant to uphold. The Saps will act decisively to protect individuals’ rights and uphold the law.”</p><p>Ledwaba said police investigations are continuing, and additional arrests have not been ruled out.</p><p>ALSO READ: Eswatini man arrested after child’s burnt body found</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics arrest initiation initiation schools Limpopo Police traditional healer </p> Traditional healer among three arrested for forcing initiation	查看 3186	《公民报》	2025-07-15 11:24:09 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209217	有图 <p> From boarding school khakis to MAGA-red caps, clothes often carry meanings that go far beyond the wardrobe. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/clothes-1200x1000-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Growing up, the phrase “the clothes maketh the man” was an injunction to eschew jeans for chinos and T-shirts in favour of collared shirts. </p><p>There’s a lot of truth to it; try getting an upgrade on a flight when you’re in slops, PT shorts and a slogan T-shirt, versus a suit and tie, or going to the boss to wheedle an increase. </p><p>But just as the clothes we wear tell the world a little about who we want to be seen as, we’ve got to be careful of being condemned by association. </p><p>For a while in the ’80s, khaki clothing – the old tough cotton pants and button-up shirts beloved of farmers and boarding school pupils alike, was rendered toxic because of its association with rightwing extremism. </p><p>The Brits had Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts; the Germans had Ernst Rohm’s Sturmabteilung Brownshirts. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> PICS: Maternity fashion, Rihanna and her kids steal the show on The Smurfs blue carpet </p> </p> </p><p>South Africa had Eugene TerreBlanche’s AWB in khaki. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a journalist in the early ’90s, it was a strict rule not to go out on assignment wearing military surplus clothing, lest you be mistaken for a member of the security forces.</p><p> At the same time, many of us writer types wanted to be mistaken as cool press photographers and deliberately wore the sleeveless cotton and canvas gilets loved by fishermen, hunters – and press photographers stuffing their lenses into pockets that normally took shotgun shells. </p><p>ALSO READ: Gold and Glamour: Masango by Siphosihle dazzles at the Hollywoodbets Durban July</p><p>It marked those of us who did it as poseurs in the newsroom and earned us the derision of our seniors, who literally had been there and done that without seeing the need to get the T-shirt, but it was harmless – and most of us outgrew it. </p><p> </p><p>Not all articles of clothing are so forgiving. </p><p>Shemaghs and keffiyehs can be problematic for the unwitting: the Saudis and Emiratis wear red checked ones – while the black checked version has become synonymous with the Palestinian cause. </p><p>Red hats are another, thanks to the unfailing efforts of Donald Trump’s drive to Make America Great Again. </p><p>I was wearing a red British and Irish Lions cap, of the exact shape and hue popularised by the tariff king, out on a walk last week when a passer-by looked me up and down witheringly. </p><p> </p><p>He shook his head pityingly. “Xha! Sorry for you, né!” he said. </p><p>It took 10 years for my khaki wardrobe to be socially acceptable again. Hopefully the radioactive half-life on my Lions’ cap will be a lot less.</p><p>NOW READ: Gold and Glamour: Masango by Siphosihle dazzles at the Hollywoodbets Durban July</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics clothes fashion Opinion </p> When clothes speak louder than words \| The Citizen	查看 3152	《公民报》	2025-07-15 11:30:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209216	有图 <p> Forgive us if we don"t hold our breath when it comes to the commission of inquiry into Mkhwanazi"s claims. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Another-commission-of-inquiry-1200x1000-1.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Seldom in the field of human governance (apologies, Sir Winston) has so much been investigated by so many with so few results than in South Africa’s commissions of inquiry. </p><p>And, if it’s Sunday night, this must be a “family gathering” at which our leader, President Cyril Ramaphosa, announces another probe to “determine the truth” and “make recommendations”. </p><p>This time it sounds serious. A national crisis – although Ramaphosa didn’t go so far as using those words, he did say it concerns “the security of our country, the integrity of our law enforcement agencies and the safety of our people”. </p><p>ALSO READ: State capture 2.0? Explosive allegations rock Ramaphosa administration</p><p>Even more serious is that the commission has been given three months to make an interim report and must finalise its business three months after that. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘Get your popcorn factory ready’ — McKenzie willing to testify at the commission into Mkhwanazi allegations </p> </p> </p><p>Then, perhaps, we will know if KZN’s top cop, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, was telling the truth in his claim that our country is, effectively, being run by a criminal syndicate which includes people at the highest levels of the law and order and security apparatus, as well as politicians. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>State Capture 2.0, in other words. Given what has happened to the inquiry into the original version – the Zondo commission – you’ll forgive us if we don’t hold our breath.</p><p>NOW READ: Mkhwanazi plays by his own rules</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa inquiry State Capture </p> Another scandal another commission of inquiry \| The Citizen	查看 2107	《公民报》	2025-07-15 12:00:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209215	有图 <p> The Giba CPA in Hazyview has become a model of successful land reform, employing over 100 people and exporting bananas internationally. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54653785040_67a9253310_k.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Bheki Mlaudzi, a beneficiary of Giba CPA, demonstrates how to prop bananas. Picture: Nigel Sibanda / The Citizen</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>There are plenty of faces of land reform in South Africa… who show that it can work. </p><p>One of them is Bheki Mlaudzi, 32, who speaks quietly, but passionately, about the chance of building a better life. </p><p>He works on the farm Burgershall in the Hazyview area of Mpumalanga, owned by the Giba Communal Property Association (CPA), of which is he is a member. </p>Building a life through farming and family<p>Mlaudzi, who started working on the farm three years ago, says the salary he receives at the farm and the stipend from the association has helped him to build a house and start a family. </p><p>He is a father to two boys and a girl, whom he says he can take care of because of the restituted land. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘If you don’t want to pay more, use less’: Parliament debates new water caps for farmers </p> </p> </p><p>“Working on the farm that is owned by the community gives me joy and a sense of ownership. My grandfather was one of the leaders of the Giba CPA and he motivated me to take farming seriously,” he says. </p><p> </p><p> </p>Bananas, avocados and big dreams<p>“After completing Grade 12, I decided to come and work here because I was unable to find a job. As one of the Giba CPA senior members, my dream is to see the farm continue producing bananas and other produce, sending them overseas. </p><p>“We are focusing on bananas and a bit of avocados. As young people, we need to learn from investors how to run the business.” </p><p>ALSO READ: Government settles land claims worth over R200 million since start of 2024/25 financial year</p><p>Mlaudzi’s dream is to run his own farming business without the involvement of the investors. </p><p> </p><p>But he is thankful to the investors who have been mentoring the community members. </p><p>He says every year when the investor pays the rent, the Giba CPA members, comprising more than 500 households, share the money. </p><p>While they worked with the previous investor, they were doing a ginger project, he says. </p>Recovering from setbacks, looking to the future<p>The farm had about 275 employees, but after a storm that ravaged the farm, the number of employees dropped. </p><p> </p><p>One