A 59-year-old SAPS lieutenant general has been arrested on charges of alleged sexual grooming involving a 16-year-old girl and the alleged rape of an 18-year-old woman, police say. He is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

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We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, featuring Ukrainian firefighters battling a blaze at Zaporizhzhia National University following a Russian drone strike, eight broken traffic lights lying on the ground