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@citizen Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00

South Africans feel less poor but expectations have collapsed

StatsSA shows subjective poverty fell from 34.4% to 25.7% yet official line still at 37.9% as lowered hopes mask reality.

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@citizen 6 hours ago

Daily Lotto results: Friday, 4 September 2026

A R550 000 jackpot is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto results for 4 September 2026.

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@citizen 6 hours ago

Life imprisonment for Thembisa man who locked partner in room and raped her for months

Bhutan Sizwe Mlotshwa locked his partner inside a room for months between July 2021 and March 2022, raping and assaulting her.

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@citizen 7 hours ago

Mosimane names Bafana squad for AFCON qualifiers

They will then face Egypt in an international friendly in Cairo on 4 October.

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@citizen 7 hours ago

PowerBall and PowerBall Xtra results: Friday, 4 September 2026 [WATCH]

R28 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Xtra results for 4 September 2026.

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@citizen 7 hours ago

In case you missed it: Confession of a VIP guard | Boks braced for fired-up All Blacks | Ex-Miss SA fined R3m, debarred

Catch up on the biggest stories this Friday, 4 September 2026, in our simple daily news update.

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@citizen 8 hours ago

Saturday's weather: Severe thunderstorms, strong winds and rough seas

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 5 September 2026.

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@citizen 8 hours ago

Celebrity 'Come Dine With Me' SA: Meet the 24 stars cooking for charity

Come Dine With Me South Africa is going celebrity for the first time, with 24 famous faces opening battling it out for charity this November.

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@citizen 8 hours ago

American star Ricco Ross is coming to South Africa for red-carpet and show host duties

Ross is best known for his roles as Sergeant Griggs in the Rambo film franchise and Horace Bellarie in Tyler Perry's Netflix drama series Beauty in Black.

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@citizen 9 hours ago

Judgement reserved in Delta Park teacher Kirsten Kluyts' murder trial

The court will deliver final judgement on 11 September in the murder trial of pregnant Sandton teacher Kirsten Kluyts.

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@citizen 9 hours ago

Proteas beat Namibia for the first time, booking their place in T20 tri-series final

The SA team will face Zimbabwe in the series final to be held on Sunday.

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@citizen 9 hours ago

FNB Art Joburg 2026: Champagne, camera obscuras and a reckoning with women's role in liberation

From opening night's champagne-fuelled crowd to MBR Projects' urgent 'Women's March to Freedom' exhibition, here's what stood out at the 19th edition of FNB Art Joburg.

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@citizen 10 hours ago

'A play on words': Nasty C and Tellaman release joint album 'T's & C's Apply'

The pair said the album was recorded over more than a year.

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@citizen 10 hours ago

Stick: All Blacks' changes show intent, Boks out to prevent 2-1 result in SA

Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the they would need to stamp their own DNA over the All Blacks' game plan to keep ball in play.

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@citizen 10 hours ago

Springbok Women undaunted by Black Ferns challenge

The South African women's team could move from 10th to seventh in the world rankings with a first-ever win over the Black Ferns.

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@citizen 11 hours ago

Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal

Namal Rajapaksa has been remanded for two weeks as investigators probe alleged kickbacks linked to Sri Lanka's Airbus aircraft purchase.

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