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3209824	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54188355_605.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>El 15 de julio de 2010, el Parlamento argentino aprobaba la Ley 26.618 que permitía el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo, resultado de largas luchas y de un proceso de conquista por la ampliación de derechos y de un reconocimiento de diversidades, equiparando los efectos y requisitos con los matrimonios entre personas de distinto sexo.</p><p>Al permitir el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo, la norma garantizó el acceso a derechos esenciales como la cobertura de salud conjunta, la propiedad de bienes compartidos, la pensión por fallecimiento y la herencia, brindando un marco legal de protección y seguridad a estas uniones.</p><p>Tal logro merece ser rescatado y defendido tanto más en el actual contexto regresivo en muchos países de la región y del mundo, con encendidos discursos anti derechos y la derogación de normativas igualitarias allí donde la ultraderecha llegó al poder, como ser en la Argentina de Javier Milei.</p><p>El impacto de la sanción de la ley fue profundo y no se limitó a la población beneficiaria directa. Modificó el modo en que se conciben las relaciones familiares, las filiaciones, la transmisión del apellido, la organización de los cuidados, etc.</p><p>Aquel 15 de julio de 2010, Argentina se convirtió en el primer país de América Latina y el Caribe en reconocer el matrimonio igualitario. Le siguió Brasil y Uruguay en 2013, en tanto Colombia lo hizo en 2016, Ecuador en 2019 y Chile en 2021, Costa Rica tuvo su aprobación en 2020, mientras que Cuba y México en 2022.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p><p>MATERIALES DE CLACSO SOBRE LA TEMÁTICA</p>Genero-sexualidad-izquierda<p>-Género, sexualidad e izquierdas latinoamericanas – El reclamo de derechos durante la marea rosa</p><p>Hoy, cuando la marea rosa está en clara retirada y un auténtico tsunami de derecha sacude gran parte de la región, sin embargo, es más fundamental que nunca evaluar los aciertos y desaciertos que ocurrieron durante los gobiernos de izquierda para imaginar las estrategias que podrían ayudar a feministas, personas queer y otras fuerzas progresistas a maniobrar el brusco cambio de dirección en curso en todas las Américas. Del epílogo de Sonia E. Álvarez</p><p>Hoy, cuando la marea rosa está en clara retirada y un auténtico tsunami de derecha sacude gran parte de la región, sin embargo, es más fundamental que nunca evaluar los aciertos y desaciertos que ocurrieron durante los gobiernos de izquierda para imaginar las estrategias que podrían ayudar a feministas, personas queer y otras fuerzas progresistas a maniobrar el brusco cambio de dirección en curso en todas las Américas. Del epílogo de Sonia E. Álvarez</p><p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Ciudadanias-Arevalo-1<p>-Ciudadanías sexuales vivibles en América Latina y el Caribe</p><p>El libro, coordinado por Amaral Arévalo, es un análisis profundo sobre la lucha de las disidencias sexogenéricas en América Latina y el Caribe por el reconocimiento de sus derechos. A través de una perspectiva crítica e interseccional, el libro aborda la expansión de la ciudadanía más allá de lo político y jurídico, cuestionando las limitaciones impuestas por el neoliberalismo y el Estado. Los cuerpos que rechazan fronteras y los deseos que desafían la norma se convierten en el centro de esta reflexión. Este texto no solo reivindica la inclusión, sino que transforma la idea misma de ciudadanía, proponiendo una lucha por una ciudadanía más real, sensitiva y vivible.</p><p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p><p>–Cuba dice ‘sí’ al Código de Familias que incluye el matrimonio igualitario y la gestación subrogada</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> A 15 años de la ley de Matrimonio igualitario en Argentina - CLACSO	查看 7951	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-17 04:07:28 2025-07-18 03:18:58	word
3209823	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Conversatorio-Mandela.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>El conversatorio virtual sobre «Reparación Histórica y el Legado de Mandela«, el viernes 18 de julio, busca analizar la lucha de Mandela contra el apartheid y su impacto en la construcción de una Sudáfrica más justa e igualitaria. El evento, que se realizará en el marco del Día Internacional de Nelson Mandela, también reflexionará sobre los desafíos actuales en la lucha por la justicia y la igualdad, inspirándose en el legado del líder sudafricano.</p><p>Apertura: Pablo Vommaro, Director Ejecutivo de CLACSO</p><p>Participan: Cintia Santos Diallo (Brasil), Arbey Bustamante Valdez (Colombia), Helena Veloso (Angola), Jesús María Serna (México) y Kezia Zabrina Henry Knight (Cuba).</p><p>Modera: Rosa Campoalegre (Cuba)</p><p>Organizan: CLACSO, la Cátedra Nelson Mandela, G-TEP, AINALC, AIDAF y el Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO “Afrodescendencias y propuestas contrahegemónicas”.</p><p>09.00 horas México / 10.00 horas Colombia / 11. 00 horas Cuba / 12.00 hora Argentina y Uruguay / 16.00 horas Angola.</p><p>Con inscripción previa.</p><p>Actividad virtual por plataforma MEET.</p><p>Se entregan certificados de participación académica.</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> Reparación histórica y el legado de Mandela - CLACSO	查看 5390	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-17 04:17:25 2025-07-18 03:18:58	word
3209822	有图 <p> Cases have recently been recorded in Gauteng and the Western Cape. </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/Mpox-cases.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Two more cases of Mpox have been detected in South Africa. Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Health Department has warned that the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of mpox is gradually rising in the country. </p><p>This warning follows the recent recording of two cases in Gauteng and the Western Cape.</p>Confirmed cases<p>This increases the total cumulative number of confirmed cases to ten since the beginning of the year</p><p>The two new cases involve a 32-year-old patient from Cape Town and a 45-year-old patient from Johannesburg.</p><p>Health department spokesperson Foster Mohale said they are embarking on a vaccination drive against mpox amid the rise in the number of cases.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> First train fare increase in a decade: Here is how much it will cost you to travel across South Africa </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Health department calls for calm as Mpox declared public health emergency</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The vaccination programme will target the most affected provinces, which currently include Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).”</p>Vaccinations<p>Mohale said both patients have not travelled out of the country.</p><p>“Vaccination helps to control the spread of this preventable and manageable disease, with vaccinated individuals being protected from becoming infected and from developing severe complications.</p><p>“Members of the public are urged to be extra vigilant of mpox symptoms, and those who suspect that they are at risk of mpox infection are advised to consult their nearest health facility or healthcare provider for screening and testing, and to find out if they are eligible for this life-saving vaccination,” Mohale said.</p><p> </p>Priority<p>Mohale added that priority will be given to people at a higher risk of contracting the virus.</p><p>“This includes those who came into close contact with people who tested positive, people with multiple sexual partners and travellers going to areas where there is an outbreak of mpox. Where indicated, vaccination will be offered to pregnant women and children older than 2 years.</p><p>Mohale said the department received around 10 500 doses of the mpox vaccine, Imvanex, as a donation from the Africa Centres for Disease Control through the Access and Allocation Mechanism for mpox, in an effort to combat the various mpox outbreaks in the African continent.</p>Mpox<p>Mpox is typically a mild and self-limiting disease with a low case fatality rate.</p><p> </p><p>The risk of wider transmission remains low in South Africa, but anyone can contract mpox regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation and race.</p><p>“Common side effects that might be experienced following immunisation include pain, redness, swelling and itching at the injection site; muscle pain; headache; nausea; and fever,” Mohale said.</p><p>“However, most side effects disappear on their own within a few days without treatment. These side effects can be managed by having enough rest, staying hydrated and taking medication to manage pain if needed.”</p><p>The virus is generally asymptomatic and treatable, but not curable. </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Health dept says ‘ongoing local transmission of mpox’ in Gauteng as more cases reported</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Gauteng Health Department Mpox Mpox (Monkeypox) vaccine Vaccine rollout virus Western Cape </p> Health Department warns number of mpox cases rising in SA	查看 3764	《公民报》	2025-07-17 10:30:19 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209821	有图 <p> Filicide challenges our view of motherhood. How long can we ignore the growing list of mothers accused of killing their children? </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/When-mothers-are-no-longer-seen-as-protectors.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Tiffany Meek accused of her son’s murder appear at Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on July 14, 2025 in Roodepoort, South Africa. It is alleged that Jayden-Lee Meek (11) was found dead, half-naked with multiple bruises on his body outside his home in Fleurhof on 14 May. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The list of mothers who are linked to the killings of their children seems to be growing – with those well-known being Keneilwe Shalaba and Kelly Smith. </p><p>Now, Jayden-Lee Meek’s mother Tiffany Nicole Meek might be added to the list if she is found guilty. </p><p>The country is invested in cases of missing children. Those who rallied around these cases have discovered that those who are supposed to protect these children may be the ones harming them. </p><p>But it seems we are not angry enough at these women who are accused of filicide. </p><p>This act refers to the intentional killing of a child by a parent. We have now come to a time where we must familiarise ourselves with this term and understand it. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Police probe triple murder and attempted double murder in Gugulethu </p> </p> </p><p>There are too many unsolved cases relating to missing, and sometimes deceased, children. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Authorities looking into claims murdered 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was abused</p><p>We could be looking for “the bogeyman” outside of their homes, when the “bogeyman” could possibly be the one crying the loudest. </p><p>Are we confident to say, we have been looking for these perpetrators in the right places? </p><p>The chokehold that poverty has on families, the slow deaths that drug dependence brings to families, the demonising of traditional healing by perpetuating the narrative that for every missing child, a traditional healer’s muti concoction is at play. </p><p> </p><p>These are the stories that normally accompany these harrowing stories. We are yet to hear further details in the matter of Meek. </p><p>But we already know traditional healers and the pursuit of wealth were mentioned in the Smith and Shalaba cases. </p><p>We often blame the failures and shortcomings of boys to the absence of a father figure in their lives. The argument being that if a real man was present, then a role model would exist to guide the boy. </p><p>ALSO READ: ‘We failed Jayden-Lee Meek’: Community in tears as mother appears in court for son’s murder</p><p> </p><p>Women should not have to raise a boy with only the experience of being a woman. </p><p>Too many men have been raised by single women who have to wing it because fathers were not present. But can we really blame these men, who possibly ran from these women for their sanity? </p><p>In 2005, the murder of baby Jordan-Leigh Norton alerted us to the dangers of filicide. </p><p>Yet, we continue to be shocked when women are accused of the murder of their children? </p><p> </p><p>While it may be easy and common to paint a picture of danger that mirrors the male figure, we must understand that women have the perfect alibi: they are mothers – and mothers are not supposed to kill their children.