of the successful times that Mlaudzi remembers includes partnering with investor W van R Schmidt (Pty) Ltd, who financed the development of infrastructure, irrigation and energy systems on the Giba CPA-owned land. </p><p>This enabled Giba CPA to transform the land into a productive asset, generating opportunities for its beneficiaries and for the wider community. </p><p>The farm specialises in bananas, but produces other fruit such as avocados, litchis and ginger. </p><p>ALSO READ: Land dispute in Mpumalanga as claimants clash over farm ownership</p><p> </p><p>The community had claimed 2 700 hectares of land in 2003, and from 2013 they have been renting out the land to investors and signed an agreement that most of the employees on the farm should be the descendants of the Giba CPA members and the local communities. </p><p>And the community has never looked back as they have been working hard to make sure the farm continues to be productive. </p><p>Today, it has more than 100 full-time employees and is regarded as one of the province’s best banana exporters. </p><p>Most of the employees are young people from different backgrounds and are from the Masoyi area, Hazyview, Bushbuckridge and surrounding areas. </p><p> </p><p>When The Citizen visited the farm, workers were busy harvesting and packaging the bananas, preparing them to be transported to different destinations. </p><p>Young men were also seen on their motorbikes inspecting different sections of the farm. </p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54653500661_1ce09e9406_k.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Farm worker Thandiwe Makhubela at the farm in Hazyview. Picture: Nigel Sibanda / The Citizen<p>Giba CPA has also employed agricultural graduates, who have been allowed to learn more about farming. </p><p>One of them is Dikeledi Maboke, an agricultural graduate with a degree from the University of Mpumalanga. </p><p>ALSO READ: Safari lodge shining example of land claim that works</p><p>She has been working as an office administrator for the Giba CPA and has also been assisting on the farm. </p><p>“As an agricultural graduate, it feels good to work here and learn how bananas are ploughed and packaged,” Maboke says. </p><p>“I take every day’s challenge as it comes and work hard to make sure we continue to do well. My worry now is that we were given 2 700 hectares but at the moment, only 300 hectares are being used. The dream is to find an investor for the remaining portion.” </p><p>Another employee, Sipho Matsebula, from Mahushu in Masoyi Trust, is excited that he now works on the farm where his parents grew up. </p><p>Matsebula’s role includes making sure the bananas grow safely. “I am one of the people whose role includes the spilling of chemicals and taking soil samples to make sure the fruits are in good condition,” he says. </p>The role of support organisations in land reform<p>The previous partnerships Giba CPA secured to produce ginger and macadamia nuts were facilitated by Vumelana Advisory Fund, a non-profit organisation. </p><p>Peter Setou, chief executive of the fund, says: “The government does not have adequate resources to support land reform beneficiaries. </p><p>“This gap can be filled by the private sector through partnerships with communities. There is a need to expand on this range of interventions, but we need support from the government and private sector to reach more communities.”</p><p>NOW READ: ‘We feel used’: Was Chris Hani land allocation just a political ‘publicity stunt’?</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics farming Land reform Mpumalanga </p> Mpumalanga association reaps land reform success \| The Citizen	查看 6390	《公民报》	2025-07-15 12:30:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209214	有图 <p> A farm in Mpumalanga is giving land reform a good name, showing how community ownership and investor partnerships can yield success. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54653465481_f28d60e6c9_o-scaled.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Mpumalanga banana farmer Bheki Mlaudzi. Picture: Nigel Sibanda / The Citizen</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>In a poignant book about the liberation struggle in South Africa, Two dogs and Freedom, black township school kids wrote about their dreams for their future. </p><p>They were touchingly simple. Moagi, an eight-year-old boy, wanted “a wife and children, a boy and a girl, a big house, two dogs and freedom…” </p><p>There’s an echo of that in the words of Bheki Mlaudzi, 32, a farm worker – and farm shareholder – at a community land restitution project in Mpumalanga. </p><p>The money he gets from working on the banana plantations and the stipend he gets from the Giba Communal Property Association (CPA) has enabled him to build a house. </p><p>He is living his dream… with a wife, two children and a positive view of what lies ahead. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Mpumalanga premier fires education MEC Dlamini in Cabinet reshuffle </p> </p> </p><p>The Giba CPA project is a shining example of what can be done to ensure that land restitution – one of the biggest political and social issues in South Africa today – actually succeeds. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Mpumalanga association reaps land reform success</p><p>Too many times, communities who were dispossessed of their land during the colonial era and years of apartheid have had viable, successful farming operations turned over to them, only to see them fail. </p><p>That has made many people bitter and angry and a handful of crooks, both in communities and in government organs supposed to smooth the land transfer process, very rich. </p><p>In turn, those failures have provided ammunition for the critics of land reform, who say it is a threat to the very existence of commercial farming. </p><p> </p><p>Giba CPA rents out its land to a white farming company which, as part of the agreement, gives priority in hiring members or descendants of the original community. </p><p>In addition, there is a transfer of skills programme which will, hopefully, provide trained farmers who can work their own land. </p><p>Giba shows what can be done.</p><p>NOW READ: Safari lodge shining example of land claim that works</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics farm Land reform Mpumalanga </p> The land where dreams are made of \| The Citizen	查看 2616	《公民报》	2025-07-15 13:00:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209213	有图 <p> The mother of a toddler who died in a Pretoria tent fire is staying strong for her grieving children as the family prepares for a memorial. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fire.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The mother of two-year-old Alejandro McGarry, who died last Tuesday in a tent fire, is staying strong for her other children who are only coming to terms with the tragedy. </p><p>Susan Radue said there were so many untrue stories making the rounds after little Ali, as his family affectionately called him, died after a candle burned down the tent they were sleeping in on a smallholding at Grootvlei Oos in Pretoria. </p><p>“He didn’t die in his camping cot and also not a gas explosion,” she said. </p>A heartbroken family<p>“We are coping as a family. We will hold a memorial on Friday to greet our Ali, we cannot bury him, because we need to have postmortem DNA tests done because his body was unrecognisable.” </p><p>Radue said her other children were heartbroken and she needed to keep them strong. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Mrs. Pretoria-Tshwane 2023 dies after brief illness </p> </p> </p><p>“The middle child, my 16-year-old, is a very strong child, but it’s like it only hit him today that his younger brother is not coming back. He went back to the scene and sat there for a while,” she said. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: One dead in a shack fire at informal settlement in Ekurhuleni</p><p>Radue said besides having to find finances for the DNA tests, they also struggled with transport after their Toyota RAV4 keys were destroyed in the fire. </p>‘A house fire is fast, hot, dark and deadly’<p>AfriForum disaster management specialist Tarien Cooks said the dangers of house fires were becoming more common in the cold winter months. </p><p>“In the past few months, several lives have been lost in house fires. A house fire is fast, hot, dark and deadly,” she said. </p><p> </p><p>“Smoke spreads faster than you think and most deaths in house fires are not from the flames, but from smoke inhalation.” </p>Another fire claims two-year-old’s life<p>The second fire last week in Tshwane claimed a two-year-old and a family of five. </p><p>City of Tshwane emergency services department spokesperson Lindsay Zwelithini Mnguni said: “On arrival, the firefighters found out that the fire had destroyed the four-roomed shack dwelling. </p><p>“Sadly, five family members, including a senior citizen, one adult and three minors, were fatally burned.”