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3231287	无图 <p>외교부는 8.4.(월)-14.(목)간 「제6차 차세대 한국 전문가 연구모임」 을 개최한다. 금년 연구모임은 국내 대학원 석·박사 과정에 재학 중인 23개국 국적의 외국인 유학생 47명이 참가한다.</p><p>참가자들은 ▴경제안보 ▴환경문제 ▴기후위기 ▴한반도 정세 ▴한류 등 다양한 분야에 대한 전문가 강연을 듣고 토론에 참여하며, ▴외교부 ▴경제안보외교센터 ▴한국국제교류재단 글로벌센터 ▴한-아세안센터 등 주요 공공기관을 방문할 예정이다. 아울러, ▴현대모터스튜디오 ▴수도권매립지관리공사 ▴DMZ ▴전쟁기념관 등 산업 및 안보 관련 현장을 찾아 한국의 경제, 사회, 외교정책에 대한 이해를 제고하고, 한국의 발전상을 직접 체험하는 시간도 갖게 된다.</p><p>프로그램 마지막 날에는 조별로 이번 연구모임 활동을 통해 배운 내용을 활용하여, 주제별(안보, 경제, 외교, 문화, 환경) 연구성과를 발표하는 시간을 가진다. 특히 올해는 외교부를 방문하여 젊은 외교관들과 교류하는 특별한 일정도 마련하였다. </p><p> 「차세대 한국 전문가 연구모임」은 외교부가 청년 세대를 대상으로 운영하는 다양한 교류 프로그램 중 하나이다. 외교부는 한국에 유학 중인 석박사 과정 학생들이 한국 사회와 정책 전반에 대해 보다 전문적이고 종합적인 이해를 쌓을 수 있도록 2020년부터 동 연구모임을 운영해오고 있다.</p><p>외교부는 앞으로도 국내외 청년 세대를 대상으로 다양한 공공외교 사업을 적극적으로 전개해 나가며, 한국을 알리고 지한 전문가를 육성하기 위한 노력을 지속해 나갈 예정이다.</p> 제6차 차세대 한국 전문가 연구모임 개최 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 779	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231286	无图 <p>외교부 이경철 유엔 안보리 담당 고위대표(정부대표)는 7.28.(월)-31.(목)간 유엔(미국 뉴욕)을 방문하여, 유엔 평화활동(UN Peace Operations)에 관한 안보리 공식회의에 참석하고, 안보리 이사국 및 유엔사무국 주요 인사들을 면담, 우리나라 2025.9월 안보리 의장국 수임 준비를 비롯한 안보리 당면현안 및 유엔내 평화‧안보 분야 최근 동향 등에 관해 논의하였다.</p><p>이 대표는 7.29.(화) 유엔 평화활동에 관한 안보리 공식회의 발언을 통해, 유엔 평화유지활동(UN peacekeeping operations) 및 평화구축(peacebuilding)이 그간 국제분쟁 상황에서 필수불가결한 역할을 해 왔음을 평가하면서, 유엔 평화활동 강화를 위한 △ 정치적 해법 우선시, △ 실용주의(pragmatism) 및 효율성(efficiency) 중시, △ 지속가능한 평화 달성을 위한 유엔 시스템 전반의 통합적‧포괄적 접근 필요성을 강조하였다. (발언문 붙임 참조) 이번 회의에서는 장-피에르 라크루아(Jean-Pierre Lacroix) 유엔 평화활동 담당 사무차장(화상 참여), 마르타 포비(Martha Pobee) 유엔 정무‧평화구축 담당 사무차장보 및 자이드 알 후세인(Zeid Al Hussein) 국제평화연구소(IPI, 뉴욕 소재) 소장의 현황 브리핑에 이어, 우리를 포함한 안보리 이사국 대표들이 입장을 개진하였다.</p><p>한편, 이 대표는 7월 안보리 의장인 아심 아흐마드(Asim Ahmad) 주유엔 파키스탄 대사를 별도 면담(나빌 무니르(Nabeel Munir) 파키스탄 외교부 다자차관보 동석), 안보리 의장국 운영 경험을 비롯한 제반 현안을 논의하였다. 다른 안보리 이사국 인사로는 △ 바바라 우드워드(Barbara Woodward) 주유엔 영국 대사, △ 도로시 시아(Dorothy Shea) 미국 대사대리, △ 겅솽(Geng Shuang) 중국 차석대사, △ 제이 다르마디카리(Jay Dharmadhikari) 프랑스 차석대사를 개별 면담하여, △ 우리나라 9월 안보리 의장국 수임, △ 북한‧한반도 문제, △ 중동‧아프리카 등 각지 분쟁상황 동향, △ 유엔 평화활동 등 주제별(thematic) 사안에 관해 의견을 교환하였다.</p><p>* 안보리 의장국은 이사국(총 15개국) 영문 국명 알파벳순 월별 순환 : 2025.7월 파키스탄(Pakistan), 8월 파나마(Panama), 9월 한국(Republic of Korea), 10월 러시아(Russian Federation) 등 순서</p><p>이 대표는 또한 유엔사무국 인사로 △ 마르타 포비(Martha Pobee) 정무‧평화구축 담당 사무차장보, △ 체리스 샬럿(Cherith Chalet) 총회‧회의운영 담당 사무차장보(사무차장 대리), △ 알렉산더 주에브(Alexandre Zouev) 평화활동 담당 사무차장보, △ 엘리자베스 스페하(Elizabeht Spehar) 평화구축 담당 사무차장보, △ 제임스 서털린(James Sutterlin) 안보리국장, △ 피터 듀(Perter Due) 아시아태평양 국장을 각각 면담, 우리나라 안보리 이사국 활동(특히 9월 의장국 수임)과 관련한 사무국측의 적극적인 협조와 지원을 당부하고, 우리 국민의 평화‧안보 분야를 포함한 각 유엔 기구내 진출 증진 필요성도 강조하였다.</p><p>붙임 : 안보리 발언문(영문), 안보리 회의 참석 및 면담 사진. 끝.</p> 유엔 안보리 담당 고위대표, 안보리 공식회의 참석 및 안보리 이사국, 유엔사무국 주요인사들과 안보리 현안 협의 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 1693	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231285	无图 <p>외교부는 8.3.(일)-8.(금) 간 서울에서 한국과 동남아 지역 청년들을 초청하여 ‘K-컬처, 아세안과 대화하다’ 라는 주제로 「한-아세안 청년캠프(YCAFE / ‘와이카페’)」를 개최한다.</p><p> YCAFE: Youth Camp for ASEAN & Friends’ Engagement</p><p>외교부는 한국과 아세안의 미래세대 간 협력을 장려하기 위해 동남아 지역 40여명의 청년들을 초청해 청년 교류 및 문화 협력을 통한 한-아세안 관계 강화방안에 대해 모색할 예정이다.</p><p>올해 캠프에서는 “문화”를 주제로 선정하여 ▴한-아세안 관련 특강 ▴국립 중앙박물관 및 전통시장 방문 ▴문화 강연 등의 일정을 진행할 예정이며, 한국에서 경험한 전통 및 현대 문화들을 바탕으로 청년들의 관점에서 바라본 문화 교류를 통한 한-아세안 포괄적 전략동반자 관계(Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, CSP) 발전 방안을 제안할 예정이다.</p><p>이동기 아세안국장은 8.4.(월) 캠프 개막식 축사를 통해 우리 신정부의 아세안 중시 기조를 강조하며, 한-아세안 협력이 심화·확대되고 있는 가운데 차세대 리더인 청년들의 역할이 더욱 중요해졌다고 하며 2022년 이래 4년차인 동 캠프가 한-아세안 청년들의 네트워킹 강화 및 교류의 장으로 자리매김한 것을 기쁘게 생각한다고 전하였다. 이어 이 국장은 이번 캠프를 통해 청년들의 관점에서 한-아세안 문화 분야 협력 심화 방안에 대해 고민하고 의견을 나누며, 다양하고 새로운 아이디어를 제시해주길 기대한다고 전했다.</p><p>외교부는 우리 신정부의 K-컬처 해외 확산을 위해 노력해 나가는 가운데 이번 캠프를 통해 한-아세안 미래세대 간 교류를 적극 지원해 나갈 예정이다.</p><p>붙임 : 행사 포스터 및 개막식 사진. 끝.</p> 한-아세안 미래세대들이 바라보는 K-컬처가 나아가야 할 방향 모색 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 913	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231284	无图 <p>외교부와 우주항공청은 7월 31일(목) 말레이시아 쿠알라룸푸르와 8월 4일(월) 태국 방콕에서 현지 정부 기관 및 민간 기업과의 우주 분야 협력 강화를 위한 뉴스페이스 세미나(New Space Seminar)를 개최하였다. </p><p>이번 세미나에는 말레이시아 12개, 태국 9개 등 총 14개의 국내 우주 기업이 참가하였다. 양국 우주 기관이 우주정책 및 개발 방향을 발표하였으며, 이후 우리 기업은 각각 보유한 기술력과 협력 의향을 소개하였다. 우리 기업과 현지 기관 및 기업과의 1:1 네트워킹을 통해 실질적인 협력 수요를 직접 확인하고 구체적인 협력 방안을 논의하는 자리도 마련하였다.</p><p>한민영 외교부 기후환경과학외교국장의 개회사로 시작한 「한-말레이시아 뉴스페이스 세미나」에는 국내 12개 기업과 말레이시아 과학기술혁신부(MOSTI), 우주청(MYSA)을 포함한 6개 기관 16개사가 참석하였다. 말레이시아 정부에서는 다툭스리 하지 하스놀 잠잠(Datuk Seri Hj. Hasnol Zam Zam) 과학기술혁신부 차관이 환영사를 통해 한-말레이시아 우주 협력 가능성에 대한 높은 기대감을 표명하였다. 또한, 정관우 우주항공청 국제협력담당관과 닉 마즈리나(Nik Mazlina) 말레이시아 우주청 부청장이 양국의 우주 정책을 소개하였다.</p><p> CSO, DN솔루션즈, KT Sat, 나라스페이스, 레인버드지오, 메이사, 스페이스린텍, 스페이스맵, 코스모비, 텔레픽스, 페리지에어로스페이스, 한화에어로스페이스</p><p>특히 국내 위성 개발·활용 기업인 나라스페이스는 말레이시아 위성 솔루션 기업 Altair Research Lab과 양해각서(MOU)를 교환하고, 말레이시아 정부 기관을 대상으로 하는 위성정보 활용 서비스를 공동 개발하기로 합의하였다. 이번 협약은 기술 협력을 넘어 실제 정부 사업으로의 진출 기반을 확보했다는 점에서 의미 있는 성과로 평가된다. 여승배 주말레이시아 대사는 축사를 통해 “말레이시아 최초로 양국 우주 전문기관 및 기업들이 교류하게 된 것을 기쁘게 생각하며, 오늘의 세미나가 향후 한-말레이시아 간 우주 분야의 실질협력으로 이어지기를 기대한다”고 하였다.</p><p>한편, 「한-태국 뉴스페이스 세미나」에는 국내 9개 기업과 태국 고등과학혁신부(MHESI), 지리정보·우주기술개발청(GISTDA), 국방기술연구소(DTI), 투자청(BOI) 등 주요 우주 관련 정부기관 및 산학기관 5개사가 참여하였다. 박용민 주태국 대사는 개회사를 통해 “한-태국은 민간 주도의 뉴스페이스 시대에 발맞춰 우주기술을 통한 공동 번영과 인류 발전을 모색하는 전략적 파트너이며, 오늘 세미나가 양국 간 실질적 협력과 공동 프로젝트로 이어지길 기대한다”라고 밝혔다. 태국 정부는 빠껀 아파판(Pakorn Apaphant) GISTDA 청장의 환영사를 통해 한-태국 우주 협력 가능성에 대한 높은 기대감을 표명하였다. 정관우 우주항공청 국제협력담당관과 나따왓 홍깐잔군(Nattawat Hongkarnjanakul) GISTDA 박사가 양국의 우주 정책을 소개하였다.</p><p> DN솔루션즈, 나라스페이스, 스페이스린텍, 스페이스맵, 스페이스빔, 스펙스, 코스모비, 텔레픽스, 페리지에어로스페이스</p><p>한국 기업들은 최근 증가하고 있는 태국의 위성 개발 및 활용 수요와 밀접히 연관된 위성제작·개발, 위성 영상기반 AI 분석 및 기후·재난 대응 솔루션 등을 소개하였다. 또한, 이준희 외교부 국제과학기술규범과장의 환영사로 시작한 리셉션과 이어진 1:1 면담을 통해 우리 기업들은 태국 정부 및 기업과의 구체 협력 방안에 대해 논의할 수 있었다.</p><p>외교부와 우주항공청이 인도네시아(7.28.) 말레이시아(7.31.), 태국(8.4.)과 연이어 개최한 이번 뉴스페이스 세미나는 동남아 주요국 정부와의 우주 협력을 강화하고, 우리 우주 기업들의 동남아 시장 진출을 위한 교두보를 마련한 것으로 평가된다. 정부는 이번 행사 결과를 바탕으로 앞으로도 우리 기업의 신규 시장 진출 수요에 맞춰 뉴스페이스 세미나와 같은 협력 기회를 확대해 나갈 계획이다. 끝.</p> 한국-말레이시아(7.31.) · 태국(8.4.) 뉴스페이스 세미나 개최 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 2022	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231283	无图 <p> 조현 외교부 장관은 8.4.(월) 오후 페니 웡(Penny Wong) 호주 외교장관과 취임 인사를 겸한 첫 전화 통화를 갖고, 국제정세 및 한-호주 간 호혜적 협력 강화에 대해 의견을 교환하였다.</p><p> 조 장관은 우리 신정부와 호주 앤소니 알바니지(Anthony Albanese) 총리의 2기 내각이 올해 유사한 시기에 출범하여 정상통화(6.12.) 및 G7 정상회의 계기 정상회담(6.16.)을 통해 양국 정상 간 한-호주 관계를 지속해서 심화해 가기로 한 것을 평가하였다. 아울러 조 장관은 지난주 대통령 특사단의 호주 방문(7.29.-31.) 시 호주측이 보여준 각별한 환대에 감사를 표하고, 앞으로도 양국 간 활발한 고위급 교류를 이어나가는 가운데 다각적 협력을 지속해 나가자고 하였다.</p><p> 웡 장관은 한국이 호주의 가장 중요한 파트너 중 하나임을 강조하고, 불확실성이 점증하는 국제사회에서 한-호주 ‘포괄적 전략 동반자’ 관계에 기반하여 양자뿐만 아니라 국제사회 주요 도전과제에 대응해 나가고자 하며, 이를 위해 가급적 조속한 시일 내에 조 장관과 직접 만나 허심탄회하게 소통 하며 전략적 공조를 지속해 나가기를 희망한다고 하였다.</p><p>붙임 : 통화 사진. 끝.</p> 한-호주 외교장관 통화(8.4.) 결과 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 620	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231282	无图 <p>올해 우리나라가 아시아태평양경제협력체(APEC) 정상회의 핵심성과로 추진중인 “인구구조 변화 대응”과 “AI 협력”을 주제로 한「APEC 2025 민관대화」가 8월 11일-12일 양일간 인천 송도에서 개최된다. 이번 행사는 7.26.(금) -8.15.(금) 개최중인 제3차 고위관리회의(SOM3) 계기에 개최된다.</p><p>이번「APEC 2025 민관대화」는 오는 10월 APEC 정상회의에서 논의될 구체 성과물에 민간의 목소리를 반영하여 실질적이고 의미 있는 협력 성과를 도출하기 위해 마련된다. 다양한 APEC 회원들의 학계, 기업 관계자 외에도 OECD, 세계은행 등 국제기구 전문가들이 참여해 인구 변화와 AI 협력에 대한 의견과 정책을 공유할 예정이다.</p><p>“인구 변화, 위기가 아닌 기회로” 미래 성장과 혁신을 위한 해법 모색</p><p>행사 첫날인 8월 11일에는 저출산‧고령화로 인한 구조적 변화에 대응하여 고용, 교육, 재정, 금융 등 각 분야가 연결되어 지속가능한 시스템을 이루는 방안을 모색한다. 아울러, 여성, 고령층, 장애인 등 모든 세대와 계층의 활발한 경제적 참여를 보장하는 정책적 방안을 논의한다. 또한, 고령사회의 삶의 질을 높이고 새로운 경제적 기회를 창출할 수 있는 디지털 보건기술 및 돌봄 서비스 혁신 방안도 의제로 다루어질 예정이다.</p><p> 이러한 논의를 이끌어갈 기조연설자로「80억 인류, 가보지 않은 미래」저자인 제니퍼 스쿠바(Jennifer Sciubba) 미국 인구참조국 대표,「알파 세대」개념을 처음 제시한 마크 맥크린들(Mark McCrindle) 호주 맥크린들연구소장, 그리고 윌렘 아데마(Willem Adema) OECD 사회정책국 선임경제학자가 참여한다.</p><p>“AI로 지속가능한 성장 견인” APEC 내 AI 전환을 위한 민간 파트너십 논의</p><p>행사 이튿날인 8월 12일에는 ‘AI 협력’을 주제로, APEC 내 성공적인 AI 전환이 경제성장의 새로운 동력으로 이어지도록 하는 전략적 방향을 모색한다. 또한, 공공과 민간, 근로자와 소비자 등 모든 경제 주체가 AI를 효과적으로 활용할 수 있도록 역량을 강화하는 방안을 논의한다. 이와 함께, 효율적인 에너지 활용을 포함한 지속가능하고 견고한 AI 인프라 구축을 위한 공공‧민간 파트너십과 투자 활성화 방안도 중점적으로 다룰 예정이다.</p><p>기조연설에는 가이 벤-이사히(Guy Ben-Ishai) 구글 경제분야 연구 총괄, 김성훈 업스테이지(Upstage) 대표, 카린 퍼셋(Karine Perset) OECD AI정책연구소장이 참여한다.</p><p>이번 행사에는 조현 외교부장관이 환영사, 김진아 외교부 2차관이 개회사를 통해 핵심성과에 대한 민관 협력의 기대를 밝히고, 유정복 인천시장이 축사로 행사에 힘을 보탤 예정이다.</p><p>청년세대 목소리 반영 특별세션도 주목</p><p>한편, 인구변화 대응과 AI 협력 두 주제를 청년세대의 관점에서 바라보는 특별세션「지속가능한 내일을 위한 청년들의 목소리(Youth Voices for a Sustainable Tomorrow)」도 양일간 진행된다. 지난 5월 30일부터 6월 30일까지 공모를 통해 선발된 청년 발표자들이 인구와 기술 변화에 따른 도전과 기회에 관한 정책 제언을 발표할 예정이다.</p><p>이번「APEC 2025 민관대화」를 통해 기업인과 전문가들이 다양한 제언을 남긴 인구변화 대응 및 AI 협력 의제는 고위관리회의에서의 논의를 거쳐, 10월 정상회의 성과문서를 위한 합의 도출을 이어갈 예정이다. 끝.</p> APEC 정상회의 인구·AI 핵심성과 민관이 함께 논의 상세보기\|보도자료 \| 외교부	查看 1750	外交部	2025-08-04 08:00:00 2025-08-05 10:42:16	word
3231281	无图 <p>Taiwan’s 2024 election delivered a split government, with the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) standard-bearer, Lai Ching-te, winning the presidency and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party forming a majority coalition in the Legislative Yuan. This distribution of power generated political gridlock. In the period since, President Lai and his supporters grew increasingly frustrated with legislative efforts to change the institutional balance of power between the Legislative Yuan and the executive branch, as well as with the Legislative Yuan’s unwillingness to pass a government-wide annual budget bill, which included a proposed increase in defense spending. Lai’s supporters began questioning whether opposition legislators were acting at the behest of the Chinese Communist Party and whether they should be removed from office for the sake of Taiwan’s national defense. For their part, KMT legislators argued they were providing necessary oversight to ensure fiscal discipline and guard against the misuse of taxpayer funds.</p><p>This frustration coalesced in a grassroots campaign to recall KMT legislators. The first recall vote occurred on July 26, with the next round of recall votes scheduled in August. In the end, not a single KMT legislator was recalled in the first round, and all 24 KMT legislators retained their seats.</p><p>This result was a rebuke to Lai and his DPP supporters, even though Lai himself did not instigate the recall effort. Voters demonstrated through their vote that they did not subscribe to the recall proponents’ arguments that KMT legislators were obstructing Lai’s agenda at Beijing’s direction. Voters instead favored allowing elected KMT legislators to fulfill their terms in office. Not even accusations of treason were enough to galvanize Taiwan public opinion against the KMT legislators up for recall.</p>Taiwan’s government remains divided<p>In the end, Taiwan’s government remains divided, just as it was before the recall election. A key question going forward will be whether the KMT will be able to capitalize on this result and build public support for its vision for Taiwan’s future. To do so, the KMT will need to develop a compelling appeal to Taiwan’s young voters, many of whom are alienated from both major political parties and thus serve as a swing vote. The KMT’s first test will be elections for local leaders in late 2026. Historically, the KMT outperforms the DPP in local elections. The KMT currently holds 14 out of 22 local government districts. If this trend continues during the next local elections in late 2026, the KMT will have momentum heading into Taiwan’s next presidential and legislative elections in January 2028.</p><p>While the KMT appears to be in a strengthened position now following voters’ rebuke of the DPP’s recall effort, it remains premature to suggest that this momentum will hold. It is worth recalling that the DPP got trounced in the 2018 local elections. The election results prompted then-President Tsai Ing-wen to resign as DPP chair. Soon thereafter, she received a challenge for her party’s nomination for reelection as president from none other than Lai. Tsai’s political future appeared bleak until Beijing decided to use heavy-handed tactics to suppress protests in Hong Kong. Tsai harnessed public outrage over China’s intervention in Hong Kong politics to win reelection. In other words, a lot can happen in Taiwan politics very quickly.