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3218615	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/afrolatina.e17e1b00.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>El 25 de julio fue establecido como el Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrodescendiente durante el Primer Encuentro de Mujeres Afrolatinas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora, que se celebró este día en 1992 en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana. En ese congreso, en el que participaron más de 400 mujeres, se trataron temas relacionados con el sexismo, la discriminación racial, la pobreza, la migración y la violencia.</p><p>En América Latina y el Caribe las y los afrodescendientes representan alrededor de 200 millones de personas, un 30% de la población. Y aún se enfrentan a formas múltiples de discriminación y racismo, sobre todo las mujeres.</p><p>Los objetivos del Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrodescendiente son, entre otros:</p><p>-Enfrentar el racismo y el sexismo que aboca a las mujeres afro a situaciones de pobreza y marginalidad.</p><p>-Combatir los estereotipos y los prejuicios que pesan sobre las mujeres negras.</p><p>-Promover la participación de las mujeres afrodescendientes en la vida pública y en la toma de decisiones en distintos ámbitos de la comunidad.</p><p>-Demandar a los países el impulso de políticas a favor de la integración de este colectivo.</p>Formación<img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>Diploma Superior en Pueblos afrodescendientes y reparación histórica</p>Materiales de CLACSO sobre la Mujer Afrodescendiente– Conversatorio Día de la Mujer Afrodescendiente 2024– Conversatorio virtual: Mujeres indígenas, afrodescendientes y campesinas en el afrontamiento de la pandemia– Clase abierta– Panel sobre AfroMéxico en CLACSO 2022– Entrevista a Francia Márquez– Entrevista a Marcela Lorenzo, de Agrupación Xango– Angela Davis: «A liberdade é uma luta constante»Libros:Marginalizaciones<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Perspectivas-afrodiasporicas<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Afros-al-frente<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Derechos-afrodescendientes<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Afrodescendencias<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Afrodescendencias-1<p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p><p> <p> <p> </p> <p><svg><g><g><g></g></g></g></svg></p><p> <p>Ver esta publicación en Instagram</p> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>Una publicación compartida por CLACSO (@clacso_oficial)</p><p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> Día de la Mujer Afrodescendiente - CLACSO	查看 6555	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-25 20:44:19 2025-07-26 05:16:23	word
3218614	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Migracion.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>Presentamos tres nuevos volúmenes de la colección Convocatorias de Investigación. Los textos que integran cada uno de estos libros son el resultado de convocatorias llevadas adelante por CLACSO, con el fin de apoyar a investigadoras e investigadores en un camino hacia la producción de conocimiento riguroso e innovador acerca de temas de suma vigencia en las agendas de nuestra región.</p>Conocimiento-bien-comun<p>Conocimiento como bien común reúne ensayos e investigaciones seleccionadas en la primera edición del premio “Dominique Babini”, impulsado por CLACSO junto a aliados regionales e internacionales. Con una perspectiva situada y crítica, las autoras y autores abordan desafíos globales del acceso abierto, prácticas de justicia cognitiva y experiencias innovadoras que amplían los horizontes de la producción académica. La obra rinde homenaje a Dominique Babini, figura clave del movimiento de acceso abierto no comercial.</p><p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Tras-40-1<p>Tras 40 años de democracia propone un recorrido lúcido, crítico y necesario por sus luces y sombras. Desde aquel histórico 10 de diciembre de 1983 hasta el presente, atravesado por crisis, conquistas, retrocesos y nuevas luchas, este volumen reúne voces diversas que analizan logros alcanzados, deudas persistentes y desafíos urgentes.</p><p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p>Migracion-Estado-Politicas<p>Migración, Estado y políticas aborda, desde múltiples disciplinas, los cruces entre migración, políticas públicas, discursos hegemónicos y formas de resistencia. Desde el corredor del Darién hasta las rutas migratorias haitianas, pasando por los discursos electorales andinos y las transformaciones normativas en Costa Rica, el volumen ofrece una cartografía crítica de las dinámicas migratorias actuales.</p><p>DESCARGAR EL LIBRO</p><p>Si desea recibir más información sobre las propuestas de formación de CLACSO:</p><p><p>SUSCRÍBETE</p><p> <p> <p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </p><form> <p> <p> Suscripción a las novedades de CLACSO </p> <p>Por favor, ingrese sus datos para que podamos enviarle la información que más le interesa. </p> <p> <p> <label>Nombre </label> </p> <p> <label>Apellido </label> </p> <p> <label>Correo Electrónico* </label> </p> <p> <label>País* <select> <option>Seleccione...</option> <option>Alemania</option> <option>Argentina</option> <option>Australia</option> <option>Austria</option> <option>Bélgica</option> <option>Bolivia</option> <option>Brasil</option> <option>Camerún</option> <option>Canadá</option> <option>Chile</option> <option>China</option> <option>Colombia</option> <option>Corea del Sur</option> <option>Costa Rica</option> <option>Cuba</option> <option>Ecuador</option> <option>El Salvador</option> <option>España</option> <option>Estados Unidos</option> <option>Etiopía</option> <option>Finlandia</option> <option>Francia</option> <option>Gabón</option> <option>Guatemala</option> <option>Guinea-Bissau</option> <option>Haití</option> <option>Honduras</option> <option>Italia</option> <option>Líbano</option> <option>México</option> <option>Nicaragua</option> <option>Noruega</option> <option>Países Bajos</option> <option>Palestina</option> <option>Panamá</option> <option>Paraguay</option> <option>Perú</option> <option>Polonia</option> <option>Portugal</option> <option>Puerto Rico</option> <option>Reino Unido</option> <option>República Dominicana</option> <option>Rusia</option> <option>Saint Lucía</option> <option>Sudáfrica</option> <option>Suecia</option> <option>Suiza</option> <option>Tailandia</option> <option>Trinidad y Tobago</option> <option>Uruguay</option> <option>Venezuela</option> <option>Otros</option> </select></label> </p> <p> <label>Seleccione los temas de los cuales desearía recibir información:</label> <label><p> Formación</p></label> <label><p> Concursos y convocatorias</p></label> <label><p> Actividades</p></label> <label><p> Novedades Editoriales</p></label> <label><p> Noticias</p></label> <label><p> Todo</p></label> </p> <p> <p> En caso desee recibir noticias a través de WhatsApp/Telegram: </p><p> <label>Móvil </label> <p> <p>(Número completo, incluyendo número de país y de área, por ejemplo, de Argentina, Rosario, sería: +54 9 341 1234567) </p> </p> <p> <p> </p> <p> SUSCRÍBETE</p> </p> </p> </p> <script;</p></form> × </p> </p> </p><p>a nuestras listas de correo electrónico.</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> Colección Convocatorias de investigación - CLACSO	查看 6041	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-25 22:34:19 2025-07-26 05:16:23	word
3218613	有图 <p><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg><svg></svg></p><p><img src="https://www.clacso.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Brics-Desafios-del-Sur-global.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"><p>El miércoles 30 de julio, a las 16:00 hora de Argentina, Uruguay y Brasil (UTC-3), 15:00 de Cuba, 14:00 de Colombia, 13:00 de México, Programa especial sobre los BRICS: “Desafíos del Sur Global pensados desde América Latina y el Caribe”, en vivo por el canal de YouTube y los perfiles de Facebook y de LinkedIn.</p><p>Los BRICS se conformó como una asociación económico-comercial de 5 economías emergentes con gran potencial de desarrollo, constituido en un espacio alternativo al G7 (Canadá, Francia, Alemania, Italia, Japón, Reino Unido y Estados Unidos). Creado inicialmente como BRIC en 2001 con Brasil, Rusia, India y China, se amplió a BRICS en 2010 tras la incorporación de Sudáfrica y, con el tiempo, fue sumando más naciones constituyendo los BRICS+. Con su actual conformación, el grupo representa el 39% de la economía global y la mitad de la población mundial.</p><p>Durante la 17ª Cumbre de Líderes de los BRICS+, el 6 de julio pasado en Brasil, los países miembros del bloque difundieron la “Carta de Río de Janeiro”, un documento que reafirma su compromiso con la lucha contra la discriminación, a favor de la promoción de los derechos humanos y de la inclusión en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==" rel="noopener noreferrer"></p><p>Análisis y perspectivas de los BRICS+ en el contexto actual, a cargo de:</p><p>–Pablo Vommaro, Director Ejecutivo de CLACSO.</p><p>–Monica Bruckmann, Profesora e investigadora de la Universidad Federal de Río de Janeiro, Brasil</p><p>–Juan Agulló, doctor en Sociología y profesor de la Universidad Federal de Integración Latinoamericana en Brasil.</p><p>–Gabriel Merino, coordinador del Grupo de Trabajo CLACSO “China y el mapa del poder mundial”.</p><p>–Stephanie Weatherbee Brito, de la Asamblea Internacional de los Pueblos (AIP).</p><p>Conduce:Gustavo Lema,Director de Comunicación e Información de CLACSO</p><p>Realización y edición: Guido Fontán</p><p>Producción: Eric Domergue, Noelia Croci y Agustina Castaños</p><p>Diseño y programación: Sebastián Higa, Marcelo Giardino, Christian Iturricha y Renata Maestrovicente</p><p> Versión para impresión / PDF </p> Desafíos del Sur Global pensados desde América Latina y el Caribe - CLACSO	查看 2500	拉丁美洲社会科学理事会	2025-07-25 22:49:59 2025-07-26 05:16:23	word
3218612	有图 <p> The gun battle between the suspects and the men in blue occurred in Crown Mines. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Crown-Mines-CIT-Heist.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Police intelligence foiled a cash-in-transit heist in Johannesburg leading to a high-speed chase and shootout resulting in the death of five suspects. Picture: Saps </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Five cash-in-transit (CIT) suspects have been shot dead during a confrontation with police in Johannesburg.</p><p>The gun battle between the suspects and the man in blue occurred in Crown Mines on Thursday afternoon.</p>Shootout<p>Police spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said officers operationalised intelligence information on suspects planning to commit a cash-in-transit robbery in Johannesburg.</p><p>“Their vehicle was spotted on the M1/M2 highway split, and they sped off when they noticed the police. As a chase ensued, the suspects started shooting at the police, who retaliated. The suspect’s vehicle crashed into a palisade fence.</p><p>“All five occupants were fatally shot. Preliminary investigation reveals that the same vehicle was involved in a murder and cash-in-transit robbery that occurred on 14 July 2025 at Kingsley in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).”</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Gauteng weekend weather: Showers and cool temperatures expected </p> </p> </p><p>Five cash-in-transit (CIT) suspects have been shot dead during a confrontation with police in Crown Mines, Johannesburg. #CITHeist #CrownMines #Johannesburg @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/ELpmCwhRth</p><p> </p><p> </p>— 𝙵𝚊𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚕 𝙿𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕 ⚡️ (@FaizelPatel143) July 25, 2025 <p>ALSO READ: Interpol arrests Chinese fugitive in South Africa</p>Swift response<p>Nevhuhulwi said the Provincial Commissioner of Gauteng, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, commended the joint forces for their coordinated and swift response.</p><p>The operation involved multiple units, including the National Counter-Intelligence, tactical response teams from Gauteng and KZN, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks), Gauteng Traffic, and private security companies, to ensure a swift reaction.</p><p>“These collaborative efforts are yielding success and should send a strong message to criminals that police will not repose and will continue to deal decisively with criminal issues,” said Mthombeni.</p><p> </p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Crown-Mines.jpeg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Picture: Saps</p><p>Police have urged the public to work together with them to fight crime by reporting any criminal activities to the Crime Stop Hotline at 08600 10111 or anonymously giving tip-offs on the MySapsApp.</p>KZN shootout<p>Earlier this month, KZN police foiled a CIT heist, killing two suspects in the shootout.</p><p>The suspects were shot dead during a multi-disciplinary intelligence-led operation in the Sinyameni area under the Msinga policing precinct.