</p><p> </p><p>NOW READ: Massive fire sparked by DIY heater displaces hundreds in KZN</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics death Fire Pretoria </p> ‘His brother is not coming back’: Heartbroken mother speaks after toddler dies in Pretoria tent fire \| The Citizen	查看 2911	《公民报》	2025-07-15 13:30:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209212	有图 <p> At the age of 28, Hermann shone in his first international match against Zimbabwe in Harare. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cricket-15.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Rubin Hermann, seen here during a domestic match, made 45 runs for the SA team in the opening match of the T20 tri-series against Zimbabwe. Picture: Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Top-order batter Rubin Hermann believes his experience at domestic level has given him a strong foundation as he embarks on his international career, after playing a key role for the Proteas in their five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe on Monday.</p><p>Playing his first international match at the age of 28, Hermann top-scored for the SA team, hitting 45 runs off 37 balls as they got their T20 tri-series campaign off to a winning start in Harare.</p><p>Hermann has played top-flight domestic cricket for more than eight years, and though he admitted he had followed a long path to the top, he was pleased to stand up in his first game for the Proteas and he hoped to continue delivering for the national team.</p><p>“I don’t see any tournament or innings I play now as pressure. Obviously there’s expectation to perform, and it’s more highlighted here (at international level) but my mindset doesn’t change against any opposition,” Hermann said.</p><p>“I’ve obviously had a longer journey than most, but I’m very thankful because it built certain characteristics in my game and maybe gave me some mental resilience that will stand me in good stead.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Can the Proteas step up against stronger opposition? </p> </p> </p><p>“This is the first step, but hopefully there are a couple more and I can have a decently long career playing for South Africa.”</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rubin Hermann receives his first T20 International cap for South Africa! 🇿🇦🔥 </p><p>From the domestic grind to the international spotlight, Rubin’s journey has been one of hard work, grit, and relentless determination. 💪🏏 #WozaNawe pic.twitter.com/snvtuDyyKt</p>— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) July 14, 2025</p>‘I want to win games for South Africa’<p>Though he shone alongside the likes of Dewald Brevis and George Linde in the tri-series opener, Hermann said he was a little disappointed that he fellfive runs short of a half-century. And even more so that he didn’t carry his team across the line.</p><p>He fell in what turned out to be the penultimate over of South Africa’s innings, with the Proteas just 12 runs shy of their target.</p><p>“That was effectively my role, just to be there at the end, so I’m disappointed I couldn’t do that,” he said.</p><p> </p><p>“Maybe I’m just nitpicking. Probably anyone would have taken that, but I want to be a guy who wins games for South Africa.”</p><p>The Proteas will face New Zealand in their next match of the T20 International tri-series in Harare on Wednesday (1pm start).</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Proteas cricket team </p> Next step on a 'long journey': Rubin Hermann delivers on Proteas debut \| The Citizen	查看 3069	《公民报》	2025-07-15 13:57:37 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209211	有图 <p> The president took the safest and perhaps the only way he knows how to govern: kick for touch, ruffle very few feathers and hope the crisis resolves itself. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ramaphosa-commission-of-inquiry-gamble-1200x800-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Gallo Images/ER Lombard</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>At the height of Jacob Zuma’s rule, when President Cyril Ramaphosa was still merely the deputy president of the country, the single biggest criticism he faced was that he never said anything about the huge calamity that was state capture that was unfolding around him. </p><p>Upright ministers who dared to stand up to the regime of the day were being fired or sidelined and only those individuals who met the approval of state-capture architects, the now-fugitive Gupta brothers, were appointed or promoted. </p><p>Yet Ramaphosa remained quiet. There was some agreement that had he sounded the alarm bells he, too, would have been sidelined and therefore the most strategic thing he could do was keep mum and wait his turn. </p><p>He eventually found his voice in the run-up to the 2017 ANC national elective conference at which he was to be elected ANC president for the first time. </p><p>What was the very first thing he called for at the height of state capture when he finally found his voice? </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘Get your popcorn factory ready’ — McKenzie willing to testify at the commission into Mkhwanazi allegations </p> </p> </p><p>“We need to act now to prevent any further damage. We need an independent judicial commission of inquiry… our law enforcement must act with speed and purpose to investigate all these allegations…” </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When South Africa faced its biggest crisis post-94, Ramaphosa’s response was to call for a commission of inquiry. </p><p>ALSO READ: Ramaphosa’s response to Mkhwanazi falls flat as fatigue for commission of inquiry creeps in</p><p>He was only a deputy president then and had limited powers. And now that the country faces its worst crisis besides the Covid pandemic since he took over as president what does he do? </p><p>“I am establishing a judicial commission of inquiry to be headed by Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga.” </p><p> </p><p>The president took the safest and perhaps the only way he knows how to govern: kick for touch, ruffle very few feathers and hope the crisis resolves itself. </p><p>South Africa has had dozens of commissions of inquiry in its recent past. </p><p>The one the president called for before he became president was the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture under then deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo. </p><p>It was the biggest and most expensive commission this country has yet known. Also, perhaps the biggest waste of taxpayers’ money by any commission based on the results it produced. </p><p> </p><p>There are few cases that it brought forward that ended up in a court of law with consequences for the accused. </p><p>ALSO READ: 6 commissions of inquiry government has launched before, and for what</p><p>The Daily Maverick estimated that up to R1.5 trillion was lost to state capture over a four-year period. Yet, no convictions are flowing from the Zondo commission. </p><p>The president’s response in establishing a commission of inquiry into KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations of police leadership corruption up to ministerial level might turn out to be a masterstroke if it works. </p><p> </p><p>But it could also turn out to be as big a waste of money as state capture if it doesn’t. The one thing the president has done successfully thus far is kick the can further down the road, for at least six more months. </p><p>“The rot in the police is so deep there is nothing else the president could have done except for a commission of inquiry,” is what some might argue. </p><p>Maybe they are right, the president could not just fire a minister without testing Mkhwanazi’s allegations. What if it turns out Mkhwanazi himself is not motivated by pure intentions? None of that matters. </p><p>What will matter in the end is whether the findings and recommendations of the inquiry will be treated like those of the Zondo commission. </p><p> </p><p>One thing is clear though, the patience of the population is wearing thin with each passing scandal and one more failed commission might have catastrophic political consequences.