</p>The view from Beijing<p>From Beijing’s perspective, the best scenario in Taiwan is a government that is supportive of official engagement across the Taiwan Strait. Beijing has unilaterally determined that Taiwan’s leader must adhere to a consensus (e.g., the 1992 Consensus) whereby both sides agree there is only “one China” as a prerequisite for official engagement.</p><p>A second-best outcome for Beijing is a divided government. Beijing assumes that democratic checks and balances under a divided government will prevent Taiwan from taking precipitous actions, such as moving toward permanent independence. From Beijing’s perspective, the worst-case outcome is a unified government under DPP control.</p><p>During the recall campaign, Chinese officials and state media defended KMT legislators, presenting them as victims of political persecution by the DPP. They accused Lai and his DPP supporters of trying to suppress dissent and impose dictatorial powers on the people of Taiwan. In an Orwellian twist, they also urged Taiwan voters to uphold democratic norms by rejecting the recall campaign.</p><p>After the results of the recall came out, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson, Chen Binhua, declared the DPP “has lost public support and its policies run counter to the true mainstream public opinion in Taiwan.” Chen argued that the recall campaign’s failure symbolized public opposition to the “DPP’s manipulation of democracy and monopolization of power.”</p><p>Beijing likely feels relieved that the recall campaign fizzled. As a result, the DPP likely will struggle to pass major increases in defense spending or other signature initiatives. Chinese commentators will encourage a perception of Lai as a lame-duck leader. Beijing will not miss opportunities to discredit Lai and other DPP leaders as part of its efforts to diminish public support for the DPP and encourage greater support for Taiwan leaders who are supportive of deeper cross-Strait engagement.</p>The view from Washington<p>Trump administration officials did not make any public comments about the recall campaign or its results. This likely reflects a deliberate decision by the United States not to interfere in Taiwan’s internal political processes.</p><p>America’s foremost interest in the Taiwan Strait is to uphold peace and stability. The outcome of the recall campaign has the potential to cut in two directions as it relates to this interest. On the one hand, if the outcome leads to prolonged political gridlock that holds back Taiwan’s investments in its national security, it will raise concerns in Washington about Taiwan’s readiness for self-defense. On the other hand, if the outcome of the recall election funnels political energy into a future-oriented contest to persuade voters of who can best protect peace and preserve the status quo, then it could have a moderating effect on Taiwan’s political discourse. This would be welcomed in Washington.</p><p>A major wild card for Washington will be whether Beijing interprets the election results as a license to push further on Taiwan, or whether it views the results as validating its long-term strategy to wear down the psychological will of the people of Taiwan. If the latter, Beijing conceivably could take a more patient, long-term approach to Taiwan. Alternatively, Beijing might feel emboldened by its recent efforts to influence public attitudes in Taiwan and grow even more aggressive in doing so going forward.</p><p>The answer to the question of what lessons Beijing will draw from the recall campaign presently is unknowable. To the extent history offers a guide, it would suggest a higher likelihood that Beijing will grow more assertive vis-à-vis Taiwan, rather than less so. Beijing generally acts most aggressively when it feels comfortable and confident, and it exercises restraint when it feels a need to regenerate or preserve national power. Yet between now and the 2028 elections, China will not exert so much pressure that it alienates voters who might otherwise support the KMT. Thus, a calibrated, two-handed approach is most likely.</p><p>If Beijing grows bolder in pressuring Taiwan, President Donald Trump will face calls in Washington to respond in kind with countervailing support for Taiwan. If Trump is focused on protecting his self-image of strength and resolve, he could approve efforts to demonstrate greater support for Taiwan to maintain a strategic equilibrium in the Taiwan Strait. This could include greater rhetorical support for Taiwan, increased arms sales, higher visibility U.S. military presence operations around Taiwan, or more visible high-level interactions between U.S. and Taiwan officials.</p><p>Conversely, if Trump is in dealmaking mode with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as he appears to be now, he could view adjustments to America’s long-standing policy toward Taiwan as a necessary concession in exchange for progress on his trade priorities with China. Any attempt by Trump to barter America’s policy on Taiwan for more favorable trade terms with China would represent a significant departure from America’s long-standing focus on preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. It would be a decision that would leave America less secure and China more emboldened. Beijing’s appetite would grow with eating. As a result, America would need to grow more directly involved in protecting peace in the Taiwan Strait. Anything less would challenge the credibility of America’s security commitments and risk America’s access to vital semiconductor and technological inputs upon which America’s development depends.</p><p>The real world is unlikely to present a clean binary choice for Trump between protecting his image for strength versus projecting his image as a dealmaker. Events may force him to oscillate between the two. If Trump judges that Beijing goes too far in terms of ratcheting up pressure on Taiwan, he could feel compelled to counterbalance the People’s Republic of China’s pressure. For example, Trump has done a version of this zigzag in his approach to Ukraine and NATO in recent months. When Trump judged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was an obstacle to a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, he publicly humiliated Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Now that Trump has determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is obstructing progress, he has returned to providing support to Zelenskyy.</p><p>Trump’s shifting stance on Ukraine suggests a real possibility that he could pursue a similarly adaptive approach to managing cross-Strait relations. Trump views his unpredictability as a strategic asset. This will make it even more important that Trump and his senior advisors operate with a clear view of America’s long-term strategic interests, topmost of which is preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.</p> Taiwan’s recall vote: Implications for Taiwan, China, and the United States \| Brookings	查看 10340	美国布鲁金斯学会(Brookings)	2025-08-01 00:00:00 2025-08-05 10:30:51	word
3231280	有图 <p> <p> <p> <img src="https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/photos/fema_3623_fl-mobile-home-floods_10102024.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p> <p>Flooding is the most common disaster across the nation, but most homeowners are not insured for this type of damage. Now is the time to secure a policy through the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to protect your home and belongings from the damage floodwaters can cause.</p><p>Hurricane season is a reminder to take care of this task before it is too late. Policies typically require 30 days from the date of purchase to take effect, so time is of the essence. Most homeowners and renters insurance policies do not cover flood damage.</p>Who Needs Flood Insurance?<p>Flood insurance isn’t just for those who live near the coasts or rivers. Data shows 98% percent of U.S. counties have experienced a flood, yet less than 4% of U.S. households have an NFIP policy. Flood insurance is available to anyone living in one of the 22,700 participating NFIP communities.</p><p>It’s often misunderstood that being outside a Special Flood Hazard Area – a place on a community’s flood map determined to be at high-risk – means a property is at low risk and cannot flood. About 40% of NFIP flood insurance claims come from outside high-risk flood zones. Many homes outside the high-risk area on the community flood map are at consequential risk of flooding.</p><p>FEMA has made it easier to access information about your flood risk. The National Flood Insurance Program’s gives customers an easy-to use portal to get a flood insurance quote for their property. Customers will receive the contact details for three different flood insurance providers during the process so they can purchase a policy at the quoted price.</p>Why Do I Need Flood Insurance?<p>Flood insurance can be the difference between recovery and financial devastation. After a disaster, you can’t always count on federal disaster assistance to fill gaps in insurance coverage – especially since most flooding events don’t rise to the level that triggers federal disaster assistance.</p><p>FEMA emergency assistance for disaster survivors is designed to kick-start recovery after major events but is not enough to restore your home to its pre-disaster condition or to replace all your household items.</p>Take the Next StepsCheck Your Coverage<p>Check now to make sure your flood insurance policy is up to date. If your policy has expired, contact your flood insurance company or agent to see if you qualify for a grace period. You may be able to pay in full to renew and be covered this hurricane season.</p>Learn About Coverage<p>Homeowners can secure coverage up to $250,000 for the building. Homeowners and renters can secure up to $100,000 for contents. Learn more about what’s covered atFloodSmart.gov/get-insured/buy-a-policy#insurance-coverage.</p>Get a Quote<p>Access the free flood insurance quoting tool atFloodSmart.gov/policy-quote.</p>Contact an Insurance Agent<p>Contact your insurance agent or flood insurance company before it’s too late. You can find a flood insurance provider near you at FloodSmart.gov/get-insured/flood-insurance-provider.</p><p>Flood insurance supports peace of mind, so you have one less thing to worry about. Protect the life you’ve built … before storm clouds appear.</p> <p> <p>Release Date:</p> <p><time>August 4, 2025</time></p> </p><fieldset> <legend> Tags: </legend> <p> <p>Flood</p> <p>Flood Insurance</p> <p>Insurance</p> </p></fieldset> </p> Floods Can Happen Anywhere – Be Prepared with Flood Insurance \| FEMA.gov	查看 3621	联邦紧急措施署	2025-08-04 00:00:00 2025-08-05 10:30:42	word