</p><p>Police spokesperson Brigadier Jay Naicker said two other men in their forties were arrested for being in illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, as well as attempted murder, following the foiled CIT robbery.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Police say reports of R18m found in KZN house is fake news</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics CIT heist Gauteng Police robbers shooting shootout </p> Gauteng Police foil CIT heist, five suspects killed in shootout	查看 3561	《公民报》	2025-07-25 09:38:24 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218611	有图 <p> The man was arrested at his hiding place in the Luvisi area in KZN. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Justice-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>A 58-year-old man masquerading as a pastor has been sentenced to ten life terms and 70 years in jail after he was found guilty of raping young children, sexual assault and exposing children to pornography.</p><p>Mandlelisa Mabhale appeared in the Nquthu Regional Court on Wednesday, where the sentence was handed down.</p>Sentence<p>Police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said Mabhale was arrested at his hiding place in the Luvisi area on 22 September 2022.</p><p>“Mabhale made his initial court appearance at Nquthu Magistrates’ Court. His several bids for bail were opposed successfully until the day of his sentencing.</p><p>ALSO READ: ‘Filthiest perpetrator’ handed life in jail for raping 91-year-old woman</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Court processes clogging prisons, hears correctional services committee </p> </p> </p><p>“The matter was then transferred to the Nquthu Regional Court, where the suspect pleaded not guilty to all charges against him. Commendable investigative work by the detectives was enough to convince the court to hand down the ultimate sentence to Mabhale,” Ngcobo said.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Crimes<p>Mabhale’s crimes came to light in September 2022 when a child minder of four children overheard people talking about a pastor who had a reputation for violating young children.</p><p>Ngcobo said the conversation caught the minder’s interest because the children she was looking after frequently visited the pastor’s place and would spend a considerable amount of time in his company.</p><p>“The children would also assist Mabhale when he was doing his odd jobs of fixing electrical appliances.”</p>Arrest<p>Ngcobo said as soon as the child minder arrived home, she asked the four children if Mabhale had done anything to them, but they did not open up to her.</p><p> </p><p>He said the children later confessed to their mother that the pastor had been raping them, and the matter was immediately reported to the police.</p><p>“Investigation into the matter ensued with the urgency it deserved, and investigations uncovered that Mabhale had raped at least 10 children.</p><p>“The victims, who are all minors, informed police detectives that the pastor would lure them to his rented room at Ndidini area, where he would make them watch pornographic material and then rape them,” Ngcobo said.</p><p>NOW READ: More than 2 600 wanted criminals linked to violent crimes arrested in South Africa</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics children KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) minor prison Rape sentenced </p> Man posing as pastor sentenced to life for raping young children	查看 2856	《公民报》	2025-07-25 10:12:36 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218610	有图 <p> The government’s disregard for its people and global partners has left South Africa exposed, broken and discredited. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SA-teeters-under-corrupt-leadership-and-collapsing-diplomacy.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: Gallo Images/ER Lombard</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The world is watching as SA stumbles from crisis to crisis while the president appoints multimillion-rand commissions and inquiries that everyone knows will lead nowhere. </p><p>The African Development Bank estimates the country will need about R725 billion a year to halt the decay and collapse of our country’s infrastructure. </p><p>The country cannot pay for this. So despite the government’s anti-business policies – along with unending corruption and blatant theft – the private sector President Cyril Ramaphosa so despises will have to foot the bill. </p><p>This begs the question – what are we paying taxes for? </p><p>Surely taxpayers can no longer be an unaccountable piggy bank for corrupt politicians and government officials? </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Fort Hare corruption case split into five parts to speed up prosecution </p> </p> </p><p>Given the government’s pro-terror and pariah state love affair, our export markets will soon be under pressure as the US, our largest trading partner, turns its back on us and punishes us with massive new tariffs. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Mr President, it’s time for you to leave</p><p>The government and its lackeys in the media are trying to hide or simply ignore the fact that the Trump administration has taken steps to isolate South Africa, and every citizen of the country will carry the cost of the government’s alignment with China, Russia and Iran, and black genocidal groups along with systemic corruption. </p><p>Kicking South Africa out of Agoa will be another nail in our worm-infested coffin. </p><p>But the president and his gang don’t care. After all, everything they have turned their eyes on has been either destroyed, corrupted, stolen or wrecked. </p><p> </p><p>And worse is still to come as the US contemplates more stringent economic penalties, including tariffs and sanctions against some of our esteemed leaders. </p><p>Hopefully the penalties will include severe travel bans and bank freezes and, with some luck, international arrest warrants for money laundering. That day all true patriotic South Africans will breathe a sigh of relief. </p><p>Our country has never been more corrupted, divided and anti-government than now. </p><p>ALSO READ: ANC’s cheap distraction- 30 years later</p><p> </p><p>Compromised ministers are allegedly playing major roles in crime cartels; hitmen are dispatched to eliminate opposition members. It appears some are following terror group tactics to ensure their seats in parliament are kept warm. </p><p>The president’s “handpicked” special envoy to reset relations with the US had his visa application turned down – something the president was aware of before he appointed him. If he wasn’t, then it truly reflects his lack of knowledge what is happening in our country. </p><p>The disconnect between the president, his faction-appointed ministers and the people is astonishing. It illustrates the nonchalant manner in which our country is being governed. </p><p>Our foreign relations have become mired in controversy as our government praises terror and condemns anti-terror actions by other countries. </p><p> </p><p>After several years of reckless and arrogant international diplomacy, our government has typecast our country as a pariah state. It forgot that what is sown will be reaped and our gardenis infested with weeds. </p><p>A government that is unable to even appoint an ambassador to a major trading partner is not a government that has the country’s interests at heart. </p><p>ALSO READ: Leaders stumble from one crisis to another</p><p>A government that is unable to repair potholes has no credibility or power to attempt to negotiate for peace between warring factions – anywhere. </p><p> </p><p>Not content to oversee a deeply corrupt government, it was also decided to open our borders to a host of international criminals. </p><p>As it has now become known, cartel leadership with some ministers has probably contributed to this very short-sighted and criminal approach to national sovereignty and progress. </p><p>It is proof that the government cares nought for its citizens but instead, cares for criminals. In fact, the government of Ramaphosa openly admitted that it will “sacrifice” Africa and its citizens if needed. </p><p>In an attempt to deflect attention from its consistent failures, corrupt policies and “exclusion at all costs” approach, the government has now claimed it is facing a coup. </p><p>Our armed forces have been so neglected and fraught with ill-discipline and lack of leadership, not to mention a lack of equipment, that they were easily defeated by a rebel group. </p><p>ALSO READ: When following the ‘science’ becomes a path to collapse</p><p>How can any normal thinking person view them as a threat to the government? </p><p>The same argument goes for our mainly corrupt law enforcement agencies. </p><p>If the world is tired of the South African government wallowing in its own self-pity and inability to government while stealing wherever and whenever they can, imagine how the citizens must feel. </p><p>The president’s disconnect with real world geopolitics will not save us from the mess he has overseen. It really is time for him to either wake up and leave, or simply just step aside and leave.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics African National Congress (ANC) corruption Opinion </p> SA teeters under corrupt leadership and collapsing diplomacy \| The Citizen	查看 5826	《公民报》	2025-07-25 11:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218609	有图 <p> The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs passed a bill tabled by Republican Ronny Jackson calling for a full review of US relations with South Africa. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Cyril-Ramaphosa-OP2-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is in the dark about the United States’ push to ban ANC leaders, hoping that diplomacy will prevail.</p><p>The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs this week passed a bill tabled by Republican Ronny Jackson in April, calling for a full review of US relations with South Africa.</p>Sanctions bill<p>The Committee voted 34-16 on Tuesday to send the “US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act” to the full House of Representatives, where it could be subject to a vote.</p><p>Jackson introduced the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act, providing tools to impose sanctions on “corrupt South African government officials” who support America’s adversaries like China, Russia and Iran, among others.</p><p>ALSO READ: US Congressman Ronny Jackson introduces bill to hold SA accountable</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> US tariffs: fragmentation and reshaping global supply chains and African MNEs </p> </p> </p><p>He introduced a bill that would mandate a comprehensive review of the bilateral relationship between the United States and South Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Jackson said Representative John James was co-leading the US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act legislation.</p>Ramaphosa responds<p>The bill comes as relations between the US and South Africa are at an all-time low after US President Donald Trump cut financial aid to South Africa, citing Pretoria taking Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and “strengthening ties with Iran, which supports terrorism globally”.</p><p>Speaking to the media after his visit to the BMW plant in Rosslyn, Pretoria, Ramaphosa said he and his administration had taken note of the passing of the bill, adding that it would not impact South Africa’s approach to dealing with the United States.</p><p>“We have heard what has happened in the US House committee, and that whole process still has a long way to go,” he said. “Discussions will be ongoing, and we don’t know exactly what is driving all this.”</p><p> </p><p>“Our bilateral discussions and dealings with the United States will continue, and we will talk about all manner of things, including precisely this issue and many others. We’ve got good diplomatic relations with the US, and we want to enrich them and make them better. So, we are very positive,” Ramaphosa said.</p><p>[WATCH] President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is in the dark about the United States" push to ban ANC leaders. He adds that he is positive about the outcome of engagements between the two countries.#Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/0Xhop3NNFC</p>— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) July 24, 2025 <p>ALSO READ:Is Trump about to slap sanctions on SA for misguided ‘white genocide?’</p>US tensions<p>South Africa’s relationship with the US sharply deteriorated during Donald Trump’s second term, during which he has accused the government of anti-white racism and started a refugee programme for white farmers and Afrikaners.</p><p> </p><p>Relations were further strained following the remarks of former South African Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool on Trump.</p><p>Rasool was expelled by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he claimed in a webinar that US President Trump (and, later, Elon Musk) are leading a global white supremacist movement.