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics child abuse Columns education department Murder </p> When mothers are no longer seen as protectors \| The Citizen	查看 3608	《公民报》	2025-07-17 11:00:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209820	有图 <p> Water outages hit eastern Pretoria after failed maintenance and repair delays, leaving residents frustrated and unprepared. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pretoria-residents-left-without-water-after-maintenance-failures.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Residents in the east of Pretoria were left without water or warning on Monday in a series of maintenance errors in the City of Tshwane. </p><p>Last week, residents in Equestria and surrounding areas were left without water for 28 hours after a four-hour scheduled maintenance was unsuccessful. </p><p>City spokesperson Lindela Mashingo said the water outage was part of maintenance to replace a valve and fit a pipe on the water supply in Lynwood Ridge that was scheduled for 8 am to 4 pm. </p>Equestria without water or electricity for five weeks – councillor<p>A councillor in Equestria claimed the area had been without water or electricity for five weeks. </p><p>Jacqui Uys, the DA Tshwane caucus chair, said the water interruption was due to a main water pipe burst on the corner of Farm and Ouklipmuur roads. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Rand Water maintenance on track for Friday completion, but you’ll still have to wait for a properly flowing tap </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Tshwane taps still dry due to maintenance delays</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Teams turned off the water on Monday night with the intent to only fix it on Tuesday morning.” </p><p>Uys said while the planned water outage should not affect Equestria, residents should be prepared it might. </p><p>“We won’t know beforehand if we are affected by this maintenance and last week taught us that we don’t know how long it will last. </p>‘Failing govt that does not care’<p>“We have a failing government that does not care. We have got through events like this in the past by standing together as a community,” she said. </p><p> </p><p>Many complaints over water have been reported in Soshanguve, with some residents claiming outage of up to two weeks. </p><p>ALSO READ: DA warns against ‘unlawful’ removal of Tshwane city manager</p><p>DA spokesperson for utilities in the City of Tshwane Themba Fosi said the maintenance was a disaster at the moment. </p><p>“The current maintenance in Soshanguve gets water from the Hartebeeshoek reservoirs and Centurion, which is directly fed by the Rand Water pipeline, not the city. </p><p> </p><p>“What happened in Equestria was done by the city’s maintenance team,” he said. </p>Staff goslows cause prolonged water interruptions<p>“The guys are on a goslow because overtime has been abruptly cut and has created a lot of chaos. </p><p>“When the clock strikes four, they pack up and leave, whether the work was completed or not,” he said. </p><p>ALSO READ: City of Tshwane clamps down on illegal land use</p><p> </p><p>Fosi said the way overtime had been capped destabilised the basic service delivery in the city.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics City of Tshwane(COT) Maintenance Water Outage </p> Pretoria residents left without water after maintenance failures \| The Citizen	查看 3138	《公民报》	2025-07-17 11:30:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209819	有图 <p> Scheffler’s rare honesty highlights the emotional toll behind elite performance and fleeting moments of glory. </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/Schefflers-words-challenge-our-obsession-with-winning.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Scottie Scheffler during the first round of the PGA Championship on Thursday. Picture: Patrick Smith/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>It was one of the most open press conference in professional sports history – top golfer Scottie Scheffler questioning why he even plays. </p><p>He’s won three majors and an Olympic gold medal but, at the age of 29, he says the adrenalin rush of a win is only a fleeting high and wonders, after all the dedication and sacrifice, “what is the point?” Sportspeople – and others, like movie stars and musicians at the top of their game – seldom acknowledge the ephemeral nature of fame. </p><p>Some internalise it, some use booze or drugs to quiet the demons which come looking for them in the lonely periods. </p><p>Many lives are destroyed in this way. </p><p>ALSO READ: Scheffler warning to Open rivals</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Potgieter in blockbuster group at Royal Portrush: All the Open tee times </p> </p> </p><p>Scheffler appeared to have his feet firmly on the ground when he said: “This is not the most important thing in my life. That’s why I wrestle with, why is this so important to me? Because I’d much rather be a great father than I would be a great golfer. That’s what’s more important to me.” </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Whether he was trying to psych himself up ahead of the British Open, or psych out his opponents, who can say? </p><p>But he did give us all food for thought about what is important in life.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Editorials Golf </p> Scheffler’s words challenge our obsession with winning \| The Citizen	查看 1965	《公民报》	2025-07-17 12:00:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209818	有图 <p> "He and Mchunu are partners in crime." </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cyril-Ramaphosa-1-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Gallo Images/ER Lombard</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Political analyst Prince Mashele has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa, stating he will be remembered as “one of the worst presidents” in the country’s history. </p><p>Mashele was speaking to author and broadcaster Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh in a comprehensive interview about Ramaphosa, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, the National Dialogue, the Government of National Unity, and DA Federal Chair Helen Zille, among other topics.</p>‘Missed moment’<p>Ramaphosa has come under fire for establishing another commission and not firing Mchunu following damning revelations by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) top cop Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi about alleged political interference in police operations.</p><p>Mashele told Walsh, Ramaphosa “missed the moment” to show leadership.</p><p>“Cyril Ramaphosa will go down in history as one of the most useless presidents we have had after 1994, and I don’t mince my words, useless. Zuma will go down in history as the most criminal.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Ramaphosa defends budget as critical to government oversight </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: WATCH: Moeletsi Mbeki criticises Ramaphosa: ‘He’s been a very weak president’</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“You see, there is a moment for a leader of a country to show leadership, to lead his nation. Cyril Ramaphosa missed the moment. He was outside. Mkhwanazi told us what he knows. We’re all shocked. We’re expecting that he was going to be decisive, that is, Cyril Ramaphosa. He did not act like a leader, he has completely forgot, forgotten his responsibilities,” Mashele said.</p>‘Ramaphosa knew’<p>Mashele claims that Ramaphosa was already aware of the explosive details that Mkhwanazi had revealed.</p><p>“A president is the client number one of our intelligence services. They report to the president. The president is supposed to get briefings, intelligence briefings, every single day in the morning before he begins his activities; he’s supposed to be told what is happening in the country. So, there’s absolutely nothing that Mkhwanazi knows that Cyril Ramaphosa does not know,” Mashele said.</p><p>“So this idea that there must be a commission of inquiry to investigate, as if the president does not know what is happening, is absolute nonsense. In fact, it’s insulting our intelligence as a society. He knows. He even knows more than what Mkhwanazi knows.</p><p> </p><p>“So there’s absolutely nothing for him to find out. He knows Mchunu is in the pockets of criminals. He knows that, but he cannot act sternly against Mchunu, why? Because he and Mchunu are partners in crime,” Mashele claimed.</p><p>“Cyril Ramaphosa will go down in history as one of the most useless presidents we have had after 1994. Zuma will go down in history as the most criminal,” – Prince Mashele. #CyrilRamaphosa @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/P4Rsn7Ax5U</p>— 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) July 17, 2025 CR17 ‘dirty money’<p>Mashele explained the reasons for his damning claims.</p><p>“When he [Ramaphosa] became president of the ANC in 2017, Mchunu was the chief campaigner of CR 17 in KwaZulu-Natal. So, all the dirty money that was collected by Cyril Ramaphosa from Bosa, and all manner of dirty money that he went to court to try and protect, the person who was handling that dirty money in KwaZulu-Natal was Mchunu.</p><p> </p><p>NOW READ:Ramaphosa appoints Gwede Mantashe as acting police minister</p><p>“So Mchunu knows a lot about Cyril Ramaphosa’s dirty money. That’s why Cyril Ramaphosa will never deal with Mchunu seriously,” Mashele said.</p>No punitive action against Mchunu<p>On Wednesday, during the presentation of the Presidency budget vote before the National Assembly in Parliament, Ramaphosa said punitive action against Mchunu would set a dangerous precedent.</p><p>“These allegations are serious. They are also untested,” Ramaphosa said, in reference to KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s scathing claims that Mchunu has links to criminal gangs.</p><p> </p><p>“It is therefore necessary that we establish the facts through an independent, credible and thorough process so that we can ensure accountability and safeguard public confidence in the police service,” the president said.</p><p>Ramaphosa established a commission of inquiry on Sunday to look into Mkhwanazi’s claims.</p><p>Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga will chair the commission. In the meantime, Mchunu has been placed on leave. Firoz Cachalia will be acting in his place.</p>Ramaphosa on CR17<p>In April 2021, Ramaphosa stuck to his guns that he was never privy to the financial records of his 2017 ANC presidential campaign, known as the CR17 campaign.</p><p> </p><p>Taking the stand on day two at the Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Ramaphosa reiterated his claim that the CR17 campaign managers took a deliberate decision to shield him from the financial contributions of his donors.</p><p>He said this was done in order to protect him from being compromised as a candidate.</p><p>When questioned by the commission’s evidence leader, advocate Paul Pretorius, about the controversial R500 000 donation his campaign received from late Bosasa boss Gavin Watson, Ramaphosa said he was not aware of the donation and that the money was solicited by one of his colleagues who was involved in the CR17 campaign.