3231279	有图 <p> The department said the number climbed from 45 last year to 57 this year. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/School.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Western Cape education department says the estimated cost of repairing vandalism at schools in the province is expected to exceed R1 million.</p><p>The department said it is saddened to report an increase in the number of incidents of school burglaries and vandalism at provincial schools this past holiday.</p>Burglary and vandalism<p>Western Cape Education MEC, David Maynier, said 57 incidents of burglary and vandalism were reported at 46 schools during the June/July holiday period.</p><p>“This is a significant increase from the same period in 2024, when 45 incidents affecting 39 schools were reported.”</p>Costs<p>Maynier said most of these incidents were minor in nature, but nonetheless had an impact on the daily functioning of the province’s schools.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Mango Groove brings its 40th anniversary party to Jozi after an ‘overwhelming’ response in Cape Town </p> </p> </p><p>“Items stolen or damaged include building fixtures and fencing, electrical wiring, food and cooking facilities for school meals, sports equipment, computers and other electrical equipment, plumbing fixtures, and a variety of school consumables.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Eleven classrooms destroyed after fire guts Riverlea High School</p><p>“The estimated cost of repairing or replacing damaged and stolen items is over R1 million, which is unacceptable in the difficult financial circumstances the sector currently faces. Funding will now have to be diverted from educational activities because of the selfish actions of criminals,” Maynier said.</p>Support<p>Maynier emphasised that keeping the Western Cape’s schools safe requires the support of school communities.</p><p>“Quick reporting can make all the difference in apprehending perpetrators and retrieving stolen goods.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Mango Groove brings its 40th anniversary party to Jozi after an ‘overwhelming’ response in Cape Town </p> </p> <p> <p> Cape Town in for cool, cloudy weekend with strong winds </p> </p> </p><p>“We appeal to the public to keep a close eye on their local schools and to report any suspicious activity to the South African Police Services (Saps) immediately,” Maynier said.</p>Police<p>MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety in the Western Cape, Anroux Marais, has also expressed concern over the increase in criminal activity.</p><p>“Stealing from our schools is stealing from our children, and we urge any member of the public with information about these crimes to come forward immediately.”</p><p>Marais urged Saps to prioritise the investigation of crimes in and around the schools, so that school properties are safe.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Call for CCTV cameras to be installed in high-risk schools in Eldorado Park</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics burglary Cape Town education department school vandalism Western Cape </p> WCED condemns burglary, vandalism in schools by 'selfish criminals'	查看 3418	《公民报》	2025-08-04 10:33:49 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231278	有图 <p> Finance minister Enoch Godongwana has given the City of Johannesburg a deadline to stabilise its finance or face a cut in grant payments </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/COJ.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p> <p> <p>Johannesburg city council chambers. Picture: Neil McCartney / The Citizen</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>On one hand, it is heartening to see Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana giving Joburg mayor Dada Morero a two-week deadline to address the city’s escalating financial troubles. </p><p>However, if the minister carries out his threat to cut grant funding to the city, matters are only going to get worse for residents and ratepayers. </p><p>Yesterday, DA Joburg caucus leader Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku set out the consequences for a failure to heed the warning. </p><p>“Johannesburg’s R89 billion budget is funded through a mix of grants, loans, revenue collection and conditional grants. </p><p>“Conditional grants, which form a significant portion of the city’s funding, can only be spent on what they are intended for,” she said. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target </p> </p> </p><p>“If Treasury pulls back or suspends these funds, as the minister warns in his letter, the city’s ability to deliver the little basic services it is currently able to deliver, will collapse entirely.” </p><p> </p><p> </p>Dire Johannesburg finances <p>The numbers are horrific. Apart from repeated non-compliance with the Municipal Finance Management Act, the metro incurred R1.4 billion in unauthorised expenditure, R22 billion in irregular expenditure, and R705 million in fruitless and wasteful spending. </p><p>Let’s put that in plain language: the comrades are looting the city’s coffers. If there is another explanation, we’d like to hear it. </p><p>Apart from the lack of service delivery – power, water, roads, traffic lights are all in a state of collapse – the city abuses those residents who do pay by saddling them with outrageous – and frequently incorrect – bills. </p><p>All the while, however, those who can afford to pay but don’t – we’re looking at many of you in Soweto, for example – are allowed to get away with it. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target </p> </p> <p> <p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> </p><p>We would like to suggest a better option: put Johannesburg under administration, as has been done with other delinquent municipalities around the country. </p><p>Then, fire useless politicians like Morero and bring in experts to fix the mess.</p><p>NOW READ: ‘Barrelling towards collapse’: Concerns mount as Godongwana gives Morero deadline to fix Joburg’s finances</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Dada Morero Enoch Godongwana Johannesburg municipalities </p> OPINION \| Put Johannesburg under administration \| The Citizen	查看 3264	《公民报》	2025-08-04 11:05:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231277	有图 <p> Tariffs imposed on other nations show the United States is not singling out South Africa for special treatment. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Trump.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>US President Donald Trump holds a chart as he announces reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on 2 April 2025. Picture: AFP</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>To those who claim the ANC brought the new US 30% tariff down upon South Africa, we have just one word: Canada. </p><p>There are no – last time we looked, anyway – ANC politicians in America’s northern neighbour, nor does Ottawa pursue anything like broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE), yet Canada has been clobbered with a 35% tariff. </p><p>While US President Donald Trump has used South Africa to make political capital with his right-wing supporters, the reality is that his “liberation day” tariffs are all about overhauling the global trade system.</p><p>So, even playing nicely – as our government of national unity is trying to do in getting him to accept a grovelling trade deal – is unlikely to work. </p><p>Besides, our total trade with the US is only a fraction of the turnover of a medium-sized American city… so we’re not even a blip on Washington’s trade radar. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> US tariffs: Here’s why talks over trade deal have been ‘complex’ </p> </p> </p><p>Two things might come out of this, however. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>One might be a toning down of the B-BBEE strictures – and senior ANC politicians have already hinted at this – while the tariffs will force us to look for other trade partners. </p><p>By not putting all our export eggs in a few, risky baskets, we increase our options.</p><p>NOW READ: ‘It’s just gone’ – Trump’s tariffs cost SA company R750m overnight</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Donald Trump tariffs United States of America (USA/US) </p> OPINION \| Tariffs: SA not even a blip on the United States' radar \| The Citizen	查看 2185	《公民报》	2025-08-04 11:25:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231276	有图 <p> Research by a data-focused digital publication called The Pudding revealed the curious way we gender fictional animal characters. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Gender-.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>When I was a kid I thought all dogs were boys and all cats were girls and that they then fell in love and had puppies and kittens together, obviously. </p><p>I’ve worked out the second part isn’t quite right, but I’ve never really got over the first part. </p><p>However, it turns out this is true for most everyone: dogs are boys, cats are girls. Also, bears are boys, pigs are boys, rabbits are boys, frogs are boys, foxes are boys, monkeys are boys, mice are boys…</p><p>Meanwhile, along with cats, ducks and birds are usually girls. </p><p>That’s according to a rather wonderful data-focused digital publication called The Pudding, which published research into animal characters both in our perceptions and in children’s stories, including an analysis of 30 popular animal-centric kids’ books from each decade since 1950. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Human remains found in goat carcass at KZN healer’s home </p> </p> </p>‘In our minds, main characters are male’<p>It transpires that in these stories, the only animals that were more consistently female than male were cats and birds, while male animals appeared twice as often. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But then the researchers went a step further. They devised the first line of a story and asked 1 300 random people to complete it. It went like this: “And then the bear said, ‘I must go to the river.’ Upon arriving…” </p><p>They also randomly swapped the bear for six other critters, namely dog, mouse, duck, pig, cat and bird.</p><p>Whatever the animal, there was literally no instance where the gender did not skew to the male side, even with cats, birds and ducks. </p><p>Masculine pronouns appeared almost three times as frequently, even though more respondents were female themselves. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Human remains found in goat carcass at KZN healer’s home </p> </p> <p> <p> Elephant trampling outside Mossel Bay: Reserve’s CEO named as victim </p> </p> </p><p>In our minds, main characters are male. Still. I know this is true for me, too. </p><p>After all, didn’t I write a story about a hedgehog many years ago – another of the Great Unpublished – and this little ball of spikes was a boy hedgehog called Thistle, although his genitalia played absolutely no role in the story? </p><p>Then when Thistle met a warthog, guess what? It was male too. </p><p>Meanwhile, my own beloved childhood teddy bear – still on a shelf in my bedroom, safe from the dogs – has always been presumed male. </p><p> </p><p>And now that I have a grandbaby – also verifiably a boy, for now at least – when he was given a gift of a gorgeous handmade bear, it was automatic and unthinking that Teddy’s pronouns were he/him. </p><p>Happily, Calamari the Octopus is female.</p><p>NOW READ: School should prepare us for bittersweet reality</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics animals Data gender Jennie Ridyard </p> Column \| The innocent gender bias of fantastical storytelling \| The Citizen	查看 3501	《公民报》	2025-08-04 11:31:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231275	有图 <p> Multitasking: Accomplishments include HR degree, owning nail salon, role in reality TV </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Tessa-Louw-Tullues.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p> <p> <p>Tessa Louw Tullues. Picture: Facebook/Tessa Tullues Mrs.SA Finalist</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Tessa Louw Tullues from Pretoria East talks about showing up on Showmax when she didn’t feel like it and what keeps her filing nails and building her empire. </p><p>The 37-year-old owner of Smoosh The Salon in Pretoria said if she could be on a reality TV show such as the Mommy Club: Van Die Hoofstad (Pretoria) again, she would do it a hundred times over. </p><p>“Who doesn’t want to drink wine on a Monday at 12pm with a few girls,” said the mother of two boys. </p><p>Louw Tullues said one of the biggest challenges of appearing on a reality show was wearing makeup every day. But she realised it was also okay to be too busy for a full glam look. </p><p>Louw Tullues has learned that you don’t have to be TV-ready every day. “But if you are going through something and you are not feeling yourself, dress up and show up, because one moment could change your whole day or life,” she said. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Here is how SMEs can take advantage of the G20 and B20 summits </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: James Robertson and the legend of Big Blue</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Louw Tullues, who married her high school sweetheart Eddie 16 years ago, started her first business at the age of 22, Young Nails, then Smoosh, which branched out into Mia’s Secret. </p><p>She was born in Kempton Park and grew up there until her family moved to Pretoria in her standard 6 school year. She went to Waterkloof Hoërskool. </p><p>“It was an adjustment coming from a small school and then enrolling in a big school like Waterkloof. It was like the heavens opened up to me because I wasn’t used to it.” </p><p>After completing matric, Louw Tullues studied in Cape Town and obtained a degree in human resources, but quickly realised that it wasn’t what she wanted to do. She decided to help her mother out in her nail salon while she figured things out. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Here is how SMEs can take advantage of the G20 and B20 summits </p> </p> <p> <p> Five key benefits of AI for women in business </p> </p> </p><p>“That’s where my love for nails started. I completed a nail course before my HR degree and used to make extra spending money as a student doing my friends’ nails,” she said. </p><p>Louw Tullues also imports and distributes Mia’s Secret nails and has trained manicurists in the US, including Tom Bachik, who does Jennifer Lopez’s and Selena Gomez’s nails. </p><p>“I have been setting trends in the nail industry internationally, that’s why I don’t compete with the Joneses. Not every woman has money for a psychologist, but they can make themselves feel better. So if you end up in my chair, I will make sure you walk away happier.” </p><p>ALSO READ: Hard work and hustle define Thea Botha’s incredible journey</p><p> </p><p>Louw Tullues said doing nails also allows her to meet many new people who become clients and, later, good friends. </p><p>“My favourite nail style is a Russian almond, because not everybody can do it. It takes me up to four hours compared with a normal set of nails that takes up to 45 minutes.” </p><p>Despite branching out with nail training courses and product lines, Louw Tullues said she would never stop doing nails herself. </p><p>“It keeps me grounded. I earn less when I sit behind my station, but I wouldn’t change it for anything, because my girlfriends visit me and I get paid for it,” she said. </p><p> </p><p>Louw Tullues has two guilty pleasures: a girl’s night out and eating out with friends or family. Her favourite meal is a classic Sunday lunch – oxtail, rice, potatoes and veggies. </p><p>“I don’t drink coffee or tea, but love a glass of Chardonnay.” </p><p>While Louw Tullues said she enjoyed the camera, lights and action of reality TV, she was focusing on herself, her children and her business. When she isn’t in the salon or front of the cameras, she is at the rugby field cheering for her son or helping with school work. </p><p>She’s not a morning person and has to drag herself out of bed at 5am to prepare the lunch boxes and get ready for the day, which includes anything from nail clients to product meetings or TV shoots. </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: ‘No dream is too big’: Entrepreneur and photographer Lerato Sello’s motto</p><p>During the show’s shoot, Louw Tullues still had to fit in her usual clients so she scheduled the appointments early in the morning or after work to accommodate filming. </p><p>Louw Tullues said she is softer than she appeared on TV screens. </p><p>“I don’t hold grudges or have enemies, except when it comes to my husband and kids. </p><p>“There was a lot of childish nonsense going on in the show. </p><p>“In real life, you don’t cause a scene with someone because of gossip about someone. </p><p>“Everybody is allowed to have an opinion,” she said. </p><p>Louw Tullues decided to do the show during a very dark phase in her life, but said she would do it 100 times over again. “It was to inspire other women to do the same.” </p><p>The biggest lesson she learned from it is to trust herself.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics entrepreneurs entrepreneurship nails </p> Tessa Louw Tullues: Talented Jill of all trades \| The Citizen	查看 5786	《公民报》	2025-08-04 11:45:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231274	有图 <p> Holomisa wants young leaders from different parties to meet every year to discuss national unity and shared vision </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Bantu-Holomisa.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>United Democratic Movement (UDM) leader, Bantu Holomisa. Picture: Gallo Images / Phill Magakoe</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>It’s time to groom the next generation of leaders who take the country to the next level, says United Democratic Movement leader and Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Bantu Holomisa. </p>Holomisa on how to fix SA<p>Addressing the celebration of his 70th birthday in Johannesburg recently, Holomisa said there were signs that the country’s democratic foundations were weakening and needed strengthening. </p><p>“Somewhere along the way, our agenda has been hijacked. The question we must now ask is: how do we fix it? </p><p>“We have the constitution, the laws are in place, but something is missing. </p><p>“As a military person, I can tell you what we are lacking is discipline, patriotism and cohesion as a nation,” Holomisa said.</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: ‘A coup is not discussed on social media’: Holomisa says no need to press panic buttons</p><p> </p><p> </p>Young leaders should work together <p>He suggested that young leaders from different parties, such as UDM deputy president and parliamentary leader Nqabayomzi Kwankwa, EFF president Julius Malema, Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane, Mayibuye Consultation Process chief Floyd Shivambu, the DA’s Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube, ANC’s Zuko Godlimpi, who is also deputy minister of trade, industry and competition, and Rise Mzansi president Songezo Zibi should convene at least once or twice a year for sessions focusing on national unity and shared vision. </p><p>Holomisa, a leadership strategist and long-time advocate for a national dialogue, said those young leaders “whether we like it or not, they are the future”. </p><p>“Seasoned leaders such as President Mbeki are still with us to share their wisdom. South Africa cannot afford to be pushed from pillar to post by various self-serving interests.“</p><p>READ NEXT: Holomisa slams Cabinet and Treasury for crippling SANDF funding</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> ‘A coup is not discussed on social media’: Holomisa says no need to press panic buttons </p> </p> <p> <p> UDM to ‘vigorously push’ for the prioritisation of combating corruption </p> </p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bantu Holomisa United Democratic Movement (UDM) </p> Bantu Holomisa says SA needs ‘a new generation of leaders’ \| The Citizen	查看 2975	《公民报》	2025-08-04 12:00:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231273	有图 <p> Legal fees add nearly R40m more to the total bill for province department </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Firing-employees-cost-Mpumalanga-department.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Photo: iStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Mpumalanga department of agriculture, rural development, land and environmental affairs has come under fire for spending more than R20 million paying two former employees for unfair dismissal. </p><p>This information is contained in the department’s portfolio committee’s recently released report. </p>Mpumalanga department employees dismissed unfairly<p>According to the report, the Labour Court ordered the department to pay R21 million to the two senior officials as their dismissal was found to be both procedurally and substantively unfair. </p><p>“The court ordered the department to pay retrospective compensation from the date of dismissal (2009 to 2024) and reinstate the employees,” the report says. </p><p>The department told the committee that the payments would not affect service delivery because they were drawn from the compensation of employees’ allocation. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘We know it’s wrong, but they’re trying to make a living,’ say families of arrested illegal miners </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Municipality granted time to challenge R700k employee payout order</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to the document, the department incurred more than R30 million in legal fees associated with the two employees. </p><p>“In some circumstances, the department incurred no cost orders as the court did not make an order against the department. The department paid R1 554 000 between October 2024 and March this year, bringing the total amount paid during the 2024-2025 financial year to R39 516 536,” the document reads.</p>Factors that could lead to wrongful dismissals<p>Labour analyst Bukani Mngoma said there were many things that could have contributed to the situation that the department finds itself in. He said it might happen that they were given bad legal advice. </p><p>“Sometimes dismissals are wrong and management may know, but they pursue it because it may serve a political consideration, or they want to get rid of an employee who knows too much, or is a stumbling block to doing a corrupt act. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> ‘We know it’s wrong, but they’re trying to make a living,’ say families of arrested illegal miners </p> </p> <p> <p> Former Mpumalanga department head accused of hijacking tenders </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Legal Practice Council administrator accused of corruption loses Labour Court bid</p><p>“It is rare that such dismissals are a result of sheer incompetence, as there are too many people involved before an employee is finally dismissed. </p><p>“There is no way that in this chain of involvement no-one is picking up that the dismissal will cost the entity heavily,” said Mngoma. </p>Public sector dismissals generally costly<p>Mngoma said dismissals in the public sector were generally costly because of the high salaries employees get compared to those in the private sector. He said the seniority of the employee also made the dismissals even more costly. </p><p> </p><p>He added that the other factor was that it takes time before the matter can be finally decided, particularly if the employee was reinstated, because they may need to be paid from the date of dismissal. </p><p>“So, the longer the matter has taken, the more expensive reinstatement becomes. I say this because if the employee wins the case but is only compensated, there is a legal capping of 12 months’ payment of compensation, irrespective of the period the matter dragged on. </p><p>“What I have also noticed is that investigations in the public sector take too long, as they want to get absolute proof as if the matter is in a criminal court.” </p><p>ALSO READ: Intoxicated doctor loses Labour Court case after claiming white substance was peppermint, not cocaine</p><p> </p><p>Tersia Marshall, a DA member in the provincial legislature, has called on the department of public service and administration to consider placing a cap on the number of times it takes government departments to resolve cases of suspended or fired public service employees. </p><p>Department spokesperson Zanele Shabangu did not respond to questions sent to her on Wednesday.