</p><p>Rasool was not replaced, and it was recently revealed that the US had, several months ago, rejected the South African government’s appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as a special envoy to its country.</p><p>The Presidency said that while Jonas, as special envoy, does not present diplomatic credentials to host countries in the way designated heads of mission or other diplomats do, he had helped facilitate trade and international relations efforts “to reset diplomatic relations and all areas of cooperation between South Africa and the United States”.</p><p> </p>Tariffs<p>Ramaphosa met with Trump in May amid the rapidly deteriorating relationship between the two countries.</p><p>Earlier this month, the US hit South Africa with 30% tariffs “on any and all South African products sent into the United States”.</p><p>The tariff will take effect on 1 August.</p><p>In a letter to Ramaphosa, Trump claimed that the steep tariffs were necessary to correct what he described as “a persistent trade deficit between the two countries”.</p><p> </p><p>However, this was challenged by Ramaphosa, who said the decision was based on a flawed interpretation of trade data.</p><p>ALSO READ: WATCH: Donald Trump ambushes Cyril Ramaphosa in Oval Office</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Cyril Ramaphosa Donald Trump Editor’s Choice sanctions tariffs United States of America (USA/US) </p> Ramaphosa hopes diplomacy amid US push for sanctions on SA	查看 5134	《公民报》	2025-07-25 11:37:39 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218608	有图 <p> Corruption thrives when top jobs go to allies, not professionals. South Africa must break this dangerous cycle. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fixing-SAs-leadership-crisis-starts-with-real-reform.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Sharon Seretlo, Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Why is South Africa a gangster’s paradise? </p><p>We all know the answer to that one. </p><p>While many of us are naturally criminal in nature, crime has become a tsunami because the various governments under the ANC have allowed it to. </p><p>Yet, it still comes as a bit of a shock to realise that six heads of the police (both on its operational and political sides) and six leaders of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have either left their positions under a cloud, have been ousted because of political machinations, or are under the competence microscope. </p><p>This lack of committed competent leadership at the top in both institutions has trickled down to the lower ranks, where corruption, incompetence and couldn’t care-less attitudes are now the norm. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Fort Hare corruption case split into five parts to speed up prosecution </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Spar South Africa CEO resigns amid financial challenges to lead McDonald’s</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>You have to wonder whether this was all deliberately engineered – because, after all, state capture and looting have both thrived… to the benefit of many in the ANC. </p><p>The only way to knock this on the head before it is too late, is to institute a system that makes appointments based on merit and not on political connections. </p><p>Appointees should sign a performance contract and lifestyle audits should be conducted on them. </p><p>It’s not too late to reset.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics corruption Editorials leadership </p> Fixing SA’s leadership crisis starts with real reform \| The Citizen	查看 1971	《公民报》	2025-07-25 12:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218607	有图 <p> South African leaders often evade scrutiny, but vetting, contracts and lifestyle audits could provide the transparency the country needs. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Corruption-1200x800-1.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The only way to keep an eye on SA’s leaders is to sign a performance-based contract and make sure they are removed as soon as something goes wrong, says Mike Bolhuis, a specialist investigator in serious, violent, economic and cybercrimes. </p><p>Most of the leaders get involved in criminal activities because they know they can get away with it, he said. </p>Performance contracts and lifestyle audits<p>Performance contracts have been talked about before, as have lifestyle audits, as promised by President Cyril Ramaphosa. </p><p>A politician’s lifestyle audit is when the lifestyle of a politician is compared to the salary they earn. </p><p>ALSO READ: Auditor-General’s war on waste and corruption yields R4.5bn</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Fort Hare corruption case split into five parts to speed up prosecution </p> </p> </p><p>It typically entails a careful examination of their assets, income and the money that they spend or their lifestyle habits to check if there’s a mismatch between their declared income and spending habits. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The audit can expose corruption, illicit enrichment, or any wrongdoing that the audited person is committing. </p>Audit fears<p>Political analyst Goodenough Mashego said leaders don’t like this kind of audit because they always have something to hide. </p><p>“That is why, in 2014, the Cabinet made a very wise decision for all officials in state institutions who are working in the finance sections to be vetted, but that never happened,” he said.</p><p>NOW READ: Lesufi confirms more senior Gauteng officials failed lifestyle audits</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics corruption lifestyle audit politicians </p> SA’s corruption fix: Contracts, lifestyle audits, and real consequences \| The Citizen	查看 2079	《公民报》	2025-07-25 12:30:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218606	有图 <p> Models implicated are the EcoSport, Puma, Ranger and Everest across four countries. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ford-Ranger-Wildtrak_169.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>A total of 571 Rangers, all powered by the 3.0-litre Lion turbodiesel V6 engine are being recalled. Image: Ford</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Ford Motor Company Southern Africa (FMCSA) has announced three separate recalls for four products totalling 5718 vehicles in not only South Africa, but also select other Southern African Development Community (SADC) nations.</p><p>In statements on Thursday evening (24 July), the Blue Oval confirmed the recalls involve versions of the EcoSport made between April 2021 and July 2022, Pumas from November 2021 to September 2024, and Rangers as well as Everests between June 2022 and March this year.</p>EcoSport<p>Likely involving both the Indian-sourced and Romanian-built examples, the callback of the EcoSport consist of 2806 units in South Africa, 25 in Botswana and 41 in Namibia over front half shafts Dearborn states could have been inserted improperly into the transmission.</p><p>ALSO READ: More than 6 800 drivers in South Africa affected by major vehicle recalls: What you need to know</p><p>Seemingly limited to models fitted with the six-speed automatic ‘box, FMCA says, “if the half shaft disengages [from the transmission] there is a possibility of loss of engine power while driving.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Price reduced as GWM stickers new entry-level P300 variant </p> </p> </p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ecosport-Active-8.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>Discontinued EcoSport has been hardest hit with 2 872 recalls. Image: Ford</sub></p><p>“It may also result in a vehicle rollaway when the vehicle is placed in Park without the handbrake being applied. Both conditions increase the risk of an accident”.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Puma<p>In the case of the Puma, built at the same Craiova Plant in Romania as certain versions of the EcoSport, the concern involves the fuel line.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ford-Puma_004.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>A fuel line rubbing against a bracket has been cited as the reason for 1 796 Pumas being recalled. Image: Ford</sub></p><p>Affecting 1775 vehicles in South Africa, six in Botswana, 13 in Namibia and two in Eswatini, Ford says the line could, over time, rub on, supposedly, a type of mounting bracket causing it to leak.</p><p>“This potential issue may result in an engine stall or, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire. Owners may notice fuel odour, fuel leaking beneath the vehicle, or smoke from fuel on a hot surface,” the statement said.</p>Ranger and Everest <p>Affecting 571 Rangers in South Africa, 10 in Botswana, 24 Namibia and three in Eswatini, the recall, which also takes into acccount 479 local market, seven in Botswana, 10 in Namibia and one Eswatini-market Everests, centres around the camshaft sprocket.</p><p> </p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Ford-Everest-Platinum_118.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sup>Recall count for Everest stands at 479. Image: Ford</sup></p><p>Only applicable to the left-hand side part of the 3.0-litre Lion turbodiesel V6 engine – the single and bi-turbo 2.0-litre Panther engine being excluded – FMCSA states the sprocket “may fracture causing the engine to stall”.</p>What to do?<p>In all three cases, the company adds that the repair process will involve owners being contacted and advised to schedule an appointment with their closest or preferred Ford-approved dealer.</p><p>“The dealer will inspect the vehicle and carry out the necessary repairs. This service will be performed on all affected vehicles at no charge to the customer,” FMCSA said.</p><p>It concluded by saying, “if customers would like to check if their Ford vehicle is affected by this or any other recall, they can visit www.ford.co.za/owner/recalls/ and enter their VIN number in the search bar”.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ:Chevrolet cars and Honda motorcycles are being recalled: Here is the list</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Ford Motoring News recall </p> Ford recalling over 5 700 Rangers, EcoSports, Pumas and Everests	查看 4611	《公民报》	2025-07-25 12:57:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218605	有图 <p> The Hawks swooped in on Prasa’s headquarters in Braamfontein. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Prasa.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: Moneyweb</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency, Rikus Badenhorst, has welcomed the recent developments by the Hawks investigation of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa.</p><p>The Hawks swooped in on Prasa’s headquarters in Braamfontein on Wednesday afternoon, seizing laptops, mobile phones and a trove of documents of the rail agency’s top executives and other employees.</p>Investigation<p>They are investigating allegations of corruption in connection with two R18 billion tenders for train signalling equipment.</p><p>Hawks spokesperson Brigadier Thandi Mabombo said: “An operation was conducted as part of an ongoing investigation. To protect the integrity of our investigation, we cannot disclose details about that operation.”</p><p>ALSO READ: R75bn shortfall forces focus on bloated SOEs and failed bailouts</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Chinese nationals fined R400k for abalone worth almost R2m </p> </p> </p><p>The Citizen has contacted Prasa for comment. This will be included in the story once received.</p><p> </p><p> </p>‘Transparency’<p>Chairperson of the Select Committee on Public Infrastructure and Minister in the Presidency, Rikus Badenhorst, said the allegations against the Prasa executives are concerning.</p><p>“This highlights a need for transparency and accountability within Prasa. The committee will monitor the developments at Prasa as it is important for the investigation to come to expose the alleged corruption within the entity.</p><p>“In a committee engagement on 9 July 2025, we drew attention to the company that had recently been awarded the signalling contract, which was also reportedly responsible for the demolition of Parliament. The committee expressed its concern about the company’s repeated involvement in large-scale projects,” Badenhorst said.</p>Report back<p>Badenhorst called on the Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, to report back to the committee once investigations into the matter were complete, as the outcome was crucial to resolving one of the key obstacles hindering Prasa’s progress on signalling.</p><p> </p><p>He said the committee will continue to provide oversight to ensure responsibility, adding that the “public funds are used correctly because the country faces challenges within the fiscus.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Prasa fires Zolani Matthews again, with immediate effect</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics hawks Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Police tender Tender Fraud </p> Hawks raid Prasa, seize laptops, phones in R18bn tender probe	查看 2920	《公民报》	2025-07-25 12:58:20 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218604	有图 <p> Have a look inside the once secretive Gupta compound in Saxonwold. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-27.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>The grand entrance at number 5 Saxonwold Drive, part of the Gupta compound, seen 24 July 2025. According to the auctioneers this home is where most of the Gupta’s questionable deals were struck. The contents of this home auctioned off for R100 000. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The three properties, previously owned by the Gupta brothers, have been available for viewing in the build up to the auction to recover funds from their confiscated businesses. </p><p>Only one property was successfully sold at the auction, hosted by Park Village Auctions, on Thursday. </p><p>Number 3 Saxonwold Drive, estimated to be worth R5.5 million, only managed to fetch R3.3 million under the hammer.</p><p>The monthly rates on this property are R6 304.81.</p><p>The other two properties did not sell.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> 24 hours in pictures, 25 July 2025 </p> </p> </p><p>The contents of all three properties were also available for purchase.</p><p> </p><p> </p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-3-saxonwold-drive-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Number 3 Saxonwold Drive, part of the Gupta compound, seen 24 July 2025. This four bedroomed home, worth R5.5 million, was sold for R3.3 million. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-3-saxonwold-drive-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A interior view of number 3 Saxonwold Drive. The contents of this property was available at the auction, at a starting price of R5 000, but did not receive any bids. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-3-saxonwold-drive-3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>An interior view of number 3 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-3-saxonwold-drive-4.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>An interior view of number 3 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-3-saxonwold-drive-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>An interior view of number 3 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The grand entrance at number 5 Saxonwold Drive, part of the Gupta compound, seen 24 July 2025. According to the auctioneers this home is where most of the Gupta’s questionable deals were struck. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<p>The municipal vaule on this home is R21 731 000.</p><p>The monthly rates are R19 186.08.</p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-15.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The entrance hall at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-6.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The entrance hall at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. The contents of this home auctioned off for R100 000. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-8.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A sitting room at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-9.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A sitting room at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bathroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-13.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bathroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The dining room at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-7.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The indoor swimming pool at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-25.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The indoor swimming pool at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-10.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A boardroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-11.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-12.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A massage chair is seen in a bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-14.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>An interior view at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-16.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>An old “The New Age” newspaper stand is seen in the entrance hall at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-18.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The TV room at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-19.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The kitchen at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-20.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The kitchen at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-21.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-22.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-23.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-24.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A room at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-5-saxonwold-drive-26.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A games room and bar at number 5 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Number 7 Saxonwold Drive, part of the Gupta compound, seen 24 July 2025. There were no bids on this property, but the contents of this home were auctioned off for R60 000. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<p>The municipal value on this property is R36 861 000.</p><p>The monthly rates are R29 433.78.</p><p> </p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gupta-auction-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A general view of the staircase at 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-2.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The interiors of Number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-3.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A bedroom at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-4.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The interiors of Number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-5.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A lounge at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-6.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A room at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-7.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Furniture at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-8.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The salon at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-9.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>The salon at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-10.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A kitchenette at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-11.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A seating area at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-12.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A seating area at number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/number-7-saxonwold-drive-13.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A view of number 5 Saxonwold Drive, from the roof of number 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gupta-auction-4.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>A general view of the staircase at 7 Saxonwold Drive. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen<p>PICTURES: Mandela Day blankets bring warmth to Joburg CBD</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics gallery Gupta Gupta brothers park village auctions photography pictures politics </p> PICTURES: Inside the Gupta compound, also known as the 'Saxonwold Shebeen' \| The Citizen	查看 15155	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218603	有图 <p> As profits head to Ireland and workers protest, the Safair saga reveals hard truths about foreign investment. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/How-FlySafair-echoes-the-Argus-foreign-investment-failure.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Western capitalist fan club forever warns that this or that transgression will deter foreign investment… and the government in particular is expected not to annoy the Godlike “foreign investor”. </p><p>But, as in the fable of The Emperor has no clothes, few people look beyond the rhetoric to point out that, on occasions, the foreign investment emperor’s raiments are, at the least, looking a bit threadbare. </p><p>A case in point was the acquisition, back in the mid1990s, of the then Argus newspaper company in South Africa by Tony O’Reilly’s Independent group from Ireland. </p><p>The SA company was bought at better than a firesale price – because the Irish company used the then “financial rand” mechanism and there was general fear about the future of a newly democratic South Africa. </p><p>By the time the company was sold to Iqbal Survé in 2014, it had funnelled billions of rands back to Ireland, in profits – many times what was paid for the company. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Strike strain may ground more FlySafair flights next week </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: FlySafair under fire for offshore payouts amid staff wage freezes</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>But, this foreign investment also cost two-thirds of the employees of the Argus company their jobs, as the Irish applied swingeing cost-cutting. </p><p>That little exercise in foreign investment was actually a bottom-line loss to South Africa, in terms of precious foreign exchange and something over 2 000 jobs. </p><p>We are wondering if there is not a similar – also Irish-linked – phenomenon under way at the moment with Safair, the company which operates low-cost carrier FlySafair. </p><p>As some of its pilots continue their strike for better conditions and pay, it has been revealed that the company transferred more than R1.3 billion to its shareholders in Ireland in the past three years. </p><p> </p><p>As the money funnel was opened, the airline told the world it was financially strapped and employees that there wasn’t enough money for decent increases. </p><p>ALSO READ: Rostering issue at heart of pilot strike, says Solidarity</p><p>Mind you, business doesn’t have a conscience, does it?</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Editorials flysafair </p> How FlySafair echoes the Argus foreign investment failure \| The Citizen	查看 2634	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218602	有图 <p> As the strike drags on, overworked FlySafair pilots say they may soon be grounded by flight-time regulations. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Strike-strain-may-ground-more-FlySafair-flights-next-week.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Flysafair Facebook page</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Budget airline FlySafair may have to cancel flights next week as pilots operating the carrier’s vastly reduced schedule may run out of legally admissible flying time. </p><p>“Before now, nobody expected the strike to continue through the week,” the pilots said. “Now after management’s overreaction to an initial one-day strike for Monday passed. </p><p>“Management scored an own goal and responded by locking us out for 7 days instead. Then the strike was extended to 14 days in response to that, until 3 August. So by Monday, 29 July, many of the crew operating flights could be close to reaching their flying limit. That means, the planes get parked,” the pilots said. </p>FlySafair pilots warn they are close to reaching legal flying limits<p>“We’re bound by flight and duty time regulations designed to prevent fatigue. They’re not optional. If we exceed them, we’re grounded. Full stop.” </p><p>Under SA regulations, pilots may only fly 40 hours in any seven consecutive days and cannot exceed 60 hours of duty in the same period. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> How FlySafair echoes the Argus foreign investment failure </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: FlySafair under fire for offshore payouts amid staff wage freezes</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Monthly caps limit flight time to 100 hours in 30 days and duty time to 190 hours in 28 days. </p><p>Annual limits are also in place. The rules also require rest that includes a full “local night”, defined as eight hours between 10pm and 8am, for safety and fatigue reasons. </p><p>By last Sunday, most pilots had already logged close to 60 flight hours for the month which would be perfectly normal for a regular roster. </p>Only one-third of workforce remained when strike began<p>But when the strike began on the 21st, only one-third of the pilot workforce remained in operation while the airline attempted to operate two-thirds of its normal schedule. </p><p> </p><p>“That effectively doubled our workload overnight,” the pilots said. “You can’t legally stretch one-third of the pilots to cover two-thirds of the schedule. It doesn’t take long before you’re either out of legal hours, or you need mandatory rest.” </p><p>ALSO READ: FlySafair cancels more than 20 flights, offers refunds as pilots’ strike continues [VIDEO]</p><p>Even if those remaining pilots had started the week with zero hours, they said, the legal limits would have hit fast. </p><p>Flying at near maximum daily utilisation, which is about seven to eight hours a day, pilots reach the 40-hour weekly limit within five days. </p><p> </p><p>The 60-hour duty limit is even tighter, especially if delays extend duty days or crews are stuck waiting between flights. </p>60-hour limits is tight<p>“Add a delay or long turnaround and you hit your duty time limit even sooner. By this weekend, most of us still flying will be legally unavailable. Even if you still have hours left on paper, you can’t operate without a proper local night’s rest, and that’s another hard stop that the law requires.” </p><p>Despite several attempts to gain clarity on the risks, Fly Safair’s media office and marketing manager Kirby Gordon did not respond to queries and subsequent reminders to revert to The Citizen.