</p><p>ALSO READ:Ramaphosa’s response ‘a direct spit in the face of our revolutionary forefathers’ – Sisulu foundation</p><p>“Up to today, I don’t know how those funds have been managed. I did meet some of the people who gave money at dinners to explain precisely what we were seeking to achieve by my candidature and that’s where it ended,” Ramaphosa said.</p><p>Ramaphosa suggested that the colleague, whom he did not identify, wanted Watson to personally donate the money, rather than from his corruption-accused company, Bosasa.</p>‘Insulting South Africans’<p>Mashele said Ramaphosa establishing a commission of inquiry to probe the allegations against Mchunu is a way to “insult South Africans.”</p><p>His analysis criticises Ramaphosa’s Presidency, accusing him of failing to act decisively against Mchunu and appointing an ANC professor as acting police minister during the police minister’s leave of absence.</p><p>“So the summary of the story is this: this is the most expensive way of insulting us. He has used our money as a nation to insult us expensively. That’s the gist of it. There’s no other way. If you are fooled by Ramaphosa, you are fooled because you choose to be fooled,” Mashele said</p><p>“The last point is this, Einstein said the definition of a fool is someone who does the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. How many commissions of inquiry has the ANC government, even under previous presidents, instituted, and where have the actions been?</p><p>“We know the ANC, when they want a problem to disappear, they institute a commission of inquiry in order for the nation’s anger to disappear, and then they move on. This is exactly what Cyril Ramaphosa is doing, he thinks that we are idiots as a nation,” Mashele said.</p><p>The Citizen has contacted Ramaphosa’s spokesperson for comment, and this will be added to the story once received.</p><p>ALSO READ:Acting police minister: Who is Firoz Cachalia and is he qualified</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bosasa Commission corruption CR17 campaign Cyril Ramaphosa Police Senzo Mchunu State Capture </p> 'Ramaphosa will go down as one of the most useless presidents'	查看 7821	《公民报》	2025-07-17 12:23:22 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209817	有图 <p> After joining to support her son, Meintjies found her calling in arm-wrestling and now dreams of representing South Africa. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pretoria-granny-becomes-arm-wrestling-champion-after-supporting-her-son.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Arm-wrestling champion Natashja Meintjies. Picture: Supplied</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>A Pretoria grandmother went from being curious to becoming an arm-wrestling champion in a matter of months after winning her first competition. </p><p>Natashja Meintjies, 39, left in picture, from Waverley in Pretoria, began her arm-wrestling journey unexpectedly in 2023, when her son showed interest in the sport. </p><p>Meintjies competed in the Armdruk is Groot (Arm-wrestling is Big) competition over the weekend, against six other women. </p>Pretoria gran wins national arm-wrestling title<p>“It was a rough weekend. I won two matches and lost three. I looked at the video footage afterwards and saw what I should work on in preparation for the World Championships in Bulgaria in September.” </p><p>Meintjies, who has three children aged 23, 20 and seven and a grandchild of six months, said her dream was to represent South Africa on an international arm-wrestling stage. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Mrs. Pretoria-Tshwane 2023 dies after brief illness </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Will you know me in heaven?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“My son asked me to join him and, wanting to support him, I decided to give it a try. We got in touch with a well-known club in Pretoria North called Valiant Arms and began training there once a week. I had no idea at the time how quickly this sport would become a major part of my life.” </p><p>Meintjies said about a month or two into training she entered her first competition – and to her surprise she came first. That win lit a fire in her and she was hooked. </p><p>“I quickly learned that arm-wrestling is far more than just raw strength or the kind of pub battles people joke about. </p>Sport built on technique, timing and discipline<p>“It’s a sport built on technique, timing, discipline and, yes, a great deal of strength. </p><p> </p><p>“There are rules, set-ups and strategies that most people don’t see unless they’re on the table themselves,” she said. </p><p>ALSO READ: The pain of not acting in my grandmother’s final days</p><p>Meintjies said at first she only competed with her right hand because she didn’t think her left arm was strong enough.</p><p>But then she discovered that her left arm was “just as capable” and began competing with both. </p><p> </p><p>In March 2023, Meintjies competed in a qualifier for the East vs West international competition held in Istanbul, Türkiye, where she took first place and, two months later, third place representing South Africa in Türkiye. </p>Meintjies began to support her son<p>Meintjies also competed in her first Arnold Classic that year and took first place in the right hand and third place in left hand. </p><p>Despite an injury last year, she returned and claimed first place with both arms. </p><p>ALSO READ: Granny blues: Anything goes for‘grandma’</p><p> </p><p>She also competed in the national competition in Paarl, Western Cape, where she repeated her SA first place right, and earned second in the left. </p><p>Now Meintjies is looking forward to competing in the World Championships in Bulgaria, alongside a team of top South African athletes. </p><p>She is approaching sponsors to help her make her dream to compete on an international stage come true. </p>Approaching sponsors<p>“This journey has gone far beyond what I expected – and it all began with a simple moment of saying yes to my son. </p><p> </p><p>“I love this sport. It’s not just a competition for me any more – it’s a passion, a community and a constant push to become better than I was yesterday,” she said.</p><p>NOW READ: Karlien and kids: ‘Ouma Groot’ shares her wisdom</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics grandmother Pretoria son </p> Pretoria granny becomes arm-wrestling champion after supporting her son \| The Citizen	查看 4101	《公民报》	2025-07-17 12:30:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209816	有图 <p> Minister Ntshavheni’s vague coup warning feels more like a distraction than a credible threat to South Africa’s democracy. </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/Ministers-coup-claim-raises-more-questions-than-answers.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Picture: GCIS</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>There are many questions which can be asked about the claims this week by Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni – who is also responsible for State Security – that state security agencies had identified “a potential risk of a coup d’état and put measures in place to prevent it”. </p><p>Naturally, as she did previously on questions about her foreign travel expenditure, Ntshavheni can argue that she cannot release details of the alleged plotting for “national security” reasons. </p><p>That is quite convenient, given that the only piece of news recently which is potentially disruptive to the security of the state is the theatrical press conference given by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused police management and other law enforcement agencies of corruption, as well as pointing at politicians. </p><p>It was theatrical because it looked similar to many of those we have seen by African military strongmen announcing the ouster of a civilian government. </p><p>So, was the coup claim intended to imply that the country was under threat by the likes of Mkhwanazi – or was it intended to divert some of the attention away from his claims? </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘A coup is not discussed on social media’: Holomisa says no need to press panic buttons </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: ‘Where’s the proof?’: Calls for Ntshavheni to answer for coup claims</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Experts we spoke to agreed that the likelihood of a military coup is not high – mainly because there is still some discipline in the SA National Defence Force. </p><p>However, they all agreed that civil unrest, possibly even rising to the level of an insurrection, as happened in the pro-Jacob Zuma protests which rocked the country in 2021, is a far more worrying scenario. </p><p>South Africa is sitting on a social time bomb, which has been armed by increasing anger about poverty, inequality and joblessness, as well as the lack of service delivery and the increasingly apparent involvement of politicians and civil servants in rampant corruption. </p><p>That’s the threat the minister should be addressing.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics coup Editorials Khumbudzo Ntshavheni </p> Minister’s coup claim raises more questions than answers \| The Citizen	查看 2789	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:00:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209815	有图 <p> Gwede Mantashe will lead the police </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cartoon-Thurday-17-07-2025-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Mineral minister Gwede Mantashe has been tasked with leading the police force.</p><p>The veteran minister was appointed this week as caretaker of the police ministry until the acting minister, Firoz Cachalia, takes office at the start of August.</p><p>The shuffle around comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa placed Senzo Mchunu on special leave amid a commission of inquiry into allegation against him by KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.</p><p>He will have three weeks to stabilise and motivate a police force plagued by alleged political interference, collusion with criminal syndicates, and corruption.</p><p>He will prepare the ground for Cachalia, but to do so will have to be quick and decisive in how he deals with the problems of his office.</p><p>NOW READ: Leave and a commission don’t make Mchunu immune from prosecution, parliament hears</p><p> </p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cartoon Cartoon of the day </p> Cartoon of the day: 17 July 2025 \| The Citizen	查看 1174	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:11:48 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209814	有图 <p> The Pakistani businessman was rescued more than 776km from where he was kidnapped. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Hawks.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: Jacques Nelles</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Gqeberha-based Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the Hawks has successfully opposed bail for six suspects accused of kidnapping a 55-year-old Pakistani businessman.</p><p>Two former police officers from the Western Cape were among the four people arrested when Gauteng police rescued the Pakistani businessman more than 776km from where he was kidnapped.</p><p>The bail ruling, which was handed down this week in the Graaff-Reinet Magistrate’s Court, has been welcomed.</p>Bail<p>Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Avele Fumba said during a closed court session, the Hawks presented a compelling argument against their release.</p><p>“The court sided with the State, denying bail and keeping the suspects in custody. The matter has been remanded to 4 August 2025 for further court proceedings.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> First train fare increase in a decade: Here is how much it will cost you to travel across South Africa </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Police rescue kidnapped Pakistani businessman in Evaton</p><p> </p><p> </p>Kidnapping<p>Fumba said the accused, comprising both South African and Pakistani nationals, are currently facing serious charges related to an alarming February abduction in Graaff-Reinet.