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics employees labour court Mpumalanga </p> R21m for dismissals: Unfair firing of two costs Mpumalanga department dearly \| The Citizen	查看 4759	《公民报》	2025-08-04 12:15:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231272	有图 <p> Emma Powell recently resigned from her position as DA spokesperson for International Relations citing a targeted campaign of intimidation. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Emma.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Emma Louise Powell. Picture: X/@powellemmaloui1</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Politicians are fond of saying: “If you expect loyalty, get a dog.” To which journalists might reply: “If you expect basic human decency from a politician, get a grip.” </p><p>Last week, the DA allowed the ANC to hound from office its own foreign policy lead. </p><p>Emma Powell resigned from the position after a protracted campaign of abuse and threats from the ANC, which mobilised the state security apparatus and pliant media against her. </p><p>Astoundingly, the DA parliamentary leadership uttered not a public word of rebuke that Powell felt so beleaguered by the campaign against her by their government of national unity partner that she threw in the towel. </p><p>The biggest challenge for the DA in its partnership with the ANC was always going to be retaining its political integrity. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> </p><p>It had to balance its place holder role – keeping at bay an alternative ANC coalition with the hard left – while continuing to challenge a corrupt and incompetent government. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>John Steenhuisen has failed to manage this tension well. The principled opposition part of the package has been largely abandoned. </p><p>It’s been traded for a handful of ministerial positions and the giddy excitement of accompanying Cyril Ramaphosa and Paul Mashatile on foreign jaunts, where the DA leader is trotted out as a show pony to illustrate the GNU’s legitimacy. </p><p>Not everyone in the DA is happy with this. While the parliamentary caucus and, more specifically, the ministerial handful, are preoccupied with preserving access and proximity to power, many within the party’s broader membership base remain committed to the DA’s traditional liberal-democratic values.</p>Appeasement backfiring <p>Ironically, appeasement does not strengthen Steenhuisen’s hand with the ANC, but weakens it. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> <p> <p> Mbalula accused of taking sides in Buffalo City leadership revolt </p> </p> </p><p>Every DA red line that the ANC turns into a skipping rope makes inevitable the next concession. </p><p>The campaign against Powell was orchestrated across multiple fronts, driven by intersecting resentments within the ANC, department of international relations and cooperation (Dirco). </p><p>At the heart of it was her effectiveness – despite her comparative youth and only a couple of years in the job – as a critic of South Africa’s foreign policy. </p><p>This made her intolerable to a government that is increasingly allergic to scrutiny. </p><p> </p><p>First came ANC fury over Powell’s participation, alongside then deputy minister of trade and industry Andrew Whitfield, in a DA delegation to Washington in March. </p><p>Then came the backlash from the powerful pro-Hamas clique in Dirco to a fact-finding visit to Israel by opposition MPs. </p><p>Perhaps most damaging to Steenhuisen’s tjommie relationship with President Cyril Ramaphosa – now performing on the international circuit as the Smooth Cyril and Jovial John show – is her exposure of our president as a fantasist and flat-out liar about Mcebisi Jonas. </p><p>Powell released an explosive statement asserting that the US had denied Jonas a diplomatic visa in May, had formally rejected his credentials as interlocutor and that the Presidency had repeatedly been told this.</p><p> </p><p>Now the heavy artillery was brought to bear. A leaked intelligence report originating from the National Security Council claimed that Powell was under investigation for treason for “spreading misinformation” during her US trip. </p><p>Again, the DA remained tjoepstil. In the face of the scale of ANC’s disenchantment with Powell, it’s not beyond imagining Ramaphosa laying down his own red line with Steenhuisen: get rid of that troublesome spokesperson, or else.</p><p>NOW READ: The Jaundiced Eye: The building is burning – but it’s fine</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics African National Congress (ANC) Democratic Alliance (DA) Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Editor’s Choice William Saunderson Meyer </p> The Jaundiced Eye \| What triggered Emma Powell's fall? \| The Citizen	查看 4821	《公民报》	2025-08-04 12:25:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231271	有图 <p> Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says all the work being done is not for G20 only, but for the residents of Gauteng. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/johannesburg-potholes.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Joburg mayor Dada Morero with members of the mayoral committe and the officials from the Johannesburg Roads Agency at Hyde Park in Johannesburg, 10 July 2025, during the launch of the War on Potholes campaign at Ward 90. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>With just over 100 days left before the City of Johannesburg hosts world leaders at the crucial G20 Summit, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi believes the city will be ready for the event in November, despite a lot of work that still needs to be completed.</p><p>The city of Johannesburg has been on a frantic rush to repair roads and potholes, dysfunctional traffic lights, which cause heavy traffic congestion and raw sewage flowing in the streets ahead of the G20 Summit.</p>Ramaphosa disappointment<p>In March, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed his disappointment with the state of Johannesburg during his meeting with Lesufi’s government and the municipality’s leaders at the Johannesburg city council.</p><p>“One or two meetings of the G20 that I attended here were not very pleasing. The environment that one observed was not a pleasing environment. I say this so that we can improve immensely.”</p>Apology<p>Following Ramaphosa’s comments on the state of Johannesburg, Lesufi apologised to the president and vowed to take action.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Social development goes digital: NPOs urged to embrace new online funding system </p> </p> </p><p>“I apologise to the president that he had that particular experience, and we felt that we identified venues for other meetings. It will identify areas that will leave a lasting impression and a lasting legacy to those who are visiting our country,” Lesufi said.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Cape Town mayor capitalises on Joburg’s woes as Lesufi apologises to Ramaphosa [VIDEOS]</p>Inspections<p>At a media briefing in Midrand on Sunday, Lesufi told journalists that his administration would embark on visits every Tuesday to ensure the city of Joburg is ready for the G20 Summit in November.</p><p>“Sometimes we say we are ready or we are going to be ready, but I think society is not sure because they’ve seen the potholes and the streetlights that are not functional,” Lesufi said.</p><p>“We are now ranking each and every municipality in terms of their readiness for us to attend to all this.”</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Social development goes digital: NPOs urged to embrace new online funding system </p> </p> <p> <p> Ramaphosa warns SA must adapt fast as Trump tariffs loom </p> </p> </p><p>With just more than 100 days left before the City of Johannesburg hosts world leaders at the G20 Summit, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi believes the city will be ready for the event in November, despite a lot of work that still needs to be completed. @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/c8a8lQmAUj</p>— 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) August 4, 2025 Progress report<p>Lesufi also released a detailed report outlining the city’s readiness</p><p>“This is a detailed report of each and every street, each and every traffic light. It’s quite a detailed report. I summarised it, and you will see each and every municipality what we’ve done thus far, so that they have an idea, an appreciation of the work when we say we are ready.”</p><p>The report details the progress in Joburg, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, the West Rand and Sedibeng as of 23 July, 115 days before the G20 summit.</p><p> </p>Ekurhuleni<p>It paints a grim picture of the situation in the City of Ekurhuleni, home to the OR Tambo International Airport.</p><p>ALSO READ:SA to prioritise food security, economic growth in G20 presidency, says Ramaphosa</p><p>According to the report, some of the City’s identified defects include the R23 sinkhole, the Rondebult mineshaft collapse, litter, and graffiti. Most have yet to be tackled, with progress marked at 0%.</p>Johannesburg<p>In Johannesburg, pothole repairs were at 72% while streetlight repairs were between 71% and 93% completed.</p><p> </p><p>The document also includes a plan to restore 40 vandalised traffic signal intersections between August and October.</p>Tshwane<p>In the city of Tshwane, street light repairs were 32% complete, with poles reported missing or broken. Grass cutting, road marking and pothole repairs were marked as ongoing.</p><p>Lesufi said they have been active in resolving the issues in Gauteng.</p><p>“We have started late. We are now conducting a physical check because we’ve been receiving mixed reports. Sometimes, you get good information when you go on the ground, but it’s often different. So want to satisfy ourselves that what we’ve been receiving thus far is indeed being implemented on the ground.”</p><p> </p>Midrand<p>Lesufi also claimed that Midrand has been lit up.</p><p>“I mean, the M2 between Midrand and Sandton, it was a dark city. The main road has the lights. If you come from OR Tambo R24, the lights are back. If you check the grass cutting, we’ve almost 70% started working on that.”</p>‘For the residents’<p>Lesufi said all the work being done is not only for the G20, but for the residents of Gauteng.</p><p>“My only limitation, and I’ve emphasised it to the mayor, I don’t want to do this thing for G20, I’m doing it for the citizens of Gauteng. It’s just that we are hosting this important activity. We must go beyond the G20 itself.</p><p>“So there will be potholes there and there, and there will be areas where people believe that we’ve not touched that area. It’s natural, if you start to make such a huge intervention, you have to start somewhere, and those who have not started from there will think that there’s no meaningful change, and that’s the reason why some people say that they don’t see the changes that we’ve made,” Lesufi said.</p><p>Lesufi said the interventions, including Ramaphosa’s task team, the provincial government, and Joburg Mayor Dada Morero’s “bomb squad”, would be enough to ensure the city’s state meets the expectations when world leaders descend onto Joburg, which was once described as a “world-class city”.</p><p>NOW READ: ‘It’s just gone’ – Trump’s tariffs cost SA company R750m overnight</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics City of Ekurhuleni(COE) City of Johannesburg (COJ) City of Tshwane(COT) Cyril Ramaphosa Dada Morero Gauteng Group of Twenty (G20) Panyaza Lesufi </p> Is Joburg ready to host G20? Gauteng on frenzy to repair potholes, streetlights	查看 6905	《公民报》	2025-08-04 12:34:35 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231270	有图 <p> Since 15 May 2025, there has been no load shedding. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Eskom-winter-outlook-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Photo: iStock </p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Eskom says it is planning to return more power to the electricity grid on Monday, with the country relishing the euphoric experience of no load shedding for more than two months. </p><p>The parastatal shared an update on its efforts to mitigate the rolling blackouts, which have been welcomed by South Africans. </p>Energy Availability<p>With just over 100 days until the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in November, Eskom will hope its efforts will not embarrass the country as world leaders arrive. </p><p>Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena said the power system continues to operate reliably, supported by an improved Energy Availability Factor (EAF).</p><p>“The generation fleet continues to show ongoing solid momentum, with over half (57%) of Eskom’s fourteen coal-fired power stations now operating at an EAF above 70%, including three stations performing at a notable performance of more than 90%. An additional four stations are operating above 60%, reflecting the fleet’s growing stability and improved reliability,” Mokwena said.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> SA’s electricity price is soaring: Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Is Joburg ready to host G20? Gauteng on frenzy to repair potholes and streetlights [VIDEO]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Since 15 May 2025, there has been no load shedding, with load shedding only implemented for 26 hours recorded between 1 April and 31 July 2025,” Mokwena said.</p><p>“To further strengthen grid stability, Eskom is planning to return a total of 3 075MW of generation capacity to service ahead of the evening peak on Monday, 4 August 2025, and throughout the coming week,” she said.</p>Winter outlook<p>Mokwena said between 1 April and 31 July 2025, the Unplanned Capability Loss Factor (UCLF), which reflects the percentage of generation capacity lost due to unplanned outages, further decreased to 28.58%.</p><p>“This represents a week-on-week improvement of approximately 0.4%, although it remains about 2.3% higher than the 26.28% recorded during the same period last year.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> SA’s electricity price is soaring: Why protests are often the only way for people to be heard </p> </p> <p> <p> City Power extends free basic electricity registration – here’s the new deadline </p> </p> </p><p>“The Winter Outlook, published on 5 May 2025, covering the period ending 31 August 2025, remains valid. It indicates that load shedding will not be necessary if unplanned outages stay below 13 000MW. If outages rise to 15 000MW, load shedding would be limited to a maximum of 21 days out of 153 days and restricted to stage 2,” Mokwena said.</p><p>Eskom has encouraged all South Africans to use electricity efficiently throughout the winter season.</p><p>ALSO READ: Eskom hammers another nail in load shedding coffin</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics diesel Electricity Eskom Load Shedding Rolling blackouts </p> Eskom adds more power to electricity grid as G20 summit approaches	查看 3469	《公民报》	2025-08-04 13:06:32 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231269	有图 <p> High-ranking officials have accused former sport and recreation head of department Sibusiso Ntombela of tender manipulation </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Corruption.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Whistle-blowers in the Mpumalanga department of culture, sport and recreation have come forward with damning allegations against their former head of department, Sibusiso Ntombela. </p><p>At least three high-ranking officials alleged that Ntombela instructed the bid evaluation committee to appoint companies closely linked to him in relation to an event management tender valued at R50 million per company over a five-year period. </p><p>The three appointed companies allegedly did not qualify for the tender. </p>Alleged forgery<p>Among other essential resources, tender number CSRR/004/24 specified that successful bidders had to demonstrate experience, sound equipment and materials, ownership of a stage and financial strength.</p><p>According to insiders, one of the appointed companies forged a bank letter to portray itself as having the required financial standing. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> ‘We know it’s wrong, but they’re trying to make a living,’ say families of arrested illegal miners </p> </p> </p><p>A source said Ntombela was in hospital when the bid evaluation committee recommended other companies. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“He arranged for his urgent discharge so he could come back to work and deal with this tender. </p><p>“Then he ordered the removal of the three companies recommended for appointment and replaced them with those of his close associates,” said a second source. </p><p>“These companies did not meet the criteria specified in the tender. An example is that none of them have a stage. There is a lot to show they did not qualify at all.” </p>‘Quality checks were done’<p>All three officials claimed no site visits were conducted to verify the capacity of the appointed companies, despite this being a requirement. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> ‘We know it’s wrong, but they’re trying to make a living,’ say families of arrested illegal miners </p> </p> <p> <p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> </p><p>“Despite having no experience in events management, these companies were appointed at the expense of more qualified service providers,” the source said. </p><p>Department spokesperson Sibongile Nkosi said: “Quality checks were done by both internal and external auditors.” </p><p>On 15 July, premier Mandla Ndlovu terminated Ntombela’s employment over unrelated allegations, which include fraud. </p><p>Ntombela declined to comment.</p><p> </p><p>NOW READ: Lesufi reshuffles several heads of Gauteng departments after reports reveal misconduct</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics art Editor’s Choice Mpumalanga Sport Tender Fraud </p> Former Mpumalanga department head accused of hijacking tenders \| The Citizen	查看 3240	《公民报》	2025-08-04 13:30:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231268	有图 <p> ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula is accused of defending Buffalo City metro mayor Princess Faku as councillors question her leadership. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Mbalula.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p> <p> <p>ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Gallo Images / Ziyaad Douglas</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The ANC is to intervene in the strife-torn Buffalo City metro as political infighting among ANC councillors intensifies. </p><p>Some party members are gunning for mayor Princess Faku and council speaker Humphrey Maxegwana.</p><p>ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said the infighting was spreading and becoming uncontrollable. </p><p>He criticised those he said were disrupting council meetings and putting the party into disrepute, and threatened an intervention to fix the problem among ANC members in the metro. </p>Factional divisions <p>The councillors accused Faku of dividing them into two camps, with one supporting her. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> </p><p>They accused Mbalula of failing to resolve the problem, although he had been alerted to the situation, claiming instead he sided with the Faku faction. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Mbalula said the matter was on the national executive committee agenda for a decision about what should be done. </p><p>Buffalo City, which used to thrive, previously receiving clean audits from the auditor-general and won several national Vuna awards for good governance under the late former mayor Sindisile Maclean, his former deputy Desmond Halley and then city manager Mxolisi Tsika. </p><p>But the metro has since badly deteriorated into a centre of corruption and political infighting and has received only adverse and disclaimer reports from the AG for several years. </p><p>Services have collapsed in the major urban centres of East London and Qonce, with massive potholes in the main Oxford and Buffalo streets, while most roads in the rural villages have dongas and are unusable by vehicles. </p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday, or else… </p> </p> <p> <p> Former Mpumalanga department head accused of hijacking tenders </p> </p> </p>Mbalula ‘defending’ Faku<p>An ANC member opposed to Faku accused Mbalula of making “uninformed” and “reckless factional and dangerously premature” public comments. </p><p>“Instead of calling for facts, reports or accountability, the secretary-general has chosen a side. </p><p>“Not the side of the truth, nor the ANC constitution, nor even the suffering residents of Buffalo City, but the side of Faku, the mayor, and the faction that is bleeding the metro to death. </p><p>“Mbalula is defending the mayor, not because she is innocent, but because she is politically connected,” the member said anonymously. </p><p> </p><p>He said of the 61 ANC councillor in the city, 45 had rebelled against Faku, but he said Mbalula had allegedly tried to criminalise and discipline them, although he wanted accountability. </p><p>“He is protecting the wrongdoers, not the ANC,” the member said. </p><p>Faku has did not respond to queries sent to her via WhatsApp.</p><p>NOW READ: Churches reject Omotoso’s Buffalo City crusade plans</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics African National Congress (ANC) Buffalo City Metro Editor’s Choice Fikile Mbalula </p> Mbalula accused of taking sides in Buffalo City leadership revolt \| The Citizen	查看 3797	《公民报》	2025-08-04 14:00:00 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231267	有图 <p> The former Proteas batter hit three centuries during the tournament and was by far the leading run-scorer. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AB-de-Villiers-legends-batter.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>AB de Villiers was the big star of the legends tournament. Picture: Carl Fourie/Gallo Images</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Yes, it’s not the real thing and the bowling isn’t of the highest standard, but it still takes something special to do what AB de Villiers achieved at the recent World Championship of Legends tournament held in England.</p><p>If you didn’t know, the South African legends team won the tournament after beating Pakistan by nine wickets in the final at Edgbaston, in Birmingham, on Saturday.</p><p>After Pakistan posted a very respectable 195/5 in their 20 overs, the South Africans chased down the score with nine wickets in hand and 19 balls remaining.</p><p>De Villiers stole the show, as he did throughout the tournament.</p><p>On Saturday he scored 120 not out off 60 balls to steer South Africa home.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Absolutely Brilliant: De Villiers leads SA to World Championship of Legends title </p> </p> </p><p>This was his third century in the tournament, to go with 3 (4), 63* (30), 116* (51), 123 (44), 6 (4). In all, in six innings he scored 429 runs at an average of 144 and strike rate of 220. De Villiers won four player-of-the-match awards.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The next best batter was SA team-mate JJ Smuts who scored 186 runs.</p><p>That is some batting by De Villiers.</p>Champions South Africa<p>It’s no surprise Pakistan legends team captain Mohammad Hafeez said that for his team to stand a chance of winning the final they’d have to get De Villiers out cheaply. They didn’t and South Africa won the tournament.</p><p>“It’s not a big World Cup, but we wanted to be competitive and make South Africa proud,” said De Villiers after the match.