South Africa’s president, whose coal-dependent country is among the world’s biggest polluters, Tuesday criticised international funders for making it difficult for poorer nations to access aid to fight climate change. Support from multilateral organisations “is out of reach of the majority of the world’s population due to lending policies that are risk-averse and carry onerous … Read more
A culture of misogyny and predatory behaviour is “prevalent” in many police forces across England and Wales, and fuelled by lax vetting standards, according to a report published Wednesday after a high-profile murder. Former Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens was last year jailed for life for the kidnap, rape and murder of 33-year-old London woman … Read more
Daily news update: 23 October Former president Jacob Zuma says he will continue to speak out against injustice even if he has to go to jail. Zuma held a press conference in Johannesburg on Saturday following a postponement on Friday. His almost two-hour-long rant touched on a range of issues including his court cases and alleged injustices … Read more
One person was confirmed dead in Japan on Monday after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into the country, injuring dozens, but authorities downgraded warnings as the storm weakened after landfall. The storm system, which made landfall in southern Kyushu’s Kagoshima on Sunday night, was moving off the western coast of Japan by Monday afternoon. Nearly six million … Read more
Manqoba Mngqithi says he has observed a trend of winding down the clock in the DStv Premiership and has also fingered match officials for not “doing anything about it”. The Mamelodi Sundowns co-head coach made these comments at the back of his side’s 1-0 win over Chippa United on Wednesday night. Peter Shalulile scored the … Read more
About one month after Jennette McCurdy shared her story about her time as a Nickelodeon child star, former Victorious star Daniella Monet is also speaking out about her experiences at the network. Last week, Business Insider published an investigation into Dan Schneider, the creator of some of Nickelodeon’s most popular shows, including Victorious, Zoey 101, … Read more
Here’s your morning news update: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. Daily news update – 22 August 2022 Ramaphosa’s R2.6m SADC flight due to unpaid R300k flight database subscription President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 42nd SADC summit. Picture: Twitter / @Presidency President … Read more
Earlier this week, Kylie Jenner publicly complained about some new changes to Instagram — and now Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri is responding. If you use Instagram, you may have seen a post being shared asking the platform creators to stop prioritizing videos a la TikTok and return to showing users pictures of their friends. The … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed the U.S. Supreme Court ruling stripping American women and people who can get pregnant of the right to abortions, calling it “horrific.” The top court overturned the precedent-setting Roe v. Wade decision on Friday. “The news coming out of the United States is horrific. My heart goes out to the … Read more