</p><p>“According to initial reports, the victim was allegedly approached by individuals impersonating police officers. Under the false pretence of official business, they persuaded him to accompany them to a nearby station, and he never returned home.</p><p>“A multidisciplinary team, including the Hawks in the Eastern Cape, National Crime Intelligence, Soweto Flying Squad and private security partners, launched a high-priority operation,” Fumba said.</p>Breakthrough<p>Fumba added that the operation led to a breakthrough on 13 March 2025, when the Pakistani national was successfully rescued in Evaton in Gauteng, hundreds of kilometres from where he was kidnapped.</p><p> </p><p>“Four suspects were arrested across various locations, and police seized a vehicle believed to have been used in the abduction, as well as an unlicensed firearm.</p><p>“Ongoing investigations later led to the arrest of two additional suspects, bringing the total number of accused to six,” Fumba said.</p><p>ALSO READ: More than 2 600 wanted criminals linked to violent crimes arrested in South Africa</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics bail Eastern Cape Gauteng Gqeberha hawks kidnapping Pakistan Police </p> Hawks strike major blow in kidnapping of Pakistani national	查看 2816	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:26:39 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209813	有图 <p> Experts say the Islamic State of Africa’s militant agenda threatens South Africa’s democracy and constitutional values. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Experts-back-IEC-rejection-of-radical-Islamic-State-of-Africa-party.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Islamic State of Africa (ISA) has no place in South Africa’s hard-earned democracy, according to experts. </p><p>Most of the experts interviewed by The Citizen yesterday after the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) rejected ISA’s application as a political party stated that ISA was not aligned to the country’s political landscape and the constitution. </p><p>The IEC said it rejected ISA’s application because it failed to meet the threshold of prescribed details of registered voters who support the party’s formation. </p>IEC rejected ISA’s registration, citing missing requirements<p>“The prescribed details are the signatures of 300 registered voters with their full names and signatures. </p><p>“Secondly the party published the notice of its application in a newspaper which enjoys circulation only in parts of the municipal area. This is not sufficient to create awareness of the application. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘Cyril must fall’: Organisations march against Ramaphosa to Union Buildings on Mandela Day </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: IEC rejects application of Islamic party that wants to bring Sharia law to SA</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“The third ground is that the IEC received over 200 objections from individuals and organisations who argued that the constitution of ISA espouses the intention to develop policies based on Sharia law.” </p><p>ISA was given 30 days to appeal the IEC’s decision not to register it as a party. </p><p>Hussein Solomon from the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of the Free State, supports the IEC’s action. </p>Links to extremism and anti-democratic views disqualify it from SA’s political landscape<p>He said the application should be opposed because the name conjures up images of a party promoting a radical Islamist and militant agenda – one which is inconsistent with “our secular constitution”. </p><p> </p><p>“Moreover, its establishment may well instil violence into the country’s democratic political process. </p><p>ALSO READ: Will Islamic party contest next year’s elections?</p><p>“While South Africa does have other faith-based parties contesting elections like the African Christian Democratic Party and at least three other Muslim political parties, there is reason to believe that the ISA political party is fundamentally different. </p><p>“Its leader, Farhad Hoomer, has made clear his disdain for democracy, labelling it as evil, a tyranny and a form of enslavement. </p><p> </p><p>“Why would Hoomer, who holds such anti-democratic views, partake in a democratic process? </p>Concerns over its anti-democratic ideology<p>“One would assume that his purpose would be to make use of electoral platforms and media attention to spread his pernicious ideology.” </p><p>Solomon said what also makes the party different from other Muslim parties contesting the elections is that Hoomer has had sanctions placed on him by the US treasury department. </p><p>ALSO READ: Durban man previously accused of terrorism wants to run for election</p><p> </p><p>Willem Els, an expert from the Institute for Security Studies, welcomed the IEC’s decision. </p><p>Els, who has an understating of criminal activities associated with terrorism, said if the party is registered it will be difficult for South Africa to justify it to the international community as the ISA has been designated by the United Nations as a terrorist organisation. </p><p>“The manifesto of the Islamic State of Africa does not conform to our constitution, it doesn’t reflect the values of our constitution.” </p>Manifesto doesn’t reflect our constitution<p>“And, secondly, the Islamic State itself, the movement that this party actually resembles, has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations. </p><p> </p><p>André Duvenhage said the democratic political game was played according to a certain set of rules. </p><p>ALSO READ: Dirco slams reports govenment repatriating ex-Isis fighters to SA</p><p>“If you know Islamic fundamentalism, you will find it goes fundamentally against the principles of SA’s constitution. I believe the decision was taken accordingly.”</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Editor’s Choice Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) islamic state Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) </p> Experts back IEC rejection of radical Islamic State of Africa party \| The Citizen	查看 4727	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:30:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209812	有图 <p> Evan Roos has yet to be given a proper run for the Boks to show his worth, and he may not get it over the next few years. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Evan-Roos-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Springbok eighthman Evan Roos has been left out of the Bok match 23 for their game against Georgia in Mbombela on Saturday.Picture: Richard Huggard/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus insists that the door is not closed for Stormers eighthman Evan Roos, but his latest exclusion from the Bok team, to face Georgia in Mbombela on Saturday, feels like a significant one.</p><p>It may be best to come to terms with the fact that Roos won’t become a Springbok regular in the near future, at least not heading into the next World Cup in 2027, as the Bok management just don’t rate him highly enough, and that is okay.</p><p>The Boks are blessed with loose forward talent, even though Jasper Wiese is the only real current out and out eighthman regularly in the mix, and they won’t be hurting in the position come the World Cup Down Under.</p><p>Since making his debut against Wales in 2022 Roos has featured just eight times for the Boks, with his latest performance coming off the bench against Italy over the past weekend.</p><p>This could also end up being his only appearance in the green and gold this year, after playing three times in 2022, and twice each in 2023 and 2024.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Rassie Erasmus defends Springbok innovations: ‘It’s what lifts us, gets us up for the game’ </p> </p> </p>Last year<p>Last year Roos played against Wales and Portugal in the mid-year internationals, but was not included in the squad for the Rugby Championship, with him then going under the knife which ruled him out of the rest of the international season which included the end-of-year-tour, and it may be the same again this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Erasmus, however, claims that they know what they’ve got in Roos, and thus want to test out other options in the position, which against Georgia is utility forward Cobus Wiese, who made his debut off the bench at lock against Italy last weekend.</p><p>The thing is, if it wasn’t for the injury to Juarno Augustus, Roos wouldn’t have even featured in the mid-year Tests, as he originally missed out on the squad, and that is even with players like Elrigh Louw and Ben-Jason Dixon also out injured.</p><p>If Erasmus did rate Roos he would surely have picked him to play, especially this weekend with Jasper Wiese out with a suspension, just for the player to get a chance to prove himself, as other players have been able to do, such as Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Aphelele Fassi last year, despite other options being available.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Evan Roos Rassie Erasmus Springboks (Bokke/Boks) </p> OPINION: Will Evan Roos ever become a Springbok regular?	查看 2937	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:44:06 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209811	有图 <p> MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela stated that only 47% of Gauteng"s provincial roads were considered to be in a fair condition. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Kedibone-Diale.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela. Picture: X / @GautengProvince</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT) is embarking on a decades-long journey.</p><p>This is the goal of MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, who outlined the department’s budget and goals for the upcoming financial year and beyond.</p><p>For the past two years, GDRT have been working on a revised 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan (ITMP25), which it hopes will gain further traction in the next quarter.</p>Revolutionary spirit<p>The MEC began her budget speech on Wednesday with a quote from Nelson Mandela, two days before the nation celebrates Mandela Day.</p><p>“It is in the character of growth that we should learn from both the pain and the progress of our past,” she said.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> First train fare increase in a decade: Here is how much it will cost you to travel across South Africa </p> </p> </p><p>Diale-Tlabela then went on to praise Soviet leaders Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky for building “the Red Army from a train car”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The MEC saluted the communist pair’s vision of using transport to propel the “movement of history”.</p><p>“Without control of transport, there can be no control of production, no coordination of labour, and no foundation for planning,” stated Diale-Tlabela. </p><p>“The final ITMP25, after an extensive consultative process, will be submitted in the second quarter of the current financial year to the Premier and Executive Council for approval,” she explained.</p><p>The ITMP25’s core aims, among others, include linking economic zones with reliable transport infrastructure, travel demand management, enhanced digitisation, and decarbonisation.</p><p> </p>Budget of almost R10 billion<p>To achieve these goals, the department will have R9.7 billion of state funding at its disposal.</p><p>Planning, construction and maintenance will be allocated R2.7 billion and R672 million will be earmarked for administrative functions.</p><p>R3 billion will go towards public transport and the funding of 16 subsidised bus contracts across four municipalities.</p><p>A further R2.2 billion will be allocated to the Gautrain system — a service where roughly 9 200 people have successfully accessed their 50% Gautrain discount in 2025.</p><p> </p>Smart solutions<p>The length of roads under the department’s jurisdiction total 5593km and include 664 bridges and 450 major culverts.</p><p>The MEC conceded that only 47% of surfaced roads under the department control were in a fair condition while 100% of the 1 232km of gravel roads were in a poor condition.