</p><p>NOW READ: Mchunu backs Ramaphosa’s move to launch inquiry, steps aside ‘with honour’</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa inquiry Police State Capture </p> The commission of inquiry is a gamble \| The Citizen	查看 4757	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:00:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209210	有图 <p> Some fans are indignant as Lerena heads for the title. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Gavin-Lerena-suspensions.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Gavin Lerena. Picture: Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Gavin Lerena is galloping towards a national jockey championship but will have the very slow, grinding gears of legal “due process” to thank if he does clinch the title.</p><p>After the past weekend, Lerena was nine winners clear of defending champ Richard Fourie with less than three weeks – and 15 race days – to go in the 2024/25 season.</p><p>The Joburg ace’s agent is earning his crust, with his man heavily booked around the country throughout this week, so the odds are with him to land a first crown since 2015.</p><p>Bookmakers recently closed their books on the race – interestingly at a stage when Fourie was still the favourite.</p><p>Fourie, who set a new record of 378 winners last season, does not appear much engaged in the contest and isn’t travelling as much as he did in 2024 – or as much as Lerena is doing now. Nevertheless, he does have retainers and/or arrangements with prolific trainers Alan Greeff and Justin Snaith and could still trim the lead – especially if his rival suffers a mishap (God forbid, of course).</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Follow Gavin Lerena this weekend </p> </p> </p><p>Neither of the riders have imminent suspensions to worry about – unlike third-placed jockey Craig Zackey, who is currently forced to sit on the sidelines.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But herein lies the rub.</p>Suspensions<p>Lerena has an effective 47 days of suspensions in abeyance due to appeals he has lodged with the National Horseracing Authority and which have yet to be heard.</p><p>The most serious of these is an effective 30-day ban for an incident involving himself and colleague Jason Gates at Turffontein on 26 January this year.</p><p>The racing world was shocked when, during a race, Lerena stood up in his irons and lashed at Gates with his whip. The NHA took until mid-April to convene a hearing on this “road rage” moment.</p><p> </p><p>It found him guilty of various counts and imposed a 90-day suspension with 60 days suspended for two years. He also got a R200,000 fine with half suspended.</p><p>Lerena issued a public apology for losing his rag but still appealed against the findings and the penalty. That appeal is still to be heard – due to “due process”.</p><p>The popular rider has three other appeal cases pending, involving suspensions and cash fines.</p><p>It’s obvious things would have been very different if he’d been forced to serve his bans during the season in which they were incurred. Racing website comment sections are full of indignation. But the law’s the law.</p><p> </p><p>Most newly crowned champions take a well-earned vacation after the frenetic efforts required to get the job done. It’s possible Gav won’t have much choice in the matter.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics horse racing news </p> Jockey bans stuck in ‘due process’ \| The Citizen	查看 3085	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:06:56 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209209	有图 <p> Racing-crazy city taking a holiday from the game. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Luke-Ferraris-Hong-Kong-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Jockey Luke Ferraris in action at the Sha Tin Racecourse on an earlier occasion. Picture: Lo Chun Kit /Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Horse players get a last chance to make money on Hong Kong racing for a while when Wednesday’s Happy Valley evening fixture brings down the curtain on the island’s 2024/25 season.</p><p>The action gets underway just after midday South African time with the first of nine races and there’s some familial interest for locals with jockeys Luke Ferraris and Kegan de Melo on the riding roster.</p><p>Ferraris needs just one more winner to climb from fifth to fourth place in the Hong Kong jockey championship but doesn’t have the best book of rides. Setanta in Race 6 might be his best chance.</p><p>Former SA champion jock Douglas Whyte, now a trainer in Hong Kong, has a bright chance of leading in the first winner of the night – Dan Attack in a 1200m sprint handicap.</p><p>Idol Horse tipster Dan Middlebrook reports that Dan Attack has impressed in recent barrier trials and should get every chance to settle under Aussie ace Hugh Bowman from draw No 2.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Privacy watchdog probes AI porn case at Hong Kong university </p> </p> </p><p>Hong Kong champion for the umpteenth time Zac Purton rides the biggest danger, Triumphant Warrior, while others to consider are My Intelligent and Youremyeverything.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In Race 4, SA-trained Mauritian jockey Karis Teetan hops aboard SJ Tourbillon, who is going for a hat-trick of wins to cap a good season.</p><p>Purton, who finished more than 60 winners ahead of Bowman in the championship, looks set to dominate proceedings yet again and cannot be left out of any bets at any stage.</p><p>The Hong Kong racing scene will take a two-month break and start the 2025/26 season in September.</p><p>That’s when South African conditioner Brett Crawford will make his debut after being recruited for a much-coveted training contract in the racing-crazy Chinese enclave.</p><p>Crawford follows in the footsteps of compatriots Tony Millard and David Ferraris, both of whom have retired after lengthy and very successful careers in Hong Kong.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Hong Kong </p> Last chance to cash in on Hong Kong \| The Citizen	查看 2473	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:14:13 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209208	有图 <p> Content included a grade 12 boy having sex with a grade 9 girl in a school bathroom apparently filmed by another pupil. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/whatsapp-voice-notes.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Meta’s Instagram and WhatsApp are in hot water. Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered tech giant Meta to shut down certain anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp Channels distributing explicit child pornography involving South African schoolchildren.</p><p>Judge Mudunwazi Makamu handed down the judgment in order sought by Digital Law Company, directed by social media law expert Emma Sadlier, on Monday.</p><p>In the ruling, Makamu agreed with the arguments by advocate Ben Winks that children have been victimised by the publication of lurid material.</p>Shutdown<p>Makamu ordered Meta to shut down all the accounts and channels linked to the distribution of sexual content involving schoolchildren and to “permanently disable the creator of the WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles listed… from creating any further WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles”.</p><p>Meta has been ordered to furnish Digital Law Company “all information” in its possession of the creators. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Meta complies, shuts down Instagram accounts and WhatsApp channels posting sexual content of SA school children </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Parents, use these Instagram tools to keep your teens safe online</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The respondents shall, before 12h00 on 15 July 2025, furnish to the applicant all information in the first respondent’s possession pertaining to the creator(s) of the WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles.”</p>Ruling<p>Sadlier welcomed the ruling.</p><p>“Tonight the Digital Law Company obtained a High Court order against Meta to shut down certain anonymous Instagram accounts and WhatsApp Channels distributing child pornography and degrading and humiliating content concerning children – and to hand over all identifying information.