</p><p>NOW READ: Rostering issue at heart of pilot strike, says Solidarity</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics flights flysafair strike </p> Strike strain may ground more FlySafair flights next week \| The Citizen	查看 3774	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:30:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218601	有图 <p> Malema alleged Masemola would be arrested for conspiring with Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Fannie-Masemola.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola. Picture: Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The South African Police Service (Saps) said it is not aware of any warrant of arrest for National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola.</p><p>This comes after EFF leader Julius Malema, during a briefing on Thursday, alleged that Masemola would be arrested for conspiring with Lieutenant-General Dumisani Khumalo, who was recently arrested for corruption and fraud.</p>Malema claims<p>“There is a warrant of arrest against Masemola. I don’t know why he’s not being picked up. It means someone, somewhere, is playing politics, and somehow they want to undermine, once more, the independence of our justice system. Masamola is being arrested for what he did with Khumalo in the crime intelligence.”</p><p>Malema claims Masemola was supposed to be arrested the week following explosive allegations by KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who accused Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, of political interference in police operations.</p><p>“So I thought Mkhwanazi’s press conference was a pre-emptive strategy, and perhaps the arrest of Masemola is delayed by that or will be seen as if we are fighting back or anything of that sort. So it’s a matter we’re paying very close attention to, because we cannot allow any more people to abuse their positions.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> SA sees ‘dramatic’ increase in munition exports in last three months — here is where they went </p> </p> </p><p>“Once a warrant of arrest is issued, it means there is some sort of evidence or wrongdoing, which must be tested in court. So, we will have to make sure that this is followed through,” Malema said.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[WATCH] "There is a warrant of arrest against Masemola." EFF leader Julius Malema says Masemola was supposed to have been arrested the week KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi did his briefing but it"s not being carried out. #Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/Efj30MpqQU</p>— Newzroom Afrika (@Newzroom405) July 24, 2025 <p>NOW READ:Crime Intelligence CFO, co-accused granted bail in burglary cover-up</p>No arrest warrant<p>Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Matha said they were not aware of any warrant for Masemola.</p><p>“Kindly redirect your questions to Mr Malema. He may be in a better position to respond with more information,” she said.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, The Citizen reported that the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) was also not in the process of arresting or obtaining an arrest warrant for Masemola.</p>Looting<p>Reports had claimed Masemola would be handcuffed for the irregular procurement of crime intelligence buildings worth more than R120 million.</p><p>If Masemola was arrested, he would join Dumisani Khumalo, the head of the Crime Intelligence division within the South African Police Service (Saps), and seven others as the probe into the alleged looting of the Crime Intelligence secret service account continues.</p><p>The Crime Intelligence secret service account, also known as a slush fund, is allocated more than R600 million annually, which is used to pay police informants nationwide in exchange for information about criminal syndicates and their activities.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Corruption crisis deepens within Gauteng police force</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Crime Intelligence Editor’s Choice Fannie Masemola Julius Malema Police South African Police Service (SAPS) </p> Police not aware of Masemola arrest warrant following Malema claims	查看 4055	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:38:07 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218600	有图 <p> An exciting Currie Cup competition could be in store this year with the "big four" opting to field weakened teams. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sharks-CC-win-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>The Sharks celebrating after winning the Currie Cup title at Ellis Park last year.Picture: Christiaan Kotze/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The Currie Cup looks like it will revert to type for its 2025 edition, with the so-called “top-four” being seriously challenged for the title by the “lower teams” in the coming weeks. The competition kicks off this weekend.</p><p>In recent times, due to South African rugby’s year-long schedule, the Currie Cup has turned into a bit of a feeder competition for the main four franchises, with the Bulls, Western Province, Sharks and Lions choosing to rest their best players and give youngsters a chance ahead of the United Rugby Championship.</p><p>This has seen a slightly unexpected, but entertaining turn when it’s come to the finals, like the Pumas beating the Griquas in 2022 and the Cheetahs beating the Pumas in 2023.</p><p>But last year, the Bulls, Lions and Sharks backed stronger squads towards the end of the competition, which led to an exciting campaign that ended with the Sharks edging the Lions in a thrilling final at Ellis Park.</p><p>This year, however, all of the big four have backed weakened squads, leaving out most of their best URC players, which has once again opened the door for the Pumas, Cheetahs and Griquas to seriously challenge for the title.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Ackermann says he’s ‘not different, only more streetwise’ since his Lions days </p> </p> </p><p>The Boland Cavaliers also make a return to the big time for the first time in a number of years and it will be interesting to see how they fare with a wily old coach in Hawies Fourie, and a couple of interesting signings.</p><p> </p><p> </p>SA Cup<p>In the lower division SA Cup competition, that was battled out earlier in the year, the Pumas powered to a dominant title win, with the Griquas finishing runners-up, while the Cheetahs and Cavaliers were knocked out in the semis.</p><p>Where the big four franchises could receive a boost is the inclusion of a raft of Junior Springbok stars who shone during their World Rugby U20 Championship winning campaign in Italy recently.</p><p>If some of those players are able to make a seamless step up to senior rugby, they could make a big splash in the Currie Cup.</p><p>The first weekend of action should give a good indication of how things will turn out, with a number of tasty encounters.</p><p> </p><p>In a replay of last year’s final, the Lions take on the Sharks in Johannesburg on Saturday, and the hosts will be out for revenge, while the defending champs will want to start on a good note.</p><p>Also on Saturday fierce URC rivals Western Province and the Bulls will battle it out in Cape Town and both will be eager for bragging rights.</p><p>On Friday night a replay of the SA Cup final sees the Pumas host the Griquas in Mbombela, while the Cavaliers will be gunning to stun the Cheetahs in their opener in Wellington on Sunday.</p>Currie Cup opening weekend fixtures<p>Friday</p><p> </p><p>Pumas v Griquas at the Mbombela Stadium: 7pm kick-off</p><p>Saturday</p><p>Lions v Sharks at Ellis Park: 3pm kick-off</p><p>Western Province v Bulls at the Cape Town Stadium: 5:10pm kick-off</p><p> </p><p>Sunday</p><p>Boland Cavaliers v Cheetahs at the Boland Stadium: 3pm kick-off</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Bulls Rugby Team Currie Cup Lions rugby team Sharks rugby team Western Province Rugby Team </p> Currie Cup kick-off: All eight teams in with shout of lifting trophy	查看 3743	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:56:20 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218599	有图 <p> Three King Price Schools derbies play out while defending champions Paul Roos need to move up from fifth. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Paul-Roos-and-Rondebosch-school-rugby-fixtures-scaled.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Paul Roos Gim and Rondebosch are set to play an important fixture this weekend. Picture: Peter Heeger/Gallo Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>School rugby is back in full swing after a break during the school holidays and then Craven Week.</p><p>Last year’s top-ranked school, Paul Roos Gim, will look to move up from fifth when they host 12th-placed Rondebosch on the weekend.</p><p>That, while three fixtures play out in the King Price Schools Derby Series. Paarl Gimnasium take on Wynberg Boys’ High, Grey High School hosts Framesby, and Paarl Boys’ High plays SACS.</p><p>Other big games include Affies hosting Maritzburg College, and Jeppe tackling Durban High School.</p>Selected fixtures<p>Eastern Cape</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> School rugby results: Paarl Gim win big, St Stithians edge St John’s </p> </p> </p><p>Port Rex v Daniel Pienaar</p><p>Hudson Park v Selborne</p><p>Stirling v Dale</p><p>Grey HS v Framesby</p><p>Nico Malan v DF Malherbe</p><p>Pearson v Graeme</p><p>Marlow v Queen’s</p><p>Brandwag (EP) v Muir</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Free State – Griquas</p><p>Voortrekker (Beth) v Diamantveld</p><p>Goudveld v Sentraal</p><p>Witteberg v Jim Fouché</p><p>Trio v Fitchardtpark</p><p>KZN</p><p>Northwood v Glenwood</p><p> </p><p>Noordvaal</p><p>Affies v Maritzburg College</p><p>Pretoria BH v KES</p><p>Jeppe v Durban HS</p><p>Northcliff v Parktown</p><p>Noordvaal Cup</p><p>Garsfontein v Monument</p><p>Rustenburg v EG Jansen</p><p>Noordheuwel v Waterkloof</p><p>Transvalia v Helpmekaar</p><p>Marais Viljoen v Wesvalia</p><p>Ligbron v Klerksdorp</p><p>Middelburg v Zwartkop</p><p>HTS Middelburg v Kempton Park</p><p>Lichtenburg v Ben Vorster</p><p>Pietersburg v Heidelburg VS</p><p>Secunda v Montana</p><p>Hugenote (Springs) v Die Anker</p><p>Eldoraigne v Dinamika</p><p>Potch Volkskool v Jeugland</p><p>Bergsig Ac v Ermelo</p><p>Randburg v Merensky</p><p> </p><p>Western Cape</p><p>Hugenote v Charlie Hofmeyr</p><p>Outeniqua v Stellenberg</p><p>Oakdale v Drostdy</p><p>HJS Paarl BH v SACS</p><p>Boland Landbou v Bishops</p><p>Paul Roos v Rondebosch</p><p>Paarl Gim v Wynberg</p><p>Durbanville v Brackenfell</p><p>Strand v Swartland</p><p>Tyberberg v Milnerton</p><p>Parel Vallei v Worcester Gim</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics school sport </p> School rugby fixtures: Paul Roos–Rondebosch headlines weekend of derbies \| The Citizen	查看 2610	《公民报》	2025-07-25 13:59:43 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218598	有图 <p> What began as a bargain hunt for a fuel-efficient car ended in mechanical mayhem and a mysterious flashing light. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Buying-a-car-on-Facebook-turned-into-a-ghostly-adventure.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: iStock</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>Your parents always warned you against things like speaking to strangers, the tokoloshe and the boogeyman. </p><p>Still, they never warned you about chancers on the internet or aunties selling cars voetstoots on Facebook. </p><p>Everybody likes a good deal, especially in today’s economy, where stretching your rand is a way of life in 2025. While scrolling through my Facebook feed, I noticed an interesting post in a comment section; little did I know I was walking right into one of those voetstoot-aunties from Pretoria East trap. </p><p>The original post was someone asking for a cheap, reliable vehicle that was light on petrol for under R35 000. </p><p>Not only did this resonate with my needs, but I was very curious to see what was up for grabs because the post had multiple comments – and what did I have to lose? </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Jaguar recalls E-Pace models over tearing airbags </p> </p> </p><p>Besides, I was in the market for a new vehicle because my current car had had enough of my wanna-be-racer tendencies and I was getting desperate. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>They say curiosity killed the cat and I couldn’t help myself when I saw a lady’s comment about her dying mother’s little car that, according to her, ticked all the above requirements. </p><p>ALSO READ: Should you buy a new or second-hand car?</p><p>For some reason, I assumed that a dying old lady’s little car would be neat, reliable and running. </p><p>At first – the first two weeks – it did, until the day it decided to leave me stranded on the side of the road on a Monday during afternoon peak traffic. </p><p> </p><p>If you have to be honest with yourself, you accept that you won’t get a brand-new fancy car with all the bells and whistles with a second-hand car. </p><p>Buying an old car was like getting to know an iron horse that you learn to drive with all its quirks and funny sounds – like the gearbox link in third gear and the suspicious flash of the battery light. </p><p>When this light appeared for the first time on the N14 towards Pretoria, I honestly prayed myself back home, but because the car kept on driving with the suspicious battery flashing, I wrote it off as just another quirk of an old lady’s car. </p><p>If I could ignore the window that wants to pop out, the missing sun visor and the indicators and lights not working at the same time, I could make peace or have faith in the battery light, right? </p><p> </p><p>Wrong… </p><p>ALSO READ: Buying a car from a private seller? Here are some tips</p><p>When I phoned the lady who sold me this reliable, fuel-efficient get-in-and-drive car to ask if she knew what was wrong with the car, she shouted voetstoots before hanging up on me. </p><p>Now I had to get the “new” old car towed back home, repaired and on the road again. </p><p> </p><p>Also not admitting that I may have fallen for an auntie’s sales gimmick, I asked the mechanic to check everything in and on the car in an attempt to save me from my poor decision made on Facebook. </p><p>The reliable little car needed some rewiring, a new gasket and a gearbox link, which cost another R4 000 – without the towing cost. </p><p>However, something didn’t add up because when I fetched the car, the mechanic told me not only did the car start when the tow truck dropped it off at his workshop, but it hadn’t given a single problem since then, adding that it was now good to go. </p><p>I then decided to name the car, Spook, aka ghost and drove off into the sunset. We drove happily ever after until that flashing battery light made its appearance again. This time, they say it might be the alternator. </p><p> </p><p>I had to accept that the legend of the ghost car lives on – and the theory of the alternator was part of the Facebook voetstoots vehicle deal.</p><p>NOW READ: Beware: the hidden costs of owning a car</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics car Columns Meta (Facebook) </p> Buying a car on Facebook turned into a ghostly adventure \| The Citizen	查看 4317	《公民报》	2025-07-25 14:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218597	有图 <p> The 44-year-old ward councillor was killed in September 2022 in the Kwa Maphumulo area. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jail-2-1.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Picture: iStock </p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment and twelve years’ imprisonment for the murder (and firearm-related charges) of a ward councillor, Zakhele Khuzwayo, in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).</p><p>Phathesakhe Thuthukani Ngiba appeared in the Ntuzuma Regional Court on Thursday, where the sentence was handed down.</p><p>The 44-year-old Khuzwayo was killed inSeptember 2022 in the Kwa Maphumulo area.</p>Trial<p>In the state’s case, Advocate Elvis Gcweka led the evidence of Ngiba’s fingerprints, as well as the testimony of the eyewitness who was with Khuzwayo at the time of the shooting.</p><p>National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Natasha Ramkisson-Kara said that in aggravation of sentence, Advocate Gcweka submitted a Victim Impact Statement (VIS) compiled by Khuzwayo’s wife and facilitated by Court Preparation Officer Thandeka Nadi Mofokeng.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> EC woman sentenced to life for murdering boyfriend in repeat GBV case </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Man masquerading as pastor sentenced to life for raping at least 10 children in KZN</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>“In her statement, the woman said that following the incident, family members suspected her of being responsible for Khuzwayo’s death. This caused her immense stress and tension. She described Khuzwayo as a responsible and loving person.</p><p>“She said that Khuzwayo’s death has affected her and her children, and they are struggling to cope,” Ramkisson-Kara said. </p>Murder<p>Ramkisson-Kara Ngiba was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, 10 years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of a firearm and two years’ imprisonment for unlawful possession of ammunition. He was also declared unfit to possess a firearm.</p><p>Khuzwayo was a ward councillor at the iLembe Municipality.</p><p> </p><p>On the evening of 15 September 2022, Khuzwayo was driving his motor vehicle along a gravel road in the area when he stopped to speak to someone known to him.</p>Arrest<p>While they were speaking, a motor vehicle approached, and an unknown man alighted from it and walked to Khuzwayo’s motor vehicle.</p><p>Ramkisson-Kara said several shots were fired at Khuzwayo’s motor vehicle, and the shooter fled the scene.</p><p>“The man who was with Khuzwayo ran to a nearby area for assistance. Ngiba was eventually arrested after police traced his fingerprints from the crime scene.”</p><p> </p><p>The NPA has welcomed the sentence and commended the successful partnership between the prosecution, the Political Killings Task Team in KZN and other stakeholders.</p><p>ALSO READ: Lusikisiki mass murder trial to kick off next week, NPA confirms</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics councillor KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Murder National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) </p> Man sentenced to life for murder of KZN ward councillor	查看 3185	《公民报》	2025-07-25 14:27:12 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218596	有图 <p> Years of politicised leadership in Saps and the NPA have led to a crisis of competence and public trust, a new study says. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Untitled-design-4.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Picture: Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu/Michel Bega</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>South Africa’s law enforcement and criminal justice systems are a mess because the people running them are either corrupt, incompetent, or leave under a cloud because of political plotting, say experts. </p><p>The instability at the top then permeates down to the lower levels of both the police and prosecuting authorities, leading to the gradual collapse SA is witnessing at the moment, they said. </p>Frequent turnover of top leadership <p>Both the South African Police Service (Saps) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have seen their organisational and political heads come and go with depressing regularity, often under a cloud. </p><p>Six police leaders and six heads of the NPA have either left in extraordinary circumstances or are under the performance microscope. </p>Merit-based appointments seen as remedy<p>The way to stop this steady decline and deal effectively with the crime tsunami engulfing SA is to only appoint competent people who are not politically connected as leaders, said experts. </p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Fort Hare corruption case split into five parts to speed up prosecution </p> </p> </p><p>This was in reaction to a recent report from the FW De Klerk Foundation that detailed and analysed the comings and goings at the top of the criminal justice system. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Christo van der Rheede, executive director of the foundation, said: “Leaders must be employed on merit, thorough screening, all the necessary background checks and competency tests and should have extensive background and experience in the respective legal or law enforcement field.” </p>Report urges legislative reform <p>The report further says a core problem is that senior positions were often awarded on political grounds. </p><p>“The constitution envisages appointments on competency (Section 196), but this has not consistently happened. </p><p>“We recommend that clear, transparent criteria be legislated for appointments to the NPA, Saps and related bodies. </p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: SA cannot have a weak NPA that cannot do its job – Zondo</p><p>“Candidates should be vetted by independent panels (for example, joint panels of judicial officers, civil society representatives and professional associations) before the president.” </p>Accountability failures and integrity gaps<p>Ian Cameron, national assembly chair of the portfolio committee on police, said the situation indicated the lack of integrity management and accountability in South Africa’s criminal justice leadership. </p><p>The pattern showed the systemic weaknesses in appointing, vetting and managing the senior leaders have never been addressed, Cameron said. </p><p> </p><p>“Successive governments have failed to prioritise merit and independence over political expediency, resulting in compromised institutions led by compromised individuals. </p><p>“It also reflects a broader culture of impunity, where wrongdoing at senior levels is rarely met with real consequence.” </p><p>Cameron said the first step in averting a similar crisis in future was to depoliticise the appointments through a more transparent and rigorous process. </p>Callls for lifestyle audits and depoliticisation of appointments<p>Parliament had repeatedly called for an independent panel to vet candidates for police national commissioner, NPA head and Hawks leadership, based on clear criteria of integrity, experience, independence and competence, he said. </p><p> </p><p>“All senior leaders in Saps, NPA, Ipid [Independent Police Investigative Directorate] and Hawks should undergo regular lifestyle audits, skills audits and vetting by independent bodies. </p><p>“We must strengthen the mandate and resources of oversight bodies, like Ipid and parliament itself.” </p><p>Senior politician and former standing committee of public accounts chair in parliament Themba Godi said leaders failed either because they were set up for failure, or were corrupt. </p><p>ALSO READ: Zondo: SA’s system gives ‘party bosses too much power’ to control MPs</p><p> </p><p>Some of the leaders were tempted because of the love of fancy lifestyles and using their powers to make quick cash, thinking they were invincible because of their positions, he said. </p><p>Political analyst Ntsikelelo Breakfast said corruption could be reduced if President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced lifestyle audits. </p><p>“When he came to power, he promised to introduce lifestyle audits, but now he is not saying anything about it,” said Breakfast. </p><p>Glynnis Breytenbach, DA spokesperson on justice and constitutional development and alternate member on correctional services, said the criminal justice system as a whole needs to be rebuilt and recapacitated. </p><p>“This will require significant financial resources and political will, neither of which has been in abundant supply in any administration,” said Breytenbach. </p><p>“To achieve success, it would be essential to properly resource the courts and the judiciary. There is no short cut to achieving this goal.” </p>Saps national commissioners failed to complete terms<p>Witness Maluleke, a senior criminologist at the University of Limpopo, said Saps’ leadership power struggle as one of the executive organs of the state was a worrying factor. </p><p>“The majority of the Saps national commissioners failed to complete their terms due to criminality, macro-managing practices, political influence, power dynamics and corruption,” he said. </p><p>Rising crimes rates, he said, had dented public confidence in the police. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union spokesperson Richard Mamabolo said not all police commissioners failed to finish their terms due to corruption allegations. </p><p>“The first democratically appointed national police commissioner, George Fivaz, completed his term in office. But many of his successors have not seen their terms through,” he said. </p><p>To address the problem it was essential to depoliticise senior appointments in law enforcement agencies.</p><p>ALSO READ: Ramaphosa suspends Gauteng prosecuting head Andrew Chauke</p>Former heads of SA’s law enforcement agencies who faced scandals: <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/000007141-2500x1667.