</p><p>Despite this, Diale-Tlabela said the department achieved 84% of the annual targets and has recently identified 54 critical roads across five regions for upgrades.</p><p>Other upcoming initiatives include the rollout of smart licensing centres throughout the province and smart traceable number plates, which will feature QR codes and tamper-evident decals.</p><p> </p><p>“Given that a vast majority of criminal acts involve vehicles with falsified number plates, this initiative is crucial for law enforcement agencies to effectively trace and apprehend offenders,” stated the MEC.</p><p>Monitoring of the smart infrastructure will be done through a centralised command and control hub which could be operational by the end of the financial year, subject to procurement processes.</p><p>A rapid response unit has also been established to “facilitate timeous interventions” to problems raised by communities.</p>Human capital<p>Diale-Tlabela noted that an advanced recruitment plan was in effect to fill 68 key vacancies within the department.</p><p> </p><p>Human resources have also been bolstered through the hiring of 81 interns working in various branches of the department, which serves as a dual skills development and empowerment project.</p><p>The MEC said that the department aimed for 50% equal gender representation among staff, noting that the current split was 59% male and 41% female, with 0.6% of the total comprising persons with disabilities.</p><p>“As part of professionalising the sector, the Candidacy programme is one of the instruments that are being utilised to ensure that there is long-term technical capacity in the organisation,” the MEC concluded.</p><p>NOW READ: JRA allocated just 1% of amount needed to fix Johannesburg’s roads</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics budget speech Gauteng Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport gautrain </p> Smart number plates and 25-year vision: Here is Gauteng’s roads budget \| The Citizen	查看 4869	《公民报》	2025-07-17 13:50:34 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209810	有图 <p> President Cyril Ramaphosa has said all the right things, but a tired public now wants to see action. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Police-minister-Senzo-Mchunu.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu in Cape Town on 20 December 2024. Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>As long as the ANC is still in power, the state capture and Phala Phala scandals will continue to haunt South Africa.</p><p>Accused ANC officials seem to be treated with kid gloves, while tough action is taken against those from other parties like the recent dismissal of DA deputy minister Andrew Whitfield.</p><p>This was the impression created when President Cyril Ramaphosa broke his silence on Sunday on the police scandal. He couldn’t even suspend or fire police minister Senzo Mchunu, but put him on special leave and ordered a judicial inquiry to probe allegations of infiltration in the police.On Tuesday, the deputy national commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was also placed on special leave.</p><p>This follows claims by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on 6 July, where he accused senior police and political figures of colluding with criminal syndicates.</p><p>ALSO READ: Mr President, it’s time for you to leave</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Ramaphosa defends budget as critical to government oversight </p> </p> </p><p>For South Africans exhausted by news of assassinations, gender-based violence, kidnappings and rampant gangsterism, Mkhwanazi’s revelations were not only shocking – they were horrifying. He spoke not as a politician seeking fame, but as a top cop with direct knowledge of how deeply the rot runs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>His allegations painted a picture of a justice system compromised from within: metro police officers on drug syndicate payrolls, prosecutors turning a blind eye and political leaders interfering with investigations. He even suggested that elements within the judiciary were linked to criminal networks.</p><p>The implications of these claims strike at the heart of our democracy. If criminals have truly infiltrated the highest levels of our law enforcement and justice institutions, then the very ideas of justice, equality before the law and public safety become a farce.</p><p>Ramaphosa’s response – to establish a judicial commission of inquiry – is a measured and necessary step for him to take in order to seem as if he is busy. The commission – chaired by acting deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga – is tasked with investigating the extent of this alleged criminal infiltration. Importantly, it is ideally sought to examine not only the police and intelligence services, but also the National Prosecuting Authority, the State Security Agency, the judiciary, and the executive arm of government. No stone, Ramaphosa promised, will be left unturned.</p><p>ALSO READ: Why has President Ramaphosa overlooked Deputy Police Minister Boshielo?</p><p> </p><p>The public, however, will not be satisfied with another commission of inquiry unless it leads to swift and decisive action. The Zondo commission exposed the full extent of state capture under the Jacob Zuma administration, but progress on prosecutions has been slow. For the Madlanga commission to avoid becoming yet another archive of inaction, it must operate transparently, act quickly, and make real recommendations that lead to arrests, dismissals and reforms.</p><p>Ramaphosa’s decision to place Mchunu on leave and to appoint Prof Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister is a matter of yielding to public outcry.</p><p>But we must be honest with ourselves; the removal of Mchunu does not guarantee any change because what Mkhwanazi exposed was not simply a case of corruption against an individual – it was a coordinated system used to attack the state’s ability to govern and deliver justice.</p><p>Other implicated individuals – whether named or unnamed – must also be investigated without fear or favour. Ramaphosa must resist the temptation to protect political allies or preserve party unity at the expense of public trust.</p><p> </p><p>The public’s fatigue is real. South Africans are tired of promises and press conferences. They want accountability. They want to know that when they report a crime, it will be taken seriously; that when whistle-blowers come forward, they will be protected, not persecuted; and that when people in power abuse that power, they will face consequences – not golden handshakes or quiet transfers.</p><p>ALSO READ: Leave and a commission don’t make Mchunu immune from prosecution, parliament hears</p><p>Mkhwanazi took a personal risk in coming forward. If his allegations are substantiated, he may go down in history as one of the rare figures in post-apartheid South Africa who put principle above protectionism. But if the process fails him – if the state fails to protect him or act on what he exposed – his courage will serve only as another cautionary tale in a country that has too many already.</p><p>This moment, then, is more than a legal inquiry – it is a test of South Africa’s democratic resilience. Will we allow the rule of law to be reclaimed by those who believe in it, or will we concede it to those who treat state institutions as tools for personal and political gain?</p><p> </p><p>Ramaphosa has drawn a line in the sand. He has said all the right things. But South Africa has heard all the right things before. Now we must see action. Now we must see arrests. Now we must see justice.</p><p>Because if we don’t, then this crisis will not simply pass – it will grow into something far worse: a nation where the state no longer protects its people, but preys upon them.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Police Senzo Mchunu </p> Police scandal: Justice must now be served \| The Citizen	查看 5911	《公民报》	2025-07-17 14:00:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209809	有图 <p> Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has passionately defended their recent innovations — the short kick-off and midfield "fake lineout". </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Rassie-Erasmus-2-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus will likely want to add even more innovation to the Boks for their match against Georgia in Mbombela.Picture: Dirk Kotze/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has fiercely defended the recent innovations of his team, passionately explaining that they do it for South Africa and no one else.</p><p>Speaking this week ahead of Saturday’s one-off Test against Georgia in Mbombela, Erasmus was asked about the outcry from two of the Boks’ most recent moves — the short kick-off to force a scrum and midfield “fake lineout” to set up a driving maul.</p><p>Various pundits and ex-players have voiced their opinions on these new moves, with many outside of South Africa saying they go against the spirit of the game, while Italian coach Gonzalo Quesada said he found the short kick-off disrespectful. The Boks faced Italy in Gqeberha last weekend, where the “plays” where put into action for the first time.</p>Rugby belongs to nobody<p>“I don’t want to sound arrogant, but rugby belongs to nobody. It isn’t England’s game, or France’s game, or New Zealand’s game, or Japan’s game. Everybody plays differently and there are rules and laws in place,” explained Erasmus this week.</p><p>“When Jannie de Beer kicked five drop goals in 1999 was that not in the spirit of the game? When the French ran the ball from everywhere, was that not in the spirit of the game? If you put the ball in skew at the scrum and take the contest away, is that against the spirit of the game?</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> OPINION: Will Evan Roos ever become a Springbok regular? </p> </p> </p><p>“So we want scrums in a game and if we can get it (legally) we will. We don’t put a ball in skew just to get the scrum over and done with, we want the scrum. We could have kicked the ball out directly (against Italy at the start of the Test in Gqeberha) and had a scrum anyway and nobody would have known.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“But we don’t want to hide that from the world. And it’s not about us doing it to the world (other teams), it’s about what lifts us, what gets us up for the game and we won’t hide away from that.</p><p>“We wanted the first scrum and we wanted to show it, rather than kick the ball out on the full and everyone thinks that it was an accident. The week before we couldn’t contest in the scrum (on Italy’s ball) because the ball was fed straight to the eighthman.”</p><p>Against Italy the short kick-off ended up not working, as an early engagement at the scrum gave the visitors a free kick that they attacked from, while the midfield “fake lineout” worked twice, with two tries scored after it was used.</p>Trying things out<p>Erasmus said that was the point of trying out new things, that some would work and others wouldn’t, and that it wouldn’t discourage them from trying to break new ground.</p><p> </p><p>“Even though it didn’t work out for us (this time) it doesn’t matter. There are many things that we try that don’t work out (at first) and we take that on the chin,” said Erasmus.</p><p>“There are lineout moves where we get outsmarted. New Zealand had some fantastic lineout moves in the old days, where they would have a back jumper and then throw it to the middle where a guy like Tony Woodcock would score a try.</p><p>“It was magnificent. But then there was the early jump in the lineout, but you don’t moan about that. You say well that’s creative, well done.”</p><p>Erasmus added: “If the French kick the ball long into your in-goal area and you just kick the ball out, is that against the spirit of the game?</p><p> </p><p>“I don’t know who the people are that decide what the spirit of the game is, and who owns the rights to that. </p><p>“We are doing it for South Africa; we aren’t doing it for the rest of the world, to say if it is right or wrong. As long as we are playing within the laws of the game (it is fine).