</p><p>“We count our lucky stars to be able to work with such extraordinary legal minds who understand how important it is to protect our children in this damn crazy world,” Sadlier said.</p><p> </p><p>Sadlier told The Citizen the signed order will be sent to the registrar on Tuesday morning. </p>Porn material<p>In court papers, Sadlier said the pornographic material of children was sourced from the community by sharing links to an anonymous uploading service titled “NGL” (Not Gonna Lie).</p><p>Sadlier added that the creator and operator of the Instagram profiles and WhatsApp channels sharing porn content of these schoolchildren “appears to be the same person using many similar aliases”.</p><p>ALSO READ:Instagram makes all teen accounts private in push for child safety [VIDEO]</p><p> </p><p>She said the person uploaded whatever intimate content they received onto the Instagram pages and WhatsApp channels.</p><p>“It goes without saying that the uploading and distribution of this content is a crime, a flagrant disregard of the law and an egregious violation of constitutional rights, including, among others, the rights to dignity, privacy, the best interests of a child and the right to psychological integrity.”</p>School children <p>According to Sadlier, the content on the channel included several explicit images and videos, including that of a grade 11 pupil from a school south of Johannesburg having sex with a girl in a room, while another video shows a grade 12 boy having sex with a grade 9 girl in a school bathroom, apparently filmed by another pupil.</p><p>“From time to time, it appears that Meta administrators will delete or block some of the pages and channels (presumably in response to user complaints). However, not long after, the same page or channel will be active again, or another channel will crop up replicating the previous channel – and the distribution of illegal content continues unabated,” Sadlier said.</p><p> </p><p>The Citizen has contacted Meta for a response. This will be included in the story once received.</p>Urgent legal action<p>On Monday, the Digital Law Company launched urgent legal action to compel Meta to stop an anonymous WhatsApp and Instagram user from further publishing private and pornographic material involving South African schoolchildren.</p><p>The company’s attorney, Rupert Candy, in a letter of demand to Meta, said the need for the urgency was that the live WhatsApp channel, which has over 11 000 followers (mostly children), issued a threat to publish “everything” (with reference to pornographic images and videos, as well as private information, involving children) at 8pm on Monday evening, 14 July 2025.</p><p>“If you do not ensure the deletion of the WhatsApp channels and Instagram profiles before then, the lives of numerous South African children will be irreparably harmed, with potentially suicidal consequences. You have the power to prevent this,” Candy wrote.</p><p> </p>Mass distribution<p>In papers filed at the Gauteng High Court, Sadlier said investigations revealed that the person behind the profiles was soliciting sexual content from school children.</p><p>“They involve the mass distribution of unlawful material involving children to large unidentified audiences who are members of so-called WhatsApp ‘community channels’, as well as Instagram profiles,” Sadlier said.</p><p>“The content comprises explicit pornographic images and videos depicting children. The images and videos are often accompanied by other information relating to the individual child depicted, including their name, grade, school, as well as lewd or otherwise offensive descriptions relating to the individual’s purported behaviour.</p><p>“The affected individuals face the imminent and irreparable dissemination of their most sensitive and intimate information, which constitutes graphic child pornography, deeply invasive personal details, and profoundly defamatory content relating to numerous identifiable minors,” she said.</p>Warning to parents<p>Sadlier warned parents to check their children’s phones.</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 Emma Sadleir – The Digital Law Company (@thedigitallawcompany)</p><p>“I just want to alert parents to one of the biggest issues, and that is that these kids are all joining WhatsApp channels… The kind of content being circulated on these channels is horrific, child sexual abuse images, child pornography.</p><p>“I can’t tell you how harmful this content is. Please log in to your child’s WhatsApp account. At the bottom left, there is an icon labelled ‘Updates’. If you click on that and go to the top, if your child is following any WhatsApp channel, it will come up. I want you to go and have a look at that channel and see what kind of content is being posted,” Sadlier warned.</p><p>ALSO READ:Parents arrested for alleged sexual abuse of two young daughters</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics child abuse instagram Meta (Facebook) porn pornography school WhatsApp </p> Meta ordered to shutdown Instagram and WhatsApp posting sex	查看 7306	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:18:06 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209207	有图 <p> Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids says the team will continue to learn and evolve, and are happy to pick ideas from any rugby team. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Deon-Davids-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Springboks assistant coach Deon Davids says they will continue to learn and evolve and are happy to accept good ideas from any team.Picture: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>After a stunning 45-0 whitewash over Italy in Gqeberha over the past weekend, where the Springboks pulled out a full bag of tricks, they want to continue to learn and evolve, according to assistant coach Deon Davids.</p><p>The Boks used a number of trick plays in the match that had the Italians at sixes and sevens, with one of those moves being the ‘fake lineout’ in open play, where the scrumhalf throws the ball to a lofted player, allowing the team to set up a maul in open play.</p><p>The Boks scored twice from that with Canan Moodie busting over, and Malcolm Marx being driven over, and Davids was asked to elaborate on the decision to use a move that coach Rassie Erasmus admitted came from a clip they had seen of a school rugby team earlier this year.</p><p>“As a team we always try to evolve our game and try to be creative. We watch rugby from different teams in our country and all over the world, and we took notice of that innovative move,” explained Davids in Mbombela on Monday, ahead of their match against Georgia on the weekend.</p><p>“We saw an opportunity to do something different and it’s good that it worked for us and is maybe something we can take forward.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Moodie excited to link up with ‘world-class’ De Allende </p> </p> </p><p>“It also serves as encouragement for the coaches. There are lot of bright ideas out there, and it’s good to learn. Even from primary schools and high schools, or any team (with a good idea), in terms of where we can get better and how we can evolve.”</p><p> </p><p> </p>Strong start<p>It has been a strong start to the season for the Boks, with them thumping invitational side the Barbarians 54-7, and picking up two big wins over Italy, the first 42-24 at Loftus, with them now turning their attention to the one-off Test against the Georgians on Saturday.</p><p>Although the home side will be heavy favourites, and a largely inexperienced team of fringe players is expected to be named for the game, Davids said that they were not underestimating their opposition and they are well aware of the challenge that awaits them.</p><p>“We see every Test as an important game because we want to win every one, and we never underestimate any team. We understand the DNA of Georgia, we (last) played against them in 2021. They are a team that brings a lot of physicality and they leave everything out there,” said Davids.</p><p>“So we are expecting a very tough game. They have been very competitive in their last couple of matches. They are also pressing really hard to be a part of the Six Nations, and they have their own goals.</p><p> </p><p>“Coming over here and playing against us will be another step up for them in that direction. So we are expecting a very competitive game against Georgia.