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The Citizen
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 27 May 2025
24 hours in pictures, 27 May 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. Jordy Smith of South Africa surfs in Heat 2 of the Semifinals at the Western Australia Margaret River Pro on May 27, 2025 at Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia. Smith went on to win the competition. (Photo by Beatriz Ryder/World Surf League) Supporters of South Korea's Democratic Party's presidential election candidate Lee Jae-myung, cheer during a campaign event in Suwon city, Gyeoggi-do, South Korea, May 26, 2025. South Korea will hold its presidential election on 03 June 2025. Picture: Matrix Images The remnants of a small dwelling where six family members lost their lives when their home caught fire in the Marikana informal settlement located in Ekurhuleni on May 27, 2025 in Kwa-Thema, South Africa. It is reported that six family members died in the tragedy. The cause of the fire is still unknown. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti) A young woman cools off amongst the water jets of a fountain during a hot spring day in Moscow, Russia, 26 May 2025. According to the Russian Hydrometeorological Centre, air temperatures are expected to climb up to 30 degrees Celsius in some areas of Moscow. Picture: EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV Cyril Ramaphosa ( President of the republic of South Africa) delivers keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) at Century City on May 27, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The symposium showcases infrastructure investment opportunities in both South Africa and the African continent, and also fosters regional cooperation and integration. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard) A handout photo made available by the press service of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade shows new recruits of the 65th Separate Mechanised Brigade attending their training on an obstacle course with psychological elements and a tank used on a shooting range in the Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 26 May 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory on 24 February 2022, marking the beginning of a conflict that has led to widespread damage and a humanitarian situation. Picture: EPA-EFE/Press service of the 65th Mechanized Brigade A female Hippopotamus seen along with her two days old calf at Delhi Zoo on May 22, 2025 in New Delhi, India. The National Zoological Park in the capital has welcomed a newborn hippopotamus calf after a gap of four years. The female calf was born on Monday to a nine-year-old hippopotamus. Picture: Matrix Images Actors defending the fortress of Zons at the medieval spectacle 'Sturm auf Zons', in Germany . The event focuses on a simulated attack on Zons by Burgundians in April 1475, which is staged with numerous disguised actors, and which is said to have happened in a similar way during the Neuss War in 1474 – 1475. Picture: Matrix Images Egrets build nests as they prepare to breed in the forest in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 25, 2025. Picture: Matrix Images This aerial view shows damages following the passage of a tornado in the city of Puerto Varas, Region de los Lagos, southern Chile, on May 26, 2025. An unusual tornado rated as category EF-1 on the Fujita scale hit on the eve the city of Puerto Varas, almost 1,000 km south of Santiago, leaving eight people injured and some 150 homes affected, authorities said. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP) Contestants in the men's downhill race chase the cheese down the hill during Gloucestershire's famous Cheese-Rolling contest on May 26, 2025 in Brockworth, England. Every year competitors and spectators from around the world gather for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling competition that sees participants fling themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rolling 7 pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first contestant to the bottom of the 590 foot (180 meter) Cooper's Hill wins the wheel of cheese. The ankle-breaking extreme sport has officially been recorded since 1826, but is thought to have roots in an ancient pagan tradition. (Photo by) This aerial view shows trucks towing shipping containers at the port of Umm Qasr in Iraq's southern city of Basra on May 26, 2025. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP) PICTURES: Colourful Hillbrow parade entertains Joburg residents
The Citizen
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 19 May 2025
24 hours in pictures, 19 May 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. South African Police Service (SAPS) officers walk during raid to retrieve looted goods during a protest at Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP) South Africa players celebrate after wining the men U20 CAF Africa Cup of Nations Final match between South Africa and Morocco at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo, Egypt on May 18, 2025. Picture: Matrix Images / Khaled Elfiqi People hold candles as they attend a commemoration ceremony for the victims of the Mullivaikkal Massacre, marking the 16th anniversary of the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day at Edward Elliot's Beach in Chennai on May 18, 2025. (Photo by BABU / AFP) Twenty-year-old foreign students of the Sookmyung Women's University, wearing traditional costumes, participate in a traditional Korean coming-of age ceremony, at the institution in Seoul, South Korea, May 19, 2025. The event is the Confucian ceremony for young people who have reached the age of twenty, at which age they are accepted as adults in traditional Korean society. Picture: Matrix Images/Kwak Kyung-keun EFF members hold placards during the VAT victory march to the National Treasury on May 19, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. This march celebrates the recent suspension of the proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) increase, which the EFF views as a significant triumph for the working-class and impoverished communities. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) Thierry Neuville of Belgium drives his Hyundai i20 N Rally 1 during the WRC Rally de Portugal 2025 in Fafe, Portugal, 18 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/JOSE COELHO Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike in eastern Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on May 19 that Israel will 'take control' of the whole of Gaza, as the military pressed a newly intensified campaign in the war-ravaged territory. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP) Men dress as human statues during a parade in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 18 May 2025. The statue parade took place during the nineteenth edition of the 'Long Night of Museums'. Picture: EPA-EFE/JUAN CARLOS TORREJON US actor and singer Asap Rocky poses during a photocall for the film 'Highest 2 Lowest' at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) State-of-the-art waste compactor trucks during the official handover at Kempton Park Waste Depot on May 19, 2025 in Kempton Park, South Africa. This forms part of the City Of Ekurhuleni Waste Management Fleet. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti) Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu (2nd L) gestures as he enters the court room at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam on May 19, 2025. Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu appeared in court on May 19, 2025 for his latest hearing in a treason trial in which he faces a potential death penalty. (Photo by ERICKY BONIPHACE / AFP) A teddy bear is seen in debris after tornados hit areas of London, Kentucky, USA, 18 May 2025. According to statement released by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, 19 people were killed in the state as a result of a tornado that touched down on Saturday morning, 17 in Laurel County and one in Pulaski County, where search and rescue are ongoing. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALLISON JOYCE Young people dance during a Flag Day celebration, in Cabo Haitiano, Haiti, 18 May 2025. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime called for national unity and collective effort to create the conditions for a constitutional-reform referendum and 'free, inclusive, and credible' elections in a country mired in a deep crisis that has gone a decade without holding a vote. Picture: EPA-EFE/Patrice Noel A body is seen after being hit by a truck during looting and protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, 19 May 2025. Diepkloof hostel residents are demanding water, sanitation and development in the area. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Andie McDowell (L) poses for a picture with Dane Foxx (R), a model from Acacia creative studio wearing a floral outfit at the Chelsea Flower Show during the press day in London, Britain, 19 May 2024. The annual gardening exhibition runs from 20 to 24 May 2024 at the Royal Chelsea Hospital in London. Picture: EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN A woman attends the Bembe do Mercado manifestation in Santo Amaro, Bahia State, Brazil on May 18, 2025. With 136 years old, Bembe do Mercado, a cultural and religious manifestation of African origin, celebrates the abolition of slavery. (Photo by RAFAEL MARTINS/ AFP) A farmer holds bales of mallow fiber, in the community of Boca do Supia, in Manacapuru, Brazil, 18 May 2025. Twenty of the 62 municipalities in Amazonas, the largest state in the Brazilian Amazon, are in a state of emergency, and another 37 have declared alerts due to flooding caused by the heavy rise of rivers in the region, which has experienced intense droughts over the past two years. Picture: EPA-EFE/Raphael Alves PICTURES: Distinguished Gentleman's Ride Johannesburg
The Citizen
05-05-2025
- Business
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 5 May 2025
24 hours in pictures, 5 May 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. epaselect epa12074195 People participate in the 'Balloon Parade' in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, 04 May 2025. The event, considered the largest balloon parade in the world, featured a marine world theme. Floats decorated with balloons were created by 13 international artists from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Picture: EPA-EFE/FRANCISCO GUASCO Demonstrators protest against offshore oil and gas drilling in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 05, 2025. Demonstrators in Cape Town gathered outside the Western Cape High Court to protest offshore oil and gas drilling along South Africa's coastline, coinciding with a court case challenging the government's approval of exploration in blocks between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. Organized by environmental groups The Green Connection and Natural Justice as part of the 'Who Stole Our Oceans' campaign, the protest raised concerns over threats to marine biodiversity, small-scale fishers' livelihoods, and the climate, calling instead for a shift to renewable energy. The demonstration highlights the ongoing clash between environmental advocates and government officials, such as Minister Gwede Mantashe, who promote oil and gas projects for economic growth. Picture: Matrix Images Activists protest outside Cape Town High Court on May 05, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Civil organisations are questioning the environmental authorisation process and challenging the government's alleged failure to properly assess the significant risks posed by oil and gas exploration, including oil spills, climate change impacts and threats to small-scale fishers' livelihoods. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) A picture taken with a drone shows rapeseed fields in full bloom in Rokietnica village, southeastern Poland, 05 May 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz Participants run during the Wings for Life World Run App Run in Pretoria, on May 4, 2025. The Wings for Life World Run is a running competition held on the first weekend of May since 2014 to collect funds for the not-for-profit foundation Wings for Life. The entry fee goes completely to Spinal Cord Research. Picture: Tyrone Bradley A mitre of a cardinal as he attends the Ninth Novendiale Mass in memory of Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican in Rome, Italy on May 04, 2025. The Vatican announced on the 21 of April the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. The conclave with gathers a College of Cardinals is due to start meeting on the 07 of May to elect the new Pope. Picture: Matrix Images / Andre Pain Deputy President Paul Mashatile and Gwede Mantashe at the business breakfast engagement session on the Transformation Fund at Freedom Park Heritage Site and Museum on May 05, 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. The Transformation Fund is a key initiative aimed at accelerating transformation and supporting black-owned and black-managed businesses across various sectors in South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu) Tourists take selfies as they visit a section of the Great Wall of China near Beijing, China, 05 May 2025. During the May Day national holiday, observed in China over a period of five days from 01 until 05 May, popular tourist spots become very crowded. Picture: EPA-EFE/JESSICA LEE Environmental protesters gather outside the head offices of TotalEnergies in Johannesburg, South Africa, 05 May 2025. The protesters gathered to hand a memorandum to the company as they stand in solidarity with coastal communities in the Western Cape of South Africa and give their full support to The Green Connection and Natural Justice, who have brought a judicial review against the environmental authorization granted to TotalEnergies to conduct offshore oil and gas drilling along the coastline from Cape Town to Cape Agulhas. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK Participants disguised as Christian and Moor soldiers take part in a re-enactment of Moors and Christians battles during the last day of 'Moors and Christians' festival in the town of Alcoy, Spain, 05 May 2025. The festival marks the battles between Muslim Moors and Christians to take control of the city of Alcoy in 1276. Picture: EPA-EFE/PABLO MIRANZO Gayton McKenzie (Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa) at the 2nd G20 Culture Working Group Session on Day 1 at the Sandton Convention Centre on May 05, 2025 in Sandton, South Africa. This significant gathering forms part of South Africa's G20 Presidency, the first to be hosted on African soil, and serves as a platform for in-depth discussions on four key priorities. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti) A window cleaner works on a high-rise building in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 May 2025. The World Bank downgraded Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 to 1.6 percent from 2.9 percent, marking the lowest growth prediction among ASEAN economies due to the impact of US reciprocal tariff measures, lower than expected tourist arrival number, high public debt as well as the global economic slowdown. Picture: EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT PICTURES: EFF march to Kleinfontein
The Citizen
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
24 hours in pictures, 28 April 2025
24 hours in pictures, 28 April 2025 Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world. A helicopter battles a vegetation fire in the Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, South Africa, on April 27, 2025. Fire fighters battled an extensive blaze that spread rapidly across the mountainous regions of Cape Town skirting suburbs but destroying large areas of Fynbos vegetation, flora and fauna in the reserve. Picture: Matrix Images / Nic Bothma Children wave Vietnamese and Japanese flags ahead of a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, 28 April 2025. Ishiba is on an official visit to Vietnam from 27 to 29 April 2025. Picture: EPA-EFE/LUONG THAI LINH / POOL Cardinal Christoph Schonborn leaves Vatican at the end of fifth meeting of the Congregation of Cardinals, Vatican City, 28 April 2025. The cardinals continue their deliberations during general congregations held following the death of Pope Francis, in preparation for the assembly to elect a new pope, known as the conclave. Picture: EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI A passer-by walks in front of a graffito of Berlin-based artist Eme Freethinker that shows US President Donald J. Trump next to the writing 'Made in China' at the Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany, 28 April 2025. The United States of America and China are in a fight about tariff policies. Picture: EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN South African trombonist, vocalist, and composer, Siya Makuzeni perfoms at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg, 28 April 2024, during the HERoines of Jazz 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Models showcase designs by South Africa's Renowned fashion designer Gert Johan Coetzee at the South African Fashion Week (SAFW) Spring/Summer 2025, 25 April 2025. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/ The Citizen Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg, 28 April 2025, after 11 classes were completely gutted by fire. No injuries were reported during the incident and the cause of fire was not known. Picture: Nigel Sibanda /The Citizen Members of the clergy gather after a requiem Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Pretoria, South Africa, 26 April 2025. Amongst the guests where diplomats, clergy and religious leaders from the Archdiocese. Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88. Picture: EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK Jacob Zuma arrives at the Solomon Mahlangu Lecture at Solomon Mahlangu Square on April 27, 2025 in Mamelodi, South Africa. The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party is dedicated to telling the history of this country on their own account as black people and aims to set the record straight on some very critical historical events in the liberation struggle. Picture: Gallo Images A flowering rape field colours the landscape near Kisbagyon, northern Hungary, 27 April 2025 (issued 28 April 2025). Picture: EPA-EFE/Peter Komka New Apostolic Church Young People in Christ congregations take part in their annual Dragon Boat Race event, 26 April 2025, at Florida Lake Boat Club, in Roodepoort. Teams travelled from all over Gauteng, and from as far afield as Mpumalanga and Limpopo. At least 800 rowers, making up 37 teams, took part in the competition. With specators approximately 2 500 people attended the team-building event. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen The Ploemies at the 2025 Cape Town International Jazz Festival on Day 01 at Cape Town International Convention Centre on April 25, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The annual music festival celebrates both local and international jazz musicians, and showcases a diverse range of artists. (Photo by Gallo Images/Dereck Green) MORE: 24 hours in pictures, 25 April 2025
The Citizen
26-04-2025
- General
- The Citizen
PICTURES: Baboons and humans clash in urban Kommetjie
In Cape Town the coexistence of humans and Chacma baboons in urban areas, particularly in villages like Kommetjie, has led to increasing tensions and conflicts. A mother Chacma baboon runs across the road with her baby in search of their sleep site while a gathered crowd of affected Kommetjie residents stand in protest to baboons living in the urban space. Despite efforts under the City of Cape Town's 'Baboon Strategic Management Plan', which involves tracking, educating residents, and reducing baboon harm, hostilities between baboons and humans, including attacks on pets and property damage, continue to rise. The presence of baboons, who forage and sleep within urban spaces, has divided the community, pitting animal rights activists against frustrated residents. A recent survey of Kommetjie residents revealed that 55 percent have daily encounters with baboons, 85 percent have had baboons enter their homes, and 83 percent have altered their lifestyles to avoid conflict. However, with no alternative plans in place, the struggle between maintaining baboon welfare and ensuring human safety remains unresolved. Photographer Alan van Gysen, from Matrix Images, is documenting the situation. A sticker on the back of a Kommetjie resident's vehicle. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images Kommetjie residents chase habituated, wild baboons from entering the central business area. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images Kommetjie residents protest against the inaction of authorities with regard to habituated baboons who occupy the urban space in Kommetjie. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images A habituated wild baboon eats from a takeaway carton, while raiding a City of Cape Town municipal bin in Cape Town. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images The alpha male baboon Kataza of the Klein Slangkop troop on the Cape Town peninsula forages in the garden of a Kommetjie home. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images A baboon monitor follows habituated wild baboons making their way through traffic and residential homes en route to their regular sleep site. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images A Chacma baboon walks towards a shop in Kommetjie. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images Kataza, an alpha male Chacma baboon, of the Klein Slangkop troop forages in a reidential garden. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images A baboon monitor radios in coordinates of the Klein Slangkop baboon troop to head office on the Slangkop Mountain above Kommetjie. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images Two juvenile Chacma baboons play on the roof of a home. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images A nursing mother Chacma baboon forages through unsecured bins behind Kommetjie's central commercial area. Picture: Alan van Gysen / Matrix Images PICTURES: Is the Cape Town Cycle Tour the world's most beautiful race?