</p><p>“It’s a bit frustrating. If they want us to be a dumb boring side that just bullies all game, I don’t think our people want that type of game back. So it’s not against any laws, rules or protocols. As long as we in South Africa are happy it’s all good.”</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Mbombela Rassie Erasmus Springboks (Bokke/Boks) </p> Rassie Erasmus defends Bok innovations: 'It's what lifts us'	查看 4586	《公民报》	2025-07-17 14:00:08 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209808	有图 <p> Almost any bet you can think of on the links at Royal Portrush. </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/Naidoo-Open-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Dylan Naidoo of South Africa will make his Open debut. Picture: Christian Petersen/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South African golfing fans are avid followers of their countrymen who play around the world – even more so in majors, such as the Open Championship that tees off at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland early on Thursday morning.</p><p>That patriotic interest can be sharpened with a small flutter.</p><p>There are 11 South Africans in the 2025 Open field, including former Open champion Louis Oosthuizen, recent PGA Tour winner Aldrich Potgieter, SA Open hero Dylan Naidoo and 17-year-old amateur champ Bryan Newman.</p><p>Ever-popular Oosthuizen is favourite to be the top South African finisher – at R4.50. He is a R6.50 chance to be the South African leader after the first round – and a R120.00 shout to win the tournament overall.</p><p>Joint favourite (R4.50) to beat his compatriots is PGA Tour regular Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who is known for his consistency.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Potgieter in blockbuster group at Royal Portrush: All the Open tee times </p> </p> </p><p>Thriston Lawrence, who finished fourth, three shots behind winner Xander Schauffele, in the 2024 Open at Royal Troon – showing an affinity for links play – is a R5.45 chance to finish top South African.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Naidoo’s SA Open victory at Durban Country Club earlier this year caught the nation’s imagination but he has so far struggled to make an impression overseas. He is at R36.00 to beat all his countrymen, while Newman is at R55.00.</p><p>Betway is offering more than 100 different betting opportunities on the Open, including peculiarities such as the top left-hander; the likelihood of a hole-in-one over the four days; the top LIV finisher; one- and two-round match-ups in between two, three and five players; the top debutant and world No 1 Scottie Scheffler (and others) to make the cut (“Yes” R1.05, “No” R7.90).</p><p>These Betway odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Open championship </p> 11 South Africans fight it out among themselves in the Open \| The Citizen	查看 2439	《公民报》	2025-07-17 14:11:09 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209807	有图 <p> Military experts downplay talk of a coup, but warn that poor governance and youth unemployment may lead to unrest. </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/military-coup-unlikely-1200x677-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: Gallo Images/Brenton Geach</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>There is no serious risk of a military coup d’etat in South Africa, but the country is sitting on a time bomb of anger – caused by poverty, inequality and joblessness – which could blow up into an insurrection, say experts. </p><p>Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who is also responsible for state security, said this week the State Security Agency and other relevant law enforcement agencies had identified “a potential risk of a coup d’état and put measures to prevent it”. </p><p>Ntshavheni’s coup d’etat red flag came just a week after KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, protected by heavily armed police officers, accused police management and other law enforcement agencies of colluding with criminals. </p><p>Military expert Helmoed-Römer Heitman did not believe there was a serious risk of a military coup in South Africa. </p><p>Heitman said the generals he might have doubts about were retired already. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘A coup is not discussed on social media’: Holomisa says no need to press panic buttons </p> </p> </p><p>“I also do not see many of our officers being taken with that idea,” he said. “But, of course, I do not have access to whatever intelligence she saw. There might be more risk among some of the corrupt former police generals, but I do not see the police as a coherent enough body for that.” </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However, he added: “I can think of at least one political leader who might have delusions in that direction. But am not sure he would get the support of either the country’s defence force or the police, except perhaps a small number.” </p><p>He said there would be “greater risk in some sort of violent demonstrations being hijacked by a politician and that causing enough turmoil to trigger a state of emergency that could then itself be hijacked to force a change of leadership”. </p><p>Heitman believes that if action is taken against Mkhwanazi, there is a possibility of seeing an uprising similar to that which occurred when former president Jacob Zuma was arrested for contempt of court in 2021. </p><p>ALSO READ: Are we safe? Ntshavheni says security cluster detected potential risks of a coup [VIDEO]</p><p> </p><p>“That seems possible, but I think it would be more peaceful. Generally, our youth unemployment, combined with poor service delivery and the failure to take any decisive action against corruption, are the biggest security threat that we face,” he said. </p><p>“If left unaddressed, that could lead to a revolt that could then be hijacked – by the very people who would make things worse because they do not understand how economies and countries work.” </p><p>When asked if South Africa’s political landscape allows space for a military takeover, he said: “Not as vulnerable because for all of its faults, the country does function and people can say what they think of the government. </p><p>“But that will not last if the economy, infrastructure and public service are allowed to continue crumbling and we do not act harshly against police who step out of line.” </p><p> </p><p>Willem Els, an expert from the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), said it was not the first time a coup d’état threat was detected in South Africa. </p><p>“We previously saw Boeremag members attempting to do that and some of them were sentenced for high treason,” said Els. </p><p>“There was another attempt during the ANC conference in Bloemfontein [in 2012], where Zuma secured a second term as the party’s president, and it was foiled; people were arrested and sentenced. But we haven’t seen that from the left-wing spectrum up to now.” </p><p>He said the country should be worried because Ntshavheni flagged that possibility for a military takeover as “where there’s smoke, there must be a fire”. </p><p> </p><p>He added for the fact that the matter was picked up and being attended to showed that there was something going on. </p><p>ALSO READ: ‘Where’s the proof?’: Calls for Ntshavheni to answer for coup claims</p><p>“So that is a reason for some concern, especially if you look at the state of intelligence agencies of our military, and also the police and our crime intelligence agencies. You know, all of them are really rock bottom,” said Els. </p><p>He said the other worrying factor was that South Africa’s military was being underfunded so they can’t even sustain themselves. </p><p> </p><p>He doubted that should there be a coup d’etat, the country would be able to counter it. </p><p>He said there were other threats such as unemployment, poverty, inequality, poor service delivery, a shrinking black middle class, poor governance, crime and a trust deficit between government and the public and lawlessness. </p><p>Gareth Newham, head of justice and violence prevention at the ISS, said he thought Ntshavheni was “trying to raise the point that they can track groups that might try to undermine the state and the government”. </p><p>However, he added, “there is no political grouping that is causing an insurgency against the government or that wants to overthrow the state. South Africa is very different from other countries that usually experience coups because we have quite strong government systems in place”. </p><p>Newham does not believe the mention of the threat was a way of diverting attention from the allegations raised by Mkhwanazi. </p><p>Military expert Dean Wingrin said: “Traditionally, coups in Africa and other parts of the world have come from the military. South Africa has a long history of good civil/military relations, although some may say it has deteriorated in the last decade. </p><p>“Our military leadership is considered professional and it is difficult to see them revolting against the government or attempting a coup.”</p><p>NOW READ: Africa: seven coups in three years</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics coup Editor’s Choice Khumbudzo Ntshavheni unemployment </p> Why a military coup d’etat in SA is unlikely \| The Citizen	查看 6440	《公民报》	2025-07-17 14:30:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209806	有图 <p> The city has established alternative water supply locations for affected residents. </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/Rand-Water-maintenance-progressing-as-planned.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Work on repairing a critical O2 pipeline leak is progressing well and remains on schedule for completion on Friday, according to Rand Water.</p><p>However, the progress comes as Johannesburg residents continue to face water supply disruptions due to ongoing maintenance on the Palmiet system, affecting the South Hills reservoir.</p><p>According to The Citizen’s sister newspaper, the Comaro Chronicle, the City of Johannesburg has announced alternative water supply locations for residents impacted by the maintenance work, which has left many without access to clean drinking water. </p><p>The repairs are expected to continue for several days.</p>Alternative water supply points established<p>The city has established alternative water supply locations for affected residents, with Ward 56 in the Johannesburg CBD receiving priority attention. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Pretoria residents left without water after maintenance failures </p> </p> </p><p>These locations include:</p><p> </p><p> </p>Corner Elizabeth and Augusta, Corner Retha and Prince Albert, and Corner East Street and Johan Meyer.<p>ALSO READ: Rand Water maintenance deepens Joburg water crisis</p>Rand Water maintenance process requires extended timeline<p>Rand Water said the extensive maintenance process involves several time-consuming but essential steps that cannot be rushed. </p><p>“Before maintenance can commence, our teams must isolate and close massive valves, which is a labour-intensive process that requires time,” the utility explained. </p><p>It added that following the isolation of the pipeline system, crews must thoroughly scour the pipeline infrastructure to remove any remaining water. </p><p> </p><p>This is to ensure “a dry and ventilated environment for safe working conditions.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Major Rand Water maintenance to kick off from Tuesday: Here’s who will be affected</p>Safety protocols drive extended timeline<p>Rand Water stated that these preparatory steps alone require several hours to complete properly. </p><p>This, in turn, contributes to the extended timeline for the overall maintenance project. </p><p> </p><p>Rand Water emphasised that the systematic approach to the repairs, while requiring patience from residents, is necessary to ensure a sustainable and reliable water supply for all users once the maintenance is completed.