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Absolutely Brilliant: De Villiers leads SA to World Championship of Legends title </p> </p> <p> <p> Who’s it going to be in World Championship of Legends final — SA or Pakistan? </p> </p> </p><p>He’d be dead right. It’s not even close to winning a World Cup, in 50 or 20 overs cricket – something South Africa are yet to achieve – but it’s still good and enjoyable to win any tournament, even if it is the legends who do it, in this case.</p><p>But if there were any thoughts of Mr 360 making a comeback, De Villiers quashed them quickly on Saturday.</p><p>“It’s not in me to do long tours anymore … I’ve also been struggling with a hamstring, side strain and back injury,” he said.</p><p>Well, it was good to see De Villiers in action again, anyway – he smashed 47 fours and 25 sixes in the tournament. What a player.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Proteas cricket team </p> OPINION: What a treat to watch AB de Villiers in action again \| The Citizen	查看 3161	《公民报》	2025-08-04 14:02:17 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231266	有图 <p> Zuma and the MK party are still reeling from their Constitutional Court judgment which dismissed their urgent application. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ramaphosa-and-Zuma.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p> President Cyril Ramaphosa and former president Jacob Zuma. Picture: The Witness </p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Former president and MK party leader Jacob Zuma has demanded the resignation of President Cyril Ramaphosa for “repeatedly violating his oath of office”, giving him until 10am on Friday to do so, or he will take action against him.</p>Court loss<p>Zuma and the MK party are still reeling from their Constitutional Court loss, which dismissed their urgent application to invalidate Ramaphosa’s decision to place Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, appoint Wits law professor Firoz Cachalia as acting police minister and establish a commission of inquiry.</p><p>The apex court ruled that the application does not engage the court’s jurisdiction and refused direct access to the MK party and Zuma in their matter against Ramaphosa.</p>Zuma not happy<p>However, Zuma is not happy and has now written to Ramaphosa through his attorneys, demanding answers to questions related to Mchunu and Cachalia.</p><p>In the letter, KMNS Attorneys told Ramaphosa that they are acting on behalf of Zuma in his capacity as a “concerned citizen, voter, taxpayer and former president.”</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target </p> </p> </p><p> ALSO READ: MK party and Zuma suffer blow as ConCourt rules in Ramaphosa’s favour [VIDEO]</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“Various reasons have been offered in respect of the decisions which were impugned by our client and the uMkhonto weSizwe party in the Constitutional Court, which found that it lacked exclusive jurisdiction and/or had no basis to grant the requested direct access.</p><p>“As a result, our client has or seeks urgent advice on possibly taking the relevant dispute(s) to the High Court and/or any other appropriate forum. It is assumed that you stand by the reasons previously given for the decisions announced on 13 July 2025,” the letter read.</p><p>Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, told The Citizen that they are aware of the letter.</p><p>“Sure, the legal team will deal with it,” said Magwenya.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Godongwana hits back at Reserve Bank’s 3% inflation target </p> </p> <p> <p> Ramaphosa warns SA must adapt fast as Trump tariffs loom </p> </p> </p>Demands<p>The letter then demands answers to 15 questions about the date and time Mchunu was placed on leave and Cachalia appointed.</p><p>“When exactly (date and time) was your decision to appoint Professor Cachalia as Acting Minister of Police taken, communicated to him and communicated to the public?”</p><p>“What exactly is a ‘Minister Designate’, from a constitutional point of view? Immediately after the swearing-in ceremony (i.e. from around 9:30am on 1 August 2025), what was the exact correct description of Professor Cachalia? Was he a minister, acting minister or minister designate?” Zuma asks in the letter.</p>‘Illegal’<p>The letter said, irrespective of the answers Ramaphosa provides, his actions to place Mchunu on leave and appoint Cachalia remain “illegal”.</p><p> </p><p>“With the publicly available information as well as the pleadings and deliberations in the recent Constitutional Court proceedings, our client is of the view that, irrespective of any answers you might give to the above list of questions, the impugned conduct remains illegal and irrational and unconstitutional.</p><p>“It may have been further compounded by the events which occurred between 13 July 2025 and 01 August 2025 and which have a continuing adverse impact on the South African citizens and taxpayers, including our client,” the letter read.</p><p>ALSO READ:Zuma and MK party case should’ve started in High Court, ConCourt hears [VIDEOS]</p>‘Resign’<p>In the letter, Zuma demanded that Ramaphosa provide answers to his questions before Friday.</p><p> </p><p>“Accordingly, we are instructed to demand, as we hereby do, that you must forthwith provide any previously unstated reasons for all the impugned decisions.</p><p>“Withdraw the announcement(s) made on 13 July 2025 and/or the impugned decisions contained therein as well as the subsequent media announcement issued on 31 July 2025, desist from and/or undo the conduct which has led to the purported and/or legally flawed swearing in of Professor Cachalia as a member of the Cabinet; and/or</p><p>“Resign from the office of the president because you have, inter alia, repeatedly violated your oath of office and the requirements of that Office, whose conduct is not in the interests of the people of South Africa and future generations,” the letter demanded.</p>‘Urgent’<p>The attorneys said the demands of the letter are urgent.</p><p> </p><p>“Due to the obvious urgency and importance of the issues raised, these demands must be fulfilled immediately but by no later than 10h00 on Friday 08 August 2025, failing which all our client’s rights are reserved, including the right to urgently approach the courts for appropriate relief, without any further notice to you.”</p>Allegations<p>The apex court on Thursday cleared the way for Ramaphosa to appoint Cachalia on Friday, and for the Madlanga commission to proceed with its work.</p><p>Ramaphosa announced his decision to establish a commission of inquiry to investigate the serious allegations of political interference in police operations made by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) top cop Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi earlier in July.</p><p>Mkhwanazi alleged political interference in police operations, claiming that Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, had meddled. These allegedly include issuing letters to disband a task force, halt crime intelligence appointments, and withdraw case dockets to Sibiya’s office.</p><p>Madlanga’s inquiry into Mkhwanazi’s allegations of criminal infiltration into the South African justice system is expected to cost taxpayers an estimated R147.9 million.</p><p>This was revealed to The Citizen by the department of Justice and Constitutional Development spokesperson Terence Manase last week.</p><p>ALSO READ:Madlanga inquiry: How much probe into Mkhwanazi’s allegations will cost</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Editor’s Choice Enoch Godongwana Jacob Zuma Minister Police South African Police Service (SAPS) uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party/MK ) </p> Zuma demands Ramaphosa resign by Friday or else	查看 6930	《公民报》	2025-08-04 14:04:27 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231265	有图 <p> The Sharks and Western Province are the only two teams yet to register a win in this season"s competition. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lions-WP-Currie-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p> <p> <p>Jarod Cairns and Lubabalo Dobela of the Lions line up a tackle on Western Province’s Jared Africa during their Currie Cup match on Saturday. Picture: Gallo Images</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Lions are properly back to winning ways after registering a second good victory in this year’s Currie Cup competition.</p><p>Mziwakhe Nkosi’s team followed up their first-round demolition of the Sharks (46-5) with another thumping win against Western Province (40-19) on Saturday to be two from two at this early stage of the competition.</p><p>It is a powerful statement following the team’s struggles in the United Rugby Championship where the Lions failed to finish in the top eight for a place in the quarter-finals.</p><p>While Nkosi said he was pleased with the result and performance at Ellis Park on Saturday, he was not happy with the team’s ill-discipline at times.</p><p>“The result was good for us and the performance was good in patches. I thought our breakdown showing was better than the week before but there was ill-discipline, but that’s an easy fix fortunately … hands in the ruck, not rolling away, off-sides at the edges. Each guy must just take responsibility.”</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Confirmed: Ackermann retains coaches who served under Jake White </p> </p> </p><p>He added that keeping Western Province to 19 points meant the Lions “did one or two things right”.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Wins for Bulls, Cheetahs and Griquas<p>The Lions are next up against Boland, in their first away match of the campaign. They square off in Wellington on Sunday.</p><p>Sitting at the top of the points table with the Lions are their northern neighbours, the Bulls, who’ve also recorded two big wins so far.</p><p>After opening up their campaign with a 48-23 away win against Western Province in Cape Town, they smashed the Sharks 64-0 at Loftus Versfeld this last Saturday.</p><p>The Sharks, like all the teams who have a URC side, are backing their younger players during the Currie Cup, but there will be some concerns that they have won conceded 110 points in two matches and scored just one try.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Confirmed: Ackermann retains coaches who served under Jake White </p> </p> <p> <p> Currie Cup result: Griquas rally to stun Boland in 14-try thriller </p> </p> </p><p>The Bulls are next up against the Pumas in Pretoria in what should be an intriguing match. The Pumas from Mbombela always put up a fight against the Bulls and they’ll be keen to hit back after suffering a loss against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Friday (42-25). They’ll hope to find the form that saw them beat Griquas 49-28 in round one.</p><p>There was, however, relief in Bloemfontein that the Cheetahs picked up a victory, after their first-round loss to Boland in Wellington. They’re third on the points table, with seven points, three behind the co-leaders, the Bulls and Lions. </p><p>In the final game of the round, in Kimberley on Sunday, Griquas hit back in some style to edge Boland in a thrilling 14-try contest, winning 48-39.</p><p>Full points table</p><p> </p>This week’s fixtures<p>Friday: Griquas v WP 3pm</p><p>Saturday: Bulls v Pumas 3pm, Sharks v Cheetahs 5.10pm</p><p>Sunday: Boland v Lions 3pm</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bulls Rugby Team Currie Cup Lions rugby team </p> Currie Cup wrap: Lions, Bulls record statement wins \| The Citizen	查看 3940	《公民报》	2025-08-04 14:13:01 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231264	有图 <p> Can favourites keep rolling at rare Monday meeting? </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Fairview-stock-picture.