</p><p>“For us it’s also important to keep setting our own standards, and to improve in every game. Especially with the Rugby Championship and the rest of the year lying ahead. So going into this game there is a massive focus on where we can improve, evolve and get better.”</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Canan Moodie Malcolm Marx Rassie Erasmus Springboks (Bokke/Boks) The Rugby Championship </p> Boks' 'fake lineout' in open play: 'It's about evolving and being creative'	查看 3726	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:21:09 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209206	有图 <p> R2 million still unclaimed while players contend for R80 million tonight. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PowerBall-.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The National Lottery aims to create new millionaires through the PowerBall and PowerBall Plus draws on Tuesday night. The total value of the estimated jackpot sits at R80 million. The draw plays at 9pm.</p>PowerBall and PowerBall Plus estimated jackpots:PowerBall: R71 millionPowerBall Plus: R9 million<p>The previous PowerBall draw did not produce any new millionaires.</p><p>Ithuba is still looking for the winner of the unclaimed R2.8 million. This amount was won on 12 November 2024, and the ticket was purchased in Mayfield, Johannesburg. The ticket expires on 12 November 2025.</p><p>ALSO READ: PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results: Friday, 11 July 2025</p><p>How to play PowerBall?</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Sassa grants: Here are the August payment dates and amounts </p> </p> </p><p>To playPowerball, a player chooses five numbers between 1 and 50, followed by a PowerBall number between 1 and 20.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The system also provides a quick pick selection method where it randomly chooses all the numbers on your behalf.</p><p>PowerBall tickets are available on selected banking apps; terms and conditions apply.</p><p>Tickets are available for purchase until 8.30pm on draw days (Tuesday and Friday). Tickets can also be purchased on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 6am to 11.30pm.</p><p>The national lottery also gives you a chance to win money every day from the daily lotto. The draw takes place every evening just after 9.30pm. Tickets for the Daily Lotto can be purchased every day until 8.30pm.</p><p> </p><p>How to play Daily Lotto in SA?If you are buying a ticket in-store:</p>Pick up a bet slip in any lottery store.Choose five numbers between 1 and 36, or select a Quick Pick.Entries cost R3 each. You can play a max of R150, but you are allowed to play multiple boards.Select how many consecutive draws you wish to enter, up to a maximum of 10. Leave blank for a single draw.Take your bet slip to the teller to pay for your ticket.Write your details on the back of your ticket in case you need to claim a prize. If you do not sign your ticket and it is lost, anyone can use it to claim the prize.<p>READ MORE: Daily Lotto results: Monday, 14 July 2025</p><p>If you are playing online:</p>Set up a lottery accounthereand make a deposit to pay for tickets.Choose five numbers from 1 to 36 or select ‘Quick Pick’ to generate a random set. Repeat this on as many boards as you want to play.Decide whether to enter a single draw or multiple draws.Confirm and pay for your entry.<p>What happens after winning?</p><p> </p><p>Winners receive an SMS from their respective banks with a reference number and further instructions on the documents they should bring when visitingIthuba.</p><p>When a player wins less than R250000, they get their money directly deposited into their bank account if they had used a banking app to play.</p><p>For the winners who win more than R250 000, they get referred to the lottery operator, Ithuba, for a payout.</p><p>Free financial and trauma counselling is given to all winners who win above R50000, tax-free.</p><p> </p><p>Players must be at least 18 years old to participate.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Daily Lotto Editor’s Choice Ithuba Powerball powerball plus </p> PowerBall Jackpot Now Estimated at R80 Million \| The Citizen	查看 3590	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:24:06 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209205	有图 <p> The reptile will be released into the wild, where it will be safer. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/KZN-python.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Snake rescuer Nick Evans and community member Joseph rescue a python in KZN. Picture: Nick Evans/Facebook</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Snake rescuer Nick Evans did not expect to see a large python when he was contacted by the municipality after a snake was spotted next to the M19 in New Germany, KwaZulu-Natal, last week.</p><p>Despite the municipality telling him it was a python, Evans said he went there expecting to find a Black Mamba, as “there are no pythons there”.</p><p>“There probably was a python population in the vicinity many, many decades ago, but they’ve since been wiped out. Although it would be a little unusual to be a mamba too, just more likely,” Evans said.</p><p>ALSO READ: Illegal side hustle gone wrong: Teens try to sell R20k python for R2k</p><p>Apart from the New Germany Nature Reserve, the area nearby is an industrial zone, with no suitable hiding place for a python of that size. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Sassa grants: Here are the August payment dates and amounts </p> </p> </p><p>“On Thursday, I followed them to the spot where they had been seeing the big snake. When we arrived, I got out of my car, armed with my tongs, ready to catch the mamba. Then they pointed out the snake. ‘Bloody Hell!’- I was shocked, it was a python. I put my tongs back and walked into the bush, approaching the basking beast of a snake,” he added.</p><p> </p><p> </p>‘Easy catch’<p>What he initially thought would be an “easy catch” turned into a tug of war match when the reptile was not trying to attack him, but to get away.</p><p>“I had to catch this snake; it had no future here. I grabbed the tail, but as it peed in my hands (as always), it was starting to slip out of my grip. Up stepped [ a colleague] Joseph. He came to help me and grabbed the tail end, just as I was losing it. Together, we pulled, and pulled, and I could feel us ‘winning’ the tug of war. I let go and moved forward to go for the head, which I quickly got. The wrestling match was over.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Python on a plate: Slithering snakes as sustainable supper solution?</p><p>The snake was around 3.5 metres.</p><p> </p><p>Evans said the python would be released at an undisclosed location, where it will continue to exist in nature uninterrupted.</p>The Southern African python<p>According to the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), the Southern African python, also known as a rock python or African rock python, is the largest snake in southern Africa.</p><p>The males can weigh up to 44kg and reach lengths of up to 4.25m. The females can be even larger, weighing up to 55kg and reaching lengths of 5.0m. The reptiles can live for more than 27 years.</p><p>The snakes control dassies and cane rats, especially in KwaZulu-Natal’s sugarcane fields, according to SANBI.</p><p> </p><p>Southern African pythons are protected and vulnerable, and it is illegal to capture or kill them.</p><p>READ NEXT: Python kills sniffer dog in Limpopo </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics conservation Editor’s Choice KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) python snake </p> 'Bloody Hell!' - Where did it come from? Large python caught in KZN \| The Citizen	查看 3338	《公民报》	2025-07-15 14:43:19 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209204	有图 <p> Despite being seven-years old, the RAV4 ranked above the Tesla Model 3 and the Corolla to become the best-selling nameplate of the previous 12 months. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Toyota_Rav4_GXR_Hybrid_E-Four-82.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Based on research from 153 markets, the world’s best-selling car of 2024 has been named. Image: Toyota</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>With the all-new generation having made its world premiere two months ago, the outgoing Toyota RAV4 has been named world’s best-selling vehicle of 2024 by the smallest of margins.