</p><p>READ NEXT: Pretoria residents left without water after maintenance failures</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Maintenance Rand Water water and sanitation </p> O2 pipeline repairs, Joburg residents face water supply disruption	查看 2976	《公民报》	2025-07-17 14:55:21 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209805	有图 <p> Two suspects were arrested for bribery. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dagga.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Saps </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The South African Police Services (Saps) have arrested two suspects with dagga estimated at the street value of about R1.8 million in Mpumalanga.</p><p>Members from Middelburg Flying Squad, Middelburg K9 Unit and Provincial Counter-Intelligence acted on Intelligence information and handcuffed the suspects, aged 39, at the Middelburg Toll Plaza on Tuesday at about 5:30 pm.</p>Bust<p>Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Jabu Ndubane said two other suspects were arrested for bribery.</p><p>“According to a report, members responded swiftly after receiving information through the Intelligence Structure of the Saps about two Toyota GD-6 Double Cab bakkies alleged to be transporting a large consignment of dagga.</p><p>“As the information was operationalised, it resulted in the interception of one bakkie. Upon searching the bakkie, the astute members found 15 bags of dagga, weighing about 307 kg,” Ndubane said.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Police scandal: Justice must now be served </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: More than 2 600 wanted criminals linked to violent crimes arrested in South Africa</p><p> </p><p> </p>Bribery<p>Ndubane added that while members were busy with the arrest, two men approached the men and women in Blue.</p><p>“The two foreign nationals from Lesotho are said to have offered a bribe of R 13 000 to the officers. In exchange, the two suspects were to be released with their consignment of dagga. Members never wasted time but apprehended them and charged them for bribery”.</p><p>Ndubane said the suspects are expected to appear at Emalahleni Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.</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/Dagga-money.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript></p>Arrests welcomed<p>The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the Saps in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Zeph Mkhwanazi, commended the members for their unwavering dedication and for the arrests made.</p><p> </p><p>“Though members were offered cash to look away but they remained committed to the Saps Code of Conduct. This is the calibre of members that gives us joy as they are determined to root out criminal activities,” said Mkhwanazi </p><p>On Sunday, two foreign nationals were arrested following a major intelligence-led operation in Goodwood that resulted in the seizure of narcotics worth R54.3 million on Sunday afternoon.</p><p>ALSO READ:Traditional healer among three arrested for coercing initiation</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics border dagga Mpumalanga Police South African Police Service (SAPS) </p> Police arrest four suspects, dagga worth R1.8m seized at toll plaza	查看 2919	《公民报》	2025-07-17 15:03:46 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209804	有图 <p> The City of Cape Town has been plagued by shootings. </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/Crime-scene-3-1-1-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: iStock </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>There has been another shooting in the Western Cape.</p><p>The Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit has launched an investigation into a triple murder and attempted double murder that occurred in Gugulethu.</p><p>This shooting comes a month after seven people were killed in a mass shooting at a house in Gugulethu, Cape Town.</p><p>Police spokesperson Colonel Andrè Traut said the incident happened late on Wednesday night.</p>Shooting<p>Traut said detectives are appealing to the public for any information that could help solve the case.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> When mothers are no longer seen as protectors </p> </p> </p><p>“At approximately 11pm, police responded to reports of a shooting in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered the bodies of three men with gunshot wounds in a bedroom.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Two other male victims had also sustained gunshot wounds and were already transported to a medical facility for treatment,” Traut said.</p><p>ALSO READ:Police probe double murder in Nyanga, Cape Town</p>Investigations<p>Traut added that preliminary information revealed that four armed suspects opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene with several cellular telephones and a firearm belonging to one of the victims.</p><p>“All five victims are believed to be in their thirties. The motive for the attack is still under investigation.</p><p> </p><p>“The Provincial Serious and Violent Crime Unit is urging anyone with information to contact Crime Stop on 08600 10111 or to use the MySAPS mobile application, where information can be submitted anonymously. All information will be treated with the strictest confidentiality,” Traut said.</p>Western Cape shootings<p>The City of Cape Town has been plagued by shootings, with more than 20 people killed this month.</p><p>Earlier this month, Western Cape police launched a manhunt after five people were gunned down and seven injured in several shooting incidents that occurred at different locations in Mitchells Plain.</p>Mitchells Plain <p>Police spokesperson Brigadier Novela Potelwa said the shooting happened after midday.</p><p> </p><p>“Reports from the scene indicate that at approximately 12:30, five persons were shot at in a tuck-shop in Beacon Valley. Two died and three were injured,” Potelwa said.</p><p>“Also in Beacon Valley, four other persons were shot at in another tuck shop. One died and three were wounded.</p><p>“In the third shooting incident, another person was shot and injured, also in Beacon Valley. In two other shooting incidents that occurred in Tafelsig and Town Centre, two fatalities were recorded, respectively,” Potelwa said.</p><p>Potelwa said all incidents are believed to be gang-related.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Six extortion suspects killed in shootout with police in Mthatha</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics attempted murder Cape Town Murder shooting South African Police Service (SAPS) Western Cape </p> Police probe triple murder, attempted double murder in Gugulethu	查看 3388	《公民报》	2025-07-17 15:09:54 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209803	有图 <p> Isak joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad for £63 million in 2022, emerging as a key player for Eddie Howe"s team. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Alexander-Isak-scaled.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Liverpool are said to be keen to sign Alexander Isak of Newcastle United. Photo: MI News / NurPhoto via AFP</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Liverpool are considering a blockbuster £120 million ($160 million) bid for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak despite the Magpies’ desire to hold onto the Sweden star, according to reports on Wednesday.</p><p>The Premier League champions are yet to make a formal offer for Isak but he is believed to be high on their wanted list as boss Arne Slot looks for a new forward in the wake of Diogo Jota’s death.</p><p>Isak joined Newcastle from Real Sociedad for £63 million in 2022, emerging as a key player for Eddie Howe’s team.</p><p>He scored 23 Premier League goals last season to fire the club into the Champions League for the second time in three years.</p><p>Isak also scored in Newcastle’s League Cup final victory over Liverpool at Wembley, which ended the Magpies’ 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy.</p><p>The 25-year-old, who is currently at a pre-season training camp in Austria, still has three years remaining on his contract and Newcastle are understood to be trying to tie him to a new deal.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They have reportedly put a value of around £150 million on Isak in an attempt to ward off potential suitors, with Arsenal also reportedly contemplating an offer.</p><p>Newcastle’s majority owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, have the financial muscle to resist any approach for a player who is said not to be agitating for a move.</p><p>Darwin Nunez and Federico Chiesa have also been linked with moves away from Anfield, which would increase their need to bring in a new striker.</p><p>As well as their Isak interest, Liverpool have been linked with Eintracht Frankfurt’s £70 million-rated forward Hugo Ekitike, who has also attracted attention from Newcastle.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Liverpool F.C. Newcastle United F.C. Premier League (EPL) </p> Liverpool eye blockbuster bid for Newcastle's Isak: reports	查看 2240	《公民报》	2025-07-17 15:18:24 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209802	有图 <p> Bellingham is set to miss the La Liga visit to face rivals Atletico Madrid in late September. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jude-Bellingham-5-scaled.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Real Madrid’s English midfielder #05 Jude Bellingham reacts at the end of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semifinal football match against France’s Paris Saint-Germain at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey last Wednesday. Photo: ANGELA WEISS / AFP</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham is expected to miss up to 12 weeks recovering from a shoulder operation after the Spanish giants said Wednesday he had successfully undergone surgery.</p><p>“Our player Jude Bellingham has undergone successful surgery for a recurrent left shoulder dislocation,” said Real Madrid in a statement.</p><p>ALSO READ: Alonso looks forward to ‘starting from scratch’ with Real Madrid</p><p>“Bellingham will now begin a period of rehabilitation prior to his return to recovery work.”</p><p>While Madrid did not specify the expected length of his recovery time, Spanish media have reported it will take around 12 weeks for him to return to action.</p><p>Bellingham has been struggling with shoulder discomfort after dislocating it in a La Liga match in November 2023, and playing with a brace under his shirt since then.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Real Madrid ‘legend’ Alonso returns as new coach </p> </p> </p><p>The England midfielder held off on the operation until after Madrid’s participation in the Club World Cup this summer, with Xabi Alonso’s side reaching the semi-finals.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Bellingham is set to miss the La Liga visit to face rivals Atletico Madrid in late September, as well as the club’s first two Champions League matches.</p><p>The 22-year-old midfielder should be back in action by the time Madrid host Barcelona in the first Clasico of the season in late October.</p><p>“I’ve got the point where… I’m fed up with the brace, and having to tug on it and having (other) players tug on it, and it rearranging all the time,” said Bellingham during the Club World Cup.</p><p>The midfielder will also miss World Cup qualifiers with England against Andorra and Serbia on September 6 and 9 respectively.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics LaLiga Real Madrid CF </p> Real Madrid's Bellingham set to miss 12 weeks after shoulder surgery	查看 2427	《公民报》	2025-07-17 15:58:18 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209801	有图 <p> Get ready to indulge in the comforting flavours of this meatloaf! </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1-12.