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Monday racing is a local rarity nowadays, so the betting market for the fixture at Fairview should be fairly well supported.</p><p>With a rash of punter-friendly results over the weekend, many players will be keen to chase their luck – others to soothe the odd bump and scrape.</p><p>Fairview can be a tricky place, so going wide in selections for exotic-bet races is always a wise move. That makes finding a banker a priority.</p><p>There is promising talent in Race 8, a 1000m MR 66 Handicap.</p><p>Two three-year-olds look a cut above their opposition: gelding Buffalo Bill (5.00 the Win) and filly Danish Dynamite (3.80), who both won their second outings after promising debuts.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Big names light up low-key Big T </p> </p> </p><p>However, it would be reckless to pick one over the other at this stage of their youthful development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Champion trainer Justin Snaith has just one runner on the card, Gimme More Time in Race 5, a MR86 Handicap over 2000m, and we can expect a big run.</p><p>But is the six-year-old (at 5.00) banker material, as suggested by some tipsters? He is allocated 60.5kg, so Savannah Valjalo flies in from Durban to relieve him of 4kg of that.</p><p>The apprentice jockey has shown she is a skilled rider but is still learning about the hurly burly of the game and a wide draw of 10 on a relatively unfamiliar track carries risk – particularly as there are a few other horses and riders who know the environment well.</p><p>Trainer Gavin Smith’s duo of Peace In Our World (3.75) and Nothingelsematters (6.00) seem to be essential exotics inclusions in this race – and, if the budget stretches, perhaps a couple of other.</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Big names light up low-key Big T </p> </p> <p> <p> Strike with Striker: Master jockey aims to go out with a bang at the Vaal </p> </p> </p><p>This process of elimination brings us to Race 4, an MR66 Handicap over 1400m, and another promising three-year-old. Above The Horizon has never been out of the prize money in six runs and has picked up a couple of wins.</p><p>Sharon Kotzen’s charge takes on a dozen older handicappers who look firmly in their place in the handicap and, from a draw of 4, under strong rider Luy Mxothwa, looks a decent bet and a banker at 3.50.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics horse racing news </p> A banker appears Above The Horizon \| The Citizen	查看 2878	《公民报》	2025-08-04 14:44:26 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word
3231263	有图 <p> When companies can access your financial data illegally without consequence, privacy law is a farce. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Debt-review-scam.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p> <p> <p>Until there is visible enforcement and meaningful accountability, consumers will continue to fall victim to these illegal practices. Picture: AdobeStock</p> </p> <p> <p> <i></i><p> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> <i> </i> </p> </p> </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Sixteen minutes. That’s how long it took me from receiving a cold call from a woman claiming that I “qualify” for a 60% discount on my monthly loan repayments to being on the verge of being put under debt review.</p><p>She never once mentioned the term debt review, however, at the same time, she had access to very personal information, including my ID number, phone number, and home address, and illegally accessed my credit profile.</p><p>Had I not interrupted her just as she was about to cancel the mandates on my debit orders and revealed my identity as a journalist, I would have been put under debt review.</p><p>The debt review industry is already viewed negatively, but this case study suggests it is fundamentally flawed. The regulations aimed at protecting South Africans are not working.</p><p>Through a basic desktop search, I discovered that I was not alone; several other consumers had been placed under debt review without their knowledge, apparently by the same debt counsellor.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Credit providers must not delete your whole credit history after debt review — NCR </p> </p> </p><p>But let’s start at the beginning. I have been inundated with unsolicited marketing calls for months. I would sometimes get three calls a day. I always block these numbers afterwards. However, when I received this particular call recently, my phone was hooked up to my computer, and I could record the call.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I decided to humour the call and play along to ascertain what personal information the caller had and where she had obtained it. Big was my surprise.</p><p>ALSO READ: Debt Review: The good, the bad and the ugly</p><p>This is what happened.</p><p>I received an unsolicited call from a woman who identified herself as “Rhadia”. She claimed she was from a company called Smart Group, “a financial company empowered by the NCR (National Credit Regulator), as well as associated with the five major banks in South Africa.” She referred me to the website of My Debt Assistant (www.mdassist.co.za).</p><p> </p><p> RELATED ARTICLES <p> <p> <p> Credit providers must not delete your whole credit history after debt review — NCR </p> </p> <p> <p> Are you a young professional? Here’s how to avoid the debt trap </p> </p> </p><p>Rhadia stated that the call was to inform me “that we did get a request from Capitec Bank that you do qualify for the 60% discount upon the accounts or loans which you are paying for”.</p><p>In response to a question about how this is possible, Rhadia responded: “The bank (Capitec) has noticed, sir, that they were overcharging you too much high on the interest rate.” This is despite my not having any retail banking relationship with Capitec.</p><p>I then questioned her on how her company would benefit from this offer to reduce my monthly repayments, and she said the company would not benefit at all: “We do not get paid by or through a consumer. We do get paid by the government, as we are associated with the five major banks. We do get paid by the banks as well. You do not pay us on a monthly basis, sir.”</p><p>The interaction continued, and it was quickly clear she had all of my relevant personal information. She read my ID number and asked me to confirm the last three digits. Then, the interaction spiralled out of control.</p><p> </p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://www.moneyweb.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CB-SMS-555x635.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><p>ALSO READ: Debt review: should you or shouldn’t you?</p><p>Within seconds, she accessed my credit profile, reciting my monthly payments to the cent without ever asking for my consent. A few minutes after the call, I received an SMS from the credit bureau confirming that My Debt Assistant had accessed my credit report, citing “Affordability Assessment” as the reason. This confirmed that the company was behind the call and served as proof that they had unlawfully accessed my confidential financial information without permission.</p><p>Rhadia then claimed that she could reduce my monthly payments by 27%, as well as my outstanding bond and vehicle finance balances by 21%. In both cases, she quoted the amounts by which the actual payments and capital would be reduced.</p><p>When pressed again on how this was possible, she stated: “Like I said, sir, we do, they do negotiate with the credit providers to remove the interest rates.”</p><p> </p><p>I asked where she accessed this information, and she responded: “It is on the system, sir.”</p><p>The conversation continued until Rhadia stated that she was about to cancel the current debit order mandates on my accounts and that I would receive a schedule of the reducedpayments by email. This was 16 minutes into the call, and I then realised she was about to put me in debt review. At that point, I disclosed that I was a journalist to stop the entire process.</p><p>When I confronted her about why she had not informed me that she was about to put me under debt review, or even mentioned the term during the conversation, she said she would still explain it. Suddenly, she began experiencing difficulties with the connection, and our call ended.</p><p>ALSO READ: Leaving debt review too early could come back to bite you</p><p> </p>My Debt Assistant<p>I started researching the company, My Debt Assistant. It is based in Cape Town, and the registered debt counsellor is Washeemah Isaacs. Her NCR debt counsellor number is NCRDC3989.</p><p>I attempted multiple times to contact her directly. I emailed the address and called the phone number listed on the NCR register. I also phoned the number and email address listed on the My Debt Assistant website. I sent several messages to a WhatsApp number, but received no response.</p><p>The experience I encountered is not isolated. Numerous other consumers have complained onHelloPeter that My Debt Assistantplaced them under debt review without their knowledge or consent.</p><p>ALSO READ: Credit providers must not delete your whole credit history after debt review — NCR</p>The NCR responds<p>Following the call, I sent detailed questions about the interaction to the NCR.</p><p>From their response, it is clear that debt counsellors are not permitted to cold call members of the public, and that accessing my credit profile without my consent was illegal.</p><p>The NCR refused to disclose whether other consumers have lodged official complaints against Isaacs or if any enforcement actions have been taken against her, citing this information as “confidential”.</p><p>In response to a question about whether the NCR has oversight mechanisms in place to monitor debt review companies’ cold calling and marketing tactics, the NCR responded:</p><p>“The NCR have several oversight mechanisms being used to regulate and oversee debt review companies. This includes compliance monitoring both on-site and desktop, complaint investigations and special investigations where compliance monitoring indicates possible prohibited conduct.”</p><p>The NCR also invited me to lay an official complaint, “to ensure that the conduct described in your email under reply receives the attention it deserves.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Debt counselling – this is what you are letting yourself in for</p>Debt review industry<p>The debt review industry already suffers from a poor reputation, and this case study suggests that the perception may well be justified. I do not know whether 10% of debt counsellors are giving the other 90% a bad name, or whether 90% are giving the 10% a bad name, but what is clear is that the NCR must become far more proactive in identifying and expelling counsellors who engage in this kind of conduct.</p><p>The behaviour I experienced represents blatant misrepresentation and possibly outright fraud. Consumers are lured in under false pretences, duped by the illegal use of their personal information, and placed under debt review without their consent, believing they are being offered savings or “discounts”.</p><p>Adding insult to injury is the failure of regulations designed to protect consumers. For instance, the Protection of Personal Information Act (Popia) has become little more than a punchline when companies can so easily access sensitive financial data without consequence. Until there is visible enforcement and meaningful accountability, consumers will continue to fall victim to these practices. It is a joke.</p><p>Stay vigilant!</p><p>This article was republished from Moneyweb. Readtheoriginal here.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics debt counsellors debt review National Credit Regulator (NCR) </p> The 16-minute scam: How a cold call nearly put me under debt review	查看 9365	《公民报》	2025-08-04 15:48:31 2025-08-05 07:46:59	word

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