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Bulelani Ngcuka, former head of the Scorpions. Picture: Bongani Mnguni/Gallo ImagesNational Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Bulelani Ngcuka was appointed as the first leader of the National Director of Public Prosecutions in 1998, and he became the NPA leader in 1999. In 2004, Ngcuka had resigned while he was supposed to deal with the corruption case involving former president Jacob Zuma. When announcing his resignation on national TV, he said Zuma’s case was unwinnable, but he did not elaborate. His resignation came after the announcement that he was investigating the then deputy president’s involvement in the multi-billion-rand arms deal. Vusi Pikoli was appointed in 2005 and was suspended and later removed following the investigation of the former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi. Pikoli’s legal team said he was suspended and fired because of political interference. His legal team said the top governmental officials wanted him to stop investigating corruption charges against Selebi. Menzi Simelane’s appointment lasted from 2009 until 2019. His employment was invalidated by the Constitutional Court after it found him not fit to lead the NPA. He was also stripped of his membership of the Johannesburg Bar. His problems started when the DA opposed his employment because his appointment was irrational and not fit for the job. He was accused of lying under oath during the Ginwala Inquiry. Mxolisi Nxasana took over in 2013, and resigned in 2015, following corruption allegations, and he was given a R17 million golden handshake. Later, the court ruled Nxasana must pay back the money that he received as a settlement from the NPA. Shaun Abrahams was appointed in 2013. His appointment was invalidated by the court in 2018. The Constitutional Court ruled his appointment came as a result of an unconstitutional “abuse of power” by Zuma. Shamila Batohi is the current leader who took over the reins in 2019. She is under fire after the NPA has been recently accused of ineptitude in dealing with high-profile cases, following a string of losses in recent high-profile cases by the NPA. She recently surprised many after saying the NPA had been infiltrated by dishonest prosecutors working with criminals to deliberately bungle cases.<p>ALSO READ: MPs asked to recuse themselves from Mkhwanazi police corruption allegations probe</p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/53092356292_4ce7ba4007_k.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Ex-national commissioner Bheki Cele. Picture: Michel BegaSA Service (Saps) The late General Jackie Selebi was appointed in 2000 until 2008, when he was convicted of corruption and removed from office. He was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment. General Bheki Cele led the Saps in 2009 until 2011 when he was suspended by Zuma after the Public Protector found his lease agreements improper and unlawful. A Board of Inquiry concluded that Cele’s conduct as accounting officer was “unlawful” and “fatally flawed”, leading to his dismissal. Major-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi became acting commissioner in late 2011. General Riah Phiyega (2012-2015) – the first female commissioner – was suspended in mid-2015, after a commission of inquiry into the Marikana massacre criticised her leadership. She left office under suspension. General Khomotso Phahlane (acting 2015-2017) was charged in 2017, with fraud and corruption related to a bogus investigation docket and was dismissed. General Lesetja Mothiba (acting 2017) held office for only a few months. He was not being removed from office, but he retired from the police after serving for a long time. General Khehla Sitole is the longest-serving police commissioner after serving from 2017 to 2022. He left six months before completing his five-year employment contract. President Cyril Ramaphosa did not renew his contract. Current national police commissioner Fannie Masemola (since 2022) is operating amid controversy, as there are allegations that he played a role in irregular property acquisitions linked to the Crime Intelligence division. According to reports, more than R120 million was spent on acquiring the properties in question.<img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/0000101554-2500x1628.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript>Former top cop Jackie Selebi. Picture: Herman Verwey/Gallo Images<p>NOW READ: Concerns that Mchunu’s influence still strong despite special leave</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics corruption Editor’s Choice National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) South African Police Service (SAPS) </p> How political interference hollowed out Saps and NPA \| The Citizen	查看 11516	《公民报》	2025-07-25 14:30:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218595	有图 <p> The façade of selflessness has slipped to show the narcissism beneath. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Nobuhle-Nkabane-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Former Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. Picture: Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>When Nobuhle Nkabane stood to take an oath as minister in July 2024, she pledged faithfulness to SA, obedience to the constitution, and to put the duty of serving South Africans above all else.</p><p>That promise lasted less than a year, as the façade of selflessness slipped to show the narcissism beneath.</p><p>Nkabane has been accused of cronyism, corruption, and straight-up lying to parliament over appointments to the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Seta) board, which included ANC members.</p><p>When her great cover-up started to unravel, with the mentioned officials denying any involvement in the appointments, she seemed to swerve accountability by running from parliament.</p><p>After nearly two months of pressure, President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday booted her from Cabinet.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> SA sees ‘dramatic’ increase in munitions exports in last three months — here is where they went </p> </p> </p><p>She was supposed to appear before parliament on Tuesday, and concerns about what she might have said, if she did appear, might well have been the reason the president finally took action.</p><p> </p><p> </p>Brand before South Africa<p>Ramaphosa’s announcement was made without praise, or thanks for Nkabane. Something that must have really stung her.</p><p>Hours after her dismissal, Nkabane was suddenly available and ready to do an interview with a broadcaster to “clear” her name. </p><p>She spoke about her desperation to appear before parliament to tell her side of the story — an institution she was allergic to for several weeks.</p><p>More concerning was her repeated and obsessive reference to her “brand”.</p><p> </p><p>“This goes beyond my position in parliament. It is all about my reputation. I worked for my brand, and I must clear my name and my brand,” she said in defiance of calls for her to resign from parliament over the saga.</p><p>“What is more important is my reputation. I don’t want it tarnished. I am not corrupt. I will never be corrupt,” she said at another point.</p><p>Nobody likes to be judged, but when you are a public figure who has committed to putting the interests of the country ahead of yourself, that judgment is not only expected, but is compulsory. </p><p>It is called accountability.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: From tiger to a pouncing police cat? Ramaphosa is remixing the ‘corrupt’ until a new caretaker arrives</p>Schemes and criminals<p>Accountability seems to be in short supply when corrupt schemes come crashing down.</p><p>One of those schemes began to shake this week when four people were arrested for the murder of musician and businessman Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody.</p><p>Among those arrested was businessman Katiso “KT”Molefe, who was among those mentioned in KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s claims of criminal infiltration within the police.</p><p> </p><p>The firearms used in the artist’s death were linked to 10 other high-profile cases, suggesting that the web of crime is extensive and often protected.</p><p>Where it isn’t protected, the ball is being dropped by the police at grassroots level.</p><p>This was seen in the investigating officer in thebail application of Tiffany Meek, accused of murdering her son Jayden-Lee, who was unable to verify addresses for her bail application, and so was not able to gauge whether she is a flight risk.</p><p>Police are often overworked, under-resourced, or lacking in skills. It is something they share with organisations in several departments, including the one Nkabane once headed.</p><p> </p><p>These are the “brands” and organisations we should be building and protecting, not that of an alleged dodgy former minister.</p><p>NOW READ: A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Ramaphosa risks losing control of Cabinet</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics A View Of The Week Cyril Ramaphosa Editor’s Choice Nobuhle Nkabane </p> A VIEW OF THE WEEK: Putting brand Nkabane over serving students and SA \| The Citizen	查看 4395	《公民报》	2025-07-25 15:00:00 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218594	有图 <p> First visit of the year to South Africa"s best known circuit promises to be a spectacular one of note. </p> <p> <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RBR-Nova.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript> <p>Nick Adcock, Michael Jensen and Charl Michael Visser should be a top overall Four Hours of Kyalami contender in their Adjust for Sleep Rico Barlow Racing Nova Proto NP02. Photograph: Dave Ledbitter.</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>The country’s only long distance track racing series will visit the iconic Kyalami Grand Prix circuit this weekend, when the venue will host round four of the South African Endurance Championship connected by Vodacom 4U.</p>Main attraction<p>The Four Hours of Kyalami will see all of the series’ top contenders in action, led by the Into Africa Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo 2 of current points leaders, Xolile Letlaka, Stuart White and Axcil Jeffries.</p><p>ALSO READ: Wet-and-wild finish to National Endurance six-hours of Killarney</p><p>Their closest challengers should be Nick Adcock, Michael Jensen and Charl Michael Visser in their Adjust for Sleep Rico Barlow Racing Nova Proto NP02, plus Bradley Liebenberg and Ryan Naicker in their Stradale Motorsport Audi R8 LMS Evo.</p><p>Others who could spoil their day will include Marius Jackson and Joseph Ellerine (MJR Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R), and Hein and Henk Lategan (BBR Porsche 911 GT3 Cup).</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Salvador Caetano Auto South Africa announces return of JMC </p> </p> </p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Mustang-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>Heading up Class B should be the Australian-built Ford Mustang of V8 Supercar veterans Julian Familiaris, Franco di Matteo and Romano Sartori. Photograph: Dave Ledbitter.</sub></p><p>Heading up Class B should be the Australian-built Ford Mustang of V8 Supercar veterans Julian Familiaris, Franco di Matteo and Romano Sartori, chased by the G&H Transport Audi R8 of the Giannoccaro brothers Ricky and Gianni, joined by Ant Blunden.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The father and son team of Robert and David Franco (Graphix Supply World Volkswagen SupaPolo) should fight for Class C honours with the Hisense Korridas Racing Volkswagen Golf GTi of Mozambique drivers Bruno Campos, Sandro Alves, Mauro Almeida and Mario Barbosa.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Pretorius-Backdraft.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>Defending V8 Roadster and Index of Performance National Champions Harm and Barend Pretorius should have a clean run and class win in their Team Pesty Backdraft Roadster. Photograph: Dave Ledbitter.</sub></p><p>Defending V8 Roadster and Index of Performance National Champions, Harm and Barend Pretorius, should have a clean run and class win in their Team Pesty Backdraft Roadster, being the only entry in the category.</p>One-Hour Dash<p>The National Challenge 1-Hour Dash could see a tough fight between Damien Hammond (Liqui Moly Samlin Racing Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Evo) and Andrew Horne (Xena Chemicals Ligier-Honda JS49), with a single point separating them in the title chase.</p><p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Andrew-Horne-1-Hour-Dash.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><sub>Andrew Horne (Xena Chemicals Ligier-Honda JS49) could spray champagne after the One-Hour Dash. Photograph: Dave Ledbitter.</sub></p><p>They will face pressure from drivers like Antonie Marx (Shelby CanAm), Charl Arangies (Vaal Fluid Systems Porsche 911 GT3 R), Mo Mia (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup), Roy Obery (Porsche 911 GT3) and Wayne Roach (Samlin Racing Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo).</p><p> </p>Race programme<p>Official qualifying will take place at 13h45 on Friday. The main races will commence at 13h00 on Saturday.