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Pork, mushroom and sage meatloaf, Picture supplied </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The dish is perfect for sharing, featuring a blend of ingredients that create a tender and flavorful centerpiece for your meal</p><p>Paired beautifully with steamed greens and a selection of seasonal vegetables, it offers a wholesome dining experience. Whether it’s a cozy family dinner or a gathering with friends, this meatloaf is sure to satisfy cravings and bring everyone together at the table. </p><p>Enjoy the deliciousness and warmth of this classic.</p><p>Prep Time: 40 minutes</p><p>Cook Time: 30 minutes</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Recipe of the day: Budget dinner with creamy peri-peri chicken livers and mushrooms </p> </p> </p><p>Servings: 6<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Recipe of the day: Easy spicy roti wraps with yoghurt and onion crunch</p>Ingredients10mloil1onion, finely diced250gbig brown mushrooms, minced250gpork mince15mlfresh sage, chopped5mlfresh thyme5mllemon or orange zest1egg, beaten125gfresh breadcrumbs250gstreaky baconTo Serve:200gbig brown mushrooms, sliced & friedmashed potatoesseasonal vegetablesparsley, choppedMethod: <p>If desired, grill the meatloaves for 4–5 minutes, before serving. Serve on a bed of cooked big brown mushrooms, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Garnish with chopped parsley.<gwmw></gwmw><gwmw></gwmw><gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Preheat the oven to 180°C.</p><p>Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for 4–5 minutes, or until softened.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p> </p><p>Increase the heat and add the mushrooms. Fry for 3–4 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and allow to cool completely.</p><p>Stir in the pork mince, sage, thyme, lemon zest, egg, and breadcrumbs and mix well.<gwmw></gwmw></p><p>Grease 6 large cup muffin tins and lay 2 rashers of bacon in a crisscross pattern at the base of each cup.</p><p>Fill with the mince mixture. Fold the overlapping bacon over the meatloaves to cover.</p><p> </p><p>Bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes.</p><p>Allow to stand for 10 minutes before unmoulding.</p><p>Recipe supplied by : mushroominfo.co.za</p><svg><defs><symbol> </symbol></defs></svg>Print<p>Recipe of the day: Dinner – pork, mushroom and sage meatloaf<p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/1-12-600x600.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> </p> <p> <p>Paired beautifully with steamed greens and a selection of seasonal vegetables, it offers a wholesome dining experience. Whether it’s a cozy family dinner or a gathering with friends, this meatloaf is sure to satisfy cravings and bring everyone together at the table. Enjoy the deliciousness and warmth of this classic</p> </p> <p> Author: Thami Kwazi Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes Category: Dinner Cuisine: Culinary Collection, Dinner, More Mushroom less Meat </p> <p> <p> <p> Ingredients </p> <p> Scale 1x2x3x </p> </p> <p> <p>10mloil1onion, finely diced250gbig brown mushrooms, minced250gpork mince15mlfresh sage, chopped5mlfresh thyme5mllemon or orange zest1egg, beaten125gfresh breadcrumbs250gstreaky bacon</p><p>To Serve:200gbig brown mushrooms, sliced & friedmashed potatoesseasonal vegetablesparsley, chopped</p> </p> </p> <p> <p> Instructions </p> <p> <p><p>Preheat the oven to 180°C.</p><p>Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the onion for 4–5 minutes, or until softened.</p><p>Increase the heat and add the mushrooms. Fry for 3–4 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl and allow to cool completely.</p><p>Stir in the pork mince, sage, thyme, lemon zest, egg and breadcrumbs and mix well.</p><p>Grease 6 large cup muffin tins and lay 2 rashers of bacon in a crisscross pattern at the base of each cup.</p><p>Fill with the mince mixture. Fold the overlapping bacon over the meatloaves to cover.</p><p>Bake in the oven for 25–30 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Allow to stand for 10 minutes, before unmoulding.</p><p>If desired, grill the meatloaves for 4–5 minutes, before serving.</p><p>Serve on a bed of cooked big brown mushrooms, mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.</p><p>Garnish with chopped parsley.</p></p> </p> </p> <p> Nutrition Serving Size: Serves 4–6 </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Budget recipes recipe recipe of the day </p> Recipe of the day: Pork, mushroom and sage meatloaf \| The Citizen	查看 4777	《公民报》	2025-07-17 16:00:00 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word
3209800	有图 <p> President’s refusal to heed US rejection of Jonas has left SA exposed as 30% trade tariffs come into force in August. </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/Mcebisi-Jonas-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Mcebisi Jonas, persona non grata in Washington? Picture: Supplied</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The controversy surrounding America’s refusal of Mcebisi Jonas’s application for a diplomatic visa is both surprising and troubling. Three months after his appointment, the public still does not know what he has done – if anything – in executing his mandate.</p><p>When President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Jonas’s appointment as his special envoy on 14 April 2025, he made his responsibilities clear in apress release: “I hereby announce the appointment of Mr Mcebisi Jonas as my Special Envoy to the United States of America, serving as the official representative of the President and the government of the Republic of South Africa.”</p><p>“In this capacity, Mr Jonas is entrusted with the responsibility to advance South Africa’s diplomatic, trade and bilateral priorities. He will lead negotiations, foster strategic partnerships and engage with US government officials and private-sector leaders to promote our nation’s interests,” the president said.</p><p>ALSO READ: ‘Right-wing nexus’: Presidency cautions South Africans against the DA [VIDEO]</p><p>The mandate could not be more explicit. The role entails direct, high-level engagement with the Trump administration, particularly as SA faces steep US trade tariffs that take effect from 1 August.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Police scandal: Justice must now be served </p> </p> </p><p>However, the Democratic Alliancerevealed on Mondaythat Jonas’ application for a diplomatic visa was denied, his credentials were formally rejected and that the South African government was “explicitly” advised on multiple occasions that Jonas “was not acceptable to Washington” and was urged to appoint an alternative envoy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Presidency hit back yesterday in astrongly worded statementby spokesperson Vincent Magwenya. He came out swinging against the DA, labelling the revelation as an effort to “embarrass the President” and that the “DA has positioned itself as part of a right-wing nexus that seeks to use a foreign state to effect changes to democratically developed national policies in our own country”.</p><p>ALSO READ: Ramaphosa ‘satisfied’ with Mcebisi Jonas’s work despite being snubbed by Trump</p><p>But he didn’t dispute the facts the DA put on the table. Instead, Magwenya suggested that Jonas didn’t need one to fulfil his responsibilities and downplayed his role.</p><p>“The facts around this matter include the reality that Special Envoys do not present diplomatic credentials to host countries in the way designated Heads of Mission or other diplomats are.”</p><p> </p><p>Magwenya continued: “Mr Jonas has, however, played an important role in working with the DTIC [Department of Trade, Industry and Competition] to develop the trade proposals in which South Africa is currently engaging the United States in good faith and with the expectation of mutually beneficial terms.</p><p>“Similarly, he has been assisting Dirco [Department of International Relations and Cooperation] in Government’s efforts to reset diplomatic relations and all areas of cooperation between South Africa and the United States.”</p><p>“While these processes are underway and in view of President Ramaphosa’s telephonic contact with President Trump as well as his Working Visit to Washington in May 2025, President Ramaphosa has not had a need for Mr Jonas to visit the United States on urgent business.”</p><p>This is a notable shift. The original mandate stated that Jonas would lead negotiations. Now, he is merely assisting departments that lead.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Presidency clarifies Mcebisi Jonas’ absence from Ramaphosa’s meeting with Trump</p><p>These developments also followed Magwenya’s statement to Dawie Boonzaair, a reporter at Rapport/City Press over the weekend, that the President was “satisfied” with Jona’s work. However, he declined to comment on what Jonas has achieved.</p><p>This lack of clarity undermines the seriousness of the appointment, casting doubt on the Presidency’s efforts to resolve the diplomatic fallout between the country, which has resulted in the implementation of 30% tariffs.</p><p>Seen in the context that Jonas was appointed after Washington removed Ebrahim Rasool as ambassador (which was not replaced), it suggests his appointment was to lobby the Trump administration to repair the relationship.</p><p> </p><p>However, Ramaphosa did not fire and replace Jonas, despite being aware that Jonas was persona non grata in Washington. He even visited the White House after being informed of this.</p><p>ALSO READ: Is Mcebisi Jonas the right man as SA’s US rep?</p><p>We have seen Ramaphosa’s “do-nothing” approach throughout his time in the Union Buildings.</p><p>If Jonas had even been somewhat successful, resulting in a reduced tariff of 30%, his appointment would have been considered a success.</p><p> </p><p>I am not sure if this is a scandal, but it is indicative of the President’s unwillingness to take South Africa into his confidence and be transparent.</p><p>Numerous qualified individuals in the country can represent South Africa with authority and credibility in Washington and be taken seriously.</p><p>President Ramaphosa’s handling of the Jonas matter reflects a troubling pattern that he is not putting South Africa first and failing to take South Africans into his confidence. Unfortunately, the public has become accustomed to this evasiveness. However, the current fallout with the United States – our second-largest trading partner – marks a serious escalation with real economic consequences. This includes export industries, investor relations, and trade diplomacy.</p><p>ALSO READ: Ramaphosa appoints Mcebisi Jonas as special envoy to US</p><p>What makes this even more concerning is the apparent hypocrisy. Just two years ago, South Africa aggressively pushed for the expulsion of US Ambassador Reuben Brigety after he alleged that arms had been loaded onto the Russian shipLady R, endangering South Africa’s relationship with Washington.</p><p>At the time, the government accused Brigety of misconduct and demanded accountability. Brigety resigned a year later.</p><p>Yet now, the Presidency appears comfortable sending a representative to the US who the Trump administration sees as diplomatically unacceptable. This is not surprising as Jonas publicly stated in 2020 that Trump is a “racist, homophobic, narcissistic right-winger”. It may be true, but you don’t send someone to stand with a cap in his hand to negotiate with someone you have insulted to this extent.</p><p>The President has proclaimed in the Oval Office that “America is a valued partner” and invited Trump to attend the G20 in South Africa, but sending a politically compromised envoy to repair one of South Africa’s most important bilateral relationships is not only unwise – it is deeply disrespectful.</p><p>And not replacing him after being informed of his undesirability is an even bigger slap in the face.</p><p>This article was republished from Moneyweb. Readtheoriginal here.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Mcebisi Jonas </p> Ramaphosa’s words flatter, his actions offend	查看 7576	《公民报》	2025-07-17 16:05:30 2025-07-18 03:18:32	word

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