</p><p>This, according to a reported six-month research and data gathered from 153 markets by renowned automotive analyst Felipe Munoz, which also saw Toyota products occupy five of the top 10 slots.</p>Global top 10<p>Combining sales with its Chinese sibling, the Wildlander, the RAV4 raked-in figures of 1187000 units, an improvement of 11% from its offset in 2023.</p><p>Taking second place, the Tesla Model 3 moved 1185000 units, a drop of three percent from 2023.</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 Felipe Munoz \| Automotive (@carindustryanalysis)</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Nissan Navara Stealth returns as more than another ‘sticker’ bakkie </p> </p> </p><p>Occupying third, the Toyota Corolla Cross, and its Chinese offshoot, the Frontlander, amassed sales of 859000 units, followed by the Honda CR-V and its Far East derivative, the Breeze, on 854000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Completing the top five, the Toyota Corolla Sedan and its Levin sibling, marketed in the People’s Republic, recorded a drop of 11%, yet still delivered 697000 vehicles globally.</p><p>NOW READ: South Africa’s top 20 mid-year best-sellers of 2025 revealed</p><p>Outside the top five, the venerable Toyota Hilux edged-out the Ford F-150 as the world’s best-selling bakkie with sales of 617000 versus 595000, despite being over a decade old.</p><p>Finishing eighth, the Toyota Camry posted a sales drop of eight percent, but still managed to shift 593000 units compared to the 560000 of the ninth placed Tesla Model 3.</p><p> </p><p>At the base of the top 10, the BYD Qin entered as the sole Chinese conceptualised product, with an offset of 502000 units.</p>Sales in South Africa<p>As a comparison, both the Hilux and Corolla Cross ranked in the top five of South Africa’s best-sellers of 2024, with the former taking first place with sales of 32656, and the latter fourth on 21861.</p><p>So far, the first half of 2025 has yielded sales of 16526 for the Hilux and 9576 for the Corolla Cross, split by the Ford Ranger (12398), Suzuki Swift (11948), Volkswagen Polo Vivo (11310) and Isuzu D-Max (9846).</p><p>NOW READ: Who made the cut? South Africa’s top 15 best-sellers of 2024</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Motoring News Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Toyota </p> Now 'replaced' Toyota named world's best selling car of 2024	查看 3068	《公民报》	2025-07-15 15:18:29 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209203	有图 <p> Drivers are complaining about Uber reportedly changing commission percentage </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Uber-phone.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Uber drivers are marching against reported commission changes. Picture: Supplied</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Hundreds of Gauteng residents were left stranded on Tuesday morning, as e-hailing service providers went on strike.</p><p>Drivers are complaining about Uber reportedly changing commission percentages earlier this year, which they claim will leave them with less money in their pockets after every drive. The move could lead to lower trip prices for riders soon, but it would leave drivers worse off.</p>e-hailing service users left stranded<p>In a voice note addressed to fellow e-hailing drivers, and shared with The Citizen, one protester said they would down tools to join a march to Uber’s headquarters in Parktown, leaving many without a ride.</p><p>The representative urged the importance of unity and encouraged a large turnout, suggesting that anyone caught transporting people would be disciplined. </p><p>“It’s a matter of survival of the fittest, comrades. If we don’t do this, we know Uber will continue to drop the price again and again. So, this is our fight,” said another protester.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> JMPD arrests over 200 for drunk driving </p> </p> </p>We are working for nothing- driver<p>Speaking to The Citizen, driver Awelani Matshete claimed Uber was taking as much as half of the commission on all fares. This, as drivers battle petrol costs, wear and tear, and data costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Every day, the money we get for our trips is lower and lower. They are taking our commission, they are crippling us.</p><p>“When we check, there is almost nothing we are getting. So, we are working for them, and they are making money, but when we want to discuss this with them, they don’t want to listen. </p><p>“We don’t have any answers and don’t know where to go, so we will go to Uber’s headquarters for answers.”</p><p>A cost summary seen by The Citizen showed Uber collected 36% of the total amount paid for a trip from a mall in Centurion to a complex in Midrand.</p><p> </p>Indefinite strike<p>As protesters made their way to Parktown, Matshete told the crowd they would strike until their complaints were heard.</p><p>”We have been here since 8am, we are continuing with the strike and we don’t know until when. If anyone asks you, tell them you don’t know when we are stopping because they [Uber] never answered us. </p><p>“Top management is hiding in Parktown, so we are going there. We will not be violent because we want to be heard.”</p><p>This is a developing story.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics protest transport Uber </p> Struggle to get an Uber this morning? Here’s why \| The Citizen	查看 2872	《公民报》	2025-07-15 15:22:46 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209202	有图 <p> Clients need to be ‘super alert’ at all times. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Banks-unauthorised-debit-orders.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Think twice before sharing your banking details with anyone for any reason. Picture: Sebastian Gollnow/AFP/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South African bank clients continue to report confusing and unresolved cases involving debit orders they say they did not authorise.</p><p>Following Moneyweb’srecent article on disputed DebiCheck transactions, an Absa customer said she recently received a DebiCheck notification on her banking app for R8 812, which she rejected.</p><p>After taking a screenshot and logging off, the notification vanished entirely. The request turned out to originate from a mobile service provider and referenced her existing contract number.</p><p>Neither the bank nor the service provider had any record of the DebiCheck request.</p><p>“Ultimately, a customer has to be super alert at all times, which is exhausting to say the least,” she says.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Minister hails SIU’s R67 million recovery from ‘corrupt’ state contractor </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Mystery debit orders leave bank client without answers</p><p> </p><p> </p>‘Holistic fraud strategy’<p>In response to Moneyweb’s query, Absa notes that its fraud team performs ongoing monitoring and blocks suspicious activity.</p><p>“We have also incorporated dark web monitoring into our holistic fraud strategy.”</p><p>The bank maintains that complaint volumes involving DebiCheck debit orders have remained stable.</p><p>DebiCheck,introduced in 2017to curb debit order fraud, requires customers to authorise a debit order mandate before the first collection.</p><p> </p><p>Once authorised, transactions should match the original mandate, and customers can dispute unauthorised deductions.</p><p>Absa says it assists customers in recovering funds if disputes are found to be valid.</p><p>ALSO READ: DebiCheck will protect you from unauthorised debit orders come 1 May</p>Incident at FNB<p>Another Moneyweb reader reported an incident involving his wife’s FNB account, which was debited by a mobile service provider without her prior authorisation.</p><p> </p><p>“There was no record of her ever signing such a debit order, nor was she asked by FNB to verify or authorise the transaction,” he says.</p><p>Ravi Shunmugam, CEO of FNB EFT, told Moneyweb there have been instances where customers raised concerns about unauthorised debit orders.</p><p>“However, in these circumstances, we found that the customer’s information had been compromised outside of the banking environment.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Reserve bank teaches customers about AC DebiCheck</p><p> </p><p>He stressed that FNB takes these matters seriously and conducts a full investigation. The bank assists customers in disputing the debit order and placing a ‘stop payment’ on the account.