</p><p>General access tickets will cost R250 with kids under the age of 12 going in for free.</p><p>Spectators are welcome to bring gas braais, gazebos and cooler boxes, with parking free anywhere around the circuit.</p><p>VIP Experience tickets, which include food and beverage vouchers, a grid walk, a dedicated private seating area and a private cash bar, are available at R650 per person.</p><p> </p><p>You could also venture to the Vodacom 4U Zone, a playground where you could play racing games and win prizes.</p><p>For further information, contact Liyema Letlaka on [emailprotected].</p><p>The Southern African Endurance Series is proudly supported by Vodacom 4U, Foton and Proton, Dunlop Tyres, ATS Motorsport, Silverlakes Farm Hotel and SuperSport.</p>Support races<p>There will be three races for Sports and GT Cars, combined with the Porsche GT Cup contingent.</p><p> </p><p>Top contenders should include Damian Hammond (Liqui Moly Samlin Racing Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Super Trofeo Evo), Xolile Letkata (Into Africa Lamborghini Huracan GT3 Evo), Wayne Roach (Samlin Racing Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Super Trofeo), Jeeva Moodley (Porsche Cayman) and Riaan Bouwer (Porsche 911 GT3 Cup).</p><p>Charl Arangies must be the favourite to win the Porsche GT Cup section in his Vaal Fluids 911 GT3 R.</p><p>Providing competition will the likes of Nicky Dicks (Curvent 911 GT3), Henk Lategan (SAC 911 GT3 Cup), Roy Obery (Haval Edenvale 911 GT3), Mo Mia (911 GT3 Cup), Jay Jay Deysel (2JS Detailling 911 GT3 Cup), Marius Jackson (MJR 911 GT3 Cup), Charl Visser (911 GT3 Cup), Weylin Volschenk (911 GT3 Cup) and Andre’ van Vuuren (911 GT3 Cup).</p><p>The Sports and GT and GT Cup drivers will qualify from 11h50 on Friday, with their opening race at 15h10.</p><p> </p><p>On Saturday, they will race at 09h00 and 11h00, respectively.</p><p>Rounding out the programme will be races for MRSSA Motorcycles, with 28 entries and Silver Cup 2.0 Clubmans cars, which has attracted a massive 49-car grid.</p><p>ALSO READ:Aldo Scribante gives National Endurance Series a battering</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Motoring News Motorsport racing </p> National Endurance Series gears-up for attack on Kyalami	查看 6415	《公民报》	2025-07-25 15:26:39 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218593	有图 <p> Young guns Onley and Lipowitz vie for the podium. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Tour-de-France-betting-2-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>The Tour de France will make its usual entry into Paris this weekend as the 2025 tour wraps up. Picture: Firas Abdullah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>His rivals have tried mightily to dislodge Tadej Pogacar from the yellow jersey of the Tour de France but he has withstood all the tricks and tactics they’ve applied over three weeks and 18 stages – and simply counterpunched and left them floundering.</p><p>He will win the race in Paris on Sunday – you can bet on it. Actually, there’s no point in betting on it; you’ll win just one cent for every rand wagered on the Slovenian superstar at odds of 1.01.</p><p>Second-placed Jonas Vingegaard has blown out on an Alpine breeze to 23.00 for the Win.</p><p>There are other bets to be had as the Tour winds up – with another mountain stage on Friday and a hilly stage on Saturday, before the honour parade into Paris on Sunday.</p>Third place and best young rider<p>One intriguing battle is between Germany’s Florian Lipowitz and Britain’s Oscar Onley for third place overall – and, simultaneously, for the white jersey that signifies the best young rider.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> A reckoning on Mont Ventoux </p> </p> </p><p>Lipowitz leads Onley by 22 seconds after Thursday’s brutal stage in the Alps, with the latter passing the former on the road of the climb to the Col de la Loze but just failing to pass him on the leaderboard.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Lipowitz has had a superb Tour. He might have simply had a tough moment on Stage 8 and will bounce back on the ascent to the ski resort of La Plagne. However, Onley is looking stronger as the race reaches a climax.</p><p>Lipowitz is a 1.65 chance to finish in the top three and Onley is at 2.65. Old warhorse Primoz Roglic is a 5.05 top three chance after hanging in bravely with the top General Classification contenders.</p><p>Among the many other offerings from Betway are various prominent riders to win a stage. Among the more appealing here are: Vingegaard (no 1.03, yes 7.15), Onley (1.00, 32.00), Quinn Simmons (1.03, 7.15), Wout van Aert (1.10, 5.00) and Jordi Meeus (1.00, 9.90).</p><p>These Betway odds are correct at time of publishing and subject to change.</p><p> </p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Tour de France </p> Battle for white jersey takes centre stage on Tour \| The Citizen	查看 2530	《公民报》	2025-07-25 15:38:22 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218592	有图 <p> At an emotional AGM, the bank’s long-serving CEO and founding member stepped down after 25 years. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Gerrie-Fourie-Capitec-CEO-Retire.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>Fourie thanked his executive team and the Capitec board for their trust and support at his final AGM as CEO. Picture: via Capitec’s website</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>On Friday, 18 July, Capitec’s now-retired CEO Gerrie Fourie stepped onto the stage at the bank’sannual general meeting(AGM) in Stellenbosch for the final time, markingthe end of a 25-year journeywith the company he helped build from the ground up.</p><p>From the outset, Capitec chair Santie Botha made it clear that this would not be a routine AGM.</p><p>Botha’s opening address set the tone for an emotionally significant farewell to one of the bank’s most influential figures.</p><p>She said Fourie was hand-picked by Capitec co-founder Michiel le Roux in 2000 to be part of the executive team that would build a new kind of bank.</p><p>“Over the past six years, I’ve had the privilege of working closely with Gerrie and observing his modus operandi first-hand,” Botha added. “He is a phenomenal leader and CEO. His approach to business is unique and he sets a very specific tone from the top.”</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> How do you know you are ready to retire? </p> </p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Is South Africa’s unemployment rate really only 10%?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Fourie built what Botha called an “A-team” of leaders, with zero tolerance for non-performance.</p><p>He demanded a deep understanding of the business and was known for challenging assumptions, asking difficult questions, and drilling into the detail when needed, she added. He recognised when the numbers didn’t add up and always pushed for clarity and accountability.</p><p>Although he was guided by vision and long-term strategy, Fourie believed nothing beats decisiveness and execution delivered at speed.</p><p>“Thank you, Gerrie, for dreaming big and showing South Africa what is possible with dedication and focus. Over to you,” said a visibly emotional Botha.</p><p> </p><p>ALSO READ: Government meets with Capitec CEO about unemployment statistics</p>Reflection<p>Fourie’s presentation began in his characteristic relaxed and engaging manner, as he shared the latest performance statistics and milestones achieved under his leadership.</p><p>But the tone soon shifted as he began to reflect on the people who made the journey meaningful.</p><p>“To the Capitec team, it was a tremendous 25 years working with you,” said Fourie.</p><p> </p><p>He recounted how, during a systems outage in August 2022, staff worked around the clock to restore services.</p><p>Further, “Our consultants don’t close a branch at 5pm. They wait until the last client leaves. That is our family.”</p><p>ALSO READ: Capitec’s outgoing boss bemoans SA’s high real interest rates</p>Gratitude and pride<p>Fourie thanked his executive team and the Capitec board for their trust and support.</p><p> </p><p>“You know, I actually thought this morning – everything I asked for, I got. And I know it soundswindgat[like a braggart],” he said, laughing.</p><p>He highlighted the decision to invest in 2020, during the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic, when other companies were pulling back.</p><p>“It was scary. But over three years, we invested an additional R6 billion – and that is how we created what Capitec is today.</p><p>“The board’s boldness and decisiveness helped us get there.”</p><p> </p><p>Fourie then turned to his family. “This is the difficult part,” he said, his voice wavering.</p><p>He thanked his wife, Reinie, for supporting his career and creating the space he needed to focus entirely on Capitec. “From my side … thank you. And to my dad – my biggest supporter.”</p><p>He concluded with a tribute to his successor, Graham Lee.</p><p>“Graham started in 2002 as my business analyst. He couldn’t speak a word of Afrikaans,” Fourie joked.</p><p>But, he said, Lee brought all the right qualities to lead Capitec into the future – from technological insight and data fluency to execution ability and, “most importantly, a passion for people”.</p><p>“It’s a privilege to hand the baton to you,” he said tearfully as the audience rose in a standing ovation.</p><p>Capitec share price</p><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=" rel="noopener noreferrer"><noscript><img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Capitec-share-price.png" rel="noopener noreferrer"></noscript><p>This article was republished from Moneyweb. Readtheoriginal here.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Capitec Bank retirement </p> Gerrie Fourie’s tearful farewell to Capitec family	查看 4779	《公民报》	2025-07-25 15:49:48 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word
3218591	有图 <p> It"s another action-packed weekend with plenty to look forward to. </p> <p> <img src="https://media.citizen.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Euro-women-fans-betting-1.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <p>England fans will hope their team can pull off a surprise against Spain. Picture: Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images</p> </p><p> </p> <p> <p>There’s plenty of quality women’s football to look forward to this weekend, while the Currie Cup also kicks off on Friday and Australia host the British and Irish Lions in the second Test Down Under. Here then are three of our hot tips for the weekend.</p>Football<p>Banyana Banyana v Ghana</p><p>Desiree Ellis’ Banyana Banyana side fought bravely but we unable to overcome Nigeria in the semifinals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, thereby losing their grip on the title they won for the first time three years ago.</p><p>There is still third and fourth place to play for, however, and Banyana will take on Ghana, a side they beat 2-0 in the group stages, on Friday.</p><p>That game was tighter than the scoreline suggests, and Ellis’ side will have to be on their toes against a side that took hosts Morocco all the way to penalties in the semifinals.</p><p> <p> <p> <p> Read more </p> Seoposenwe eyes one last hurrah in Banyana shirt </p> </p> </p><p>Prediction: Banyana 2 Ghana 1</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Betway odds: Banyana at 1.81 for the win, Ghana at 3.90</p><p>Spain v England</p><p>Spain will take on England in the Women’s Euro final on Sunday, a repeat of the 2023 Fifa Womens’ World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0.</p><p>La Roja will be favourites to win again on Sunday, after a superb tournament in Switzerland. Spain have won all of their matches up to now, although it took them until extra time to take down Germany in the semifinals.</p><p> </p><p>England lost their opening match to France, before bouncing back well in their group. The Lionesses have been on the brink of going out in both the quarterfinals and the semifinals, before somehow finding a way to triumph.</p><p>Spain, however, may well prove a bridge too far.</p><p>Prediction: Spain 3 England 1</p><p>Betway odds: Spain at 1.74 for the win, England at 4.30.</p><p> </p>Rugby<p>Australia v Lions</p><p>The British and Irish Lions won the opening Test 27-19 in Brisbane last weekend to be 1-0 up in the three-match series and will be favourites again this weekend, in the second Test in Melbourne.</p><p>Australia though played well enough last weekend to believe they have a chance to shock the visitors, but it’s going to take something special. Both sides have made personnel changes, so we’re in for another cracker on Saturday.</p><p>Prediction: Lions by 15</p><p> </p><p>Betway odds: Lions at 1.21 for the win, Australia at 4.20.</p><p>These Betway odds correct at time of publishing and subject to change.</p> </p> <p> Read more on these topics Australia rugby banyana banyana British & Irish Lions </p> Three of the best this weekend: Wins for Banyana, Spain and the Lions? \| The Citizen	查看 3016	《公民报》	2025-07-25 16:10:05 2025-07-26 05:15:57	word

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