</p><p>The matter is then escalated to the sponsoring bank and the service provider.</p><p>Customers can also report fraud directly via the FNB app by uploading an affidavit, a copy of their ID, and a bank statement reflecting the disputed debit order.</p><p>“DebiCheck has many validation and compliance requirements prior to the debit order being processed and [it] is always checked against the mandate that the customer has authorised prior to the debit order being processed.”</p><p> </p><p>Shunmugam says FNB has not recorded any incidents of internal fraud involving debit orders and customer accounts to date.</p><p>“We perform all relevant due diligence and compliance checks.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Mystery R99 debit hits SA accounts</p>‘Questionable’ sales processes<p>Shunmugam cautions that the problem may lie with service providers when the origination process takes place in a “sales environment outside of the bank”.</p><p>“These sales or contracting processes can be questionable.”</p><p>Moneyweb has seen consumer reports on social media alleging that third-party sales agents – often for products such as insurance – asked them to swipe their bank cards and enter their PINs at point-of-sale devices under the pretext of ‘affordability checks’.</p><p>Some later discovered they had unintentionally authorised a debit order, which proved difficult to cancel.</p><p>Shunmugam encourages clients to remain vigilant and carefully evaluate what they are agreeing to before sharing their banking details.</p><p>He adds that debit order compromises likely occur during the sales or contracting process – when clients share their details with third parties – rather than through the bank or payment system.</p><p>This article was republished from Moneyweb. Readtheoriginal here.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics banks fraud </p> More incidents of unexplained debit order activity	查看 4862	《公民报》	2025-07-15 15:28:35 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209201	有图 <p> A field of approximately 10 000 people took to the streets of Durban on Sunday in the annual ABSA Run Your City 10k race. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-6.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>10, 000 South African walkers and runners take part close to the Moses Mabhida stadium in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K race along the promenade in Durban. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k was won by Kabelo Mulaudzi on Sunday morning, in a speedy 27 minutes and 41 seconds. The ladies race was won by Clare Ndiwa from Kenya in 30 minutes and 50 seconds.</p><p>PhotographerRajesh Jantilalwas there to capture the action.</p><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carmen Barnard from Get Fit Athletics Club, does a dance with a local Zulu traditional Dance called Isizwile Dance group during the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K race along the promenade in Durban. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Some of the 10 000 runners seen along the promenade in Durban. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-4.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-7.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-8.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Officials assist the first three runners at the finish line during the Women’s race during the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K race along the promenade in Durban. yesterday. The winner Clare Ndiwa finished in 30mins and 50 seconds. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-9.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Second time runner Khona Mgobozi from Ballito jumps high in excitement. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-11.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/run-your-city-durban-10.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Velipheni Ngcobo from Umlazi is the last person to cross the line as Isizweli Womens Zulu traditional dance group cheer him on. Picture: Rajesh Jantilal<p>MORE IN PICTURES: ABSA Run Your City Cape Town</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Durban gallery photography pictures running </p> IN PICTURES: ABSA Run Your City Durban \| The Citizen	查看 3882	《公民报》	2025-07-15 15:30:00 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word
3209200	有图 <p> Eskom clears the air on whether the setback will affect its winter outlook </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Koeberg-to-the-grid.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> Photo: ESI Africa </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Eskom has shared bad news, announcing that the planned maintenance on Koeberg Unit 1 will be delayed by about a month, with the unit now expected to only return to operation by August.</p><p>The utility shared an update on the planned maintenance of Unit 1 at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town on Tuesday.</p>Offline<p>The 930 MW Unit 1 is currently offline for the second phase of a long-term operation extension.</p><p>It was initially planned to be back online in July after undergoing scheduled maintenance, including fuel refuelling and statutory tests, as part of the life extension process.</p>Load shedding<p>Eskom said the revised return date for Koeberg Unit 1 will not increase the risk of load shedding.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Eskom: Cape Town’s weekly load reduction continues this week </p> </p> </p><p>“The Winter Outlook released on 5 May 2025, which covers the period until 31 August 2025, remains valid. Importantly, the planned return of 2 500MW this winter does not rely on Unit 1”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said the revised timeline underscores the utility’s commitment to ensure the ongoing safe and reliable performance of South Africa’s only nuclear power station.</p><p>ALSO READ:Eskom gets boost as Kusile’s final unit adds 800MW to grid</p>Inspections<p>Mokwena said that eddy current inspections — a non-destructive testing method used to detect cracks, corrosion, or wear in the metal tubes of steam generators — identified defects on four tubes among several thousand tubes inspected, across two of the newly installed generators.</p><p>“Eskom immediately carried out an advanced automated process to address the four tube defects, supported by specialised international teams working alongside local experts. These critical repairs have now been successfully completed to uphold the highest safety and quality standards.</p><p> </p>Back to grid<p>Bheki Nxumalo, Eskom’s Group Executive for Generation, said the planned maintenance underway on Unit 1 will help deliver decades of affordable, low-carbon baseload power.</p><p>“Once all maintenance work is complete, Unit 1’s reactor core will be refuelled, tested and synchronised back to the national grid”.</p><p>Eskom said to protect the supply, planned outages at Koeberg are carefully staggered every 16 to 18 months so that both units are never offline at the same time.</p><p>“Together, Koeberg Units 1 and 2 provide around 1 860MW — approximately 5% of the country’s electricity needs. Unit 2 remains fully operational, generating up to 946MW, with a year-to-date Energy Availability Factor (EAF) of 99.38% as of the end of June 2025.</p><p> </p><p>“The national power system remains stable, with a month-to-date EAF of 62%. As the winter season continues, Eskom encourages all customers to adopt energy-efficient practices,” Eskom said.</p>Medupi<p>Last week, Eskom hammered another nail in the load shedding coffin, announcing that Unit 4 of the Medupi Power Station was successfully returned to service eight months ahead of its original schedule.</p><p>This has added 800MW to the national grid.</p><p>Medupi’s return follows extensive repairs, made possible by the innovative use of a refurbished Generator Stator, an alternative to waiting for a brand-new component.</p><p> </p><p>The unit had been out of service since 8 August 2021, after sustaining significant damage from the explosion of its Generator Stator, a key component in the operation of the generation unit.</p><p>ALSO READ:Eskom takes action after breach of online vending system</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Electricity Eskom Koeberg Load Shedding Medupi Power Station Rolling blackouts </p> Nail in load shedding coffin removed after Eskom delay	查看 4052	《公民报》	2025-07-15 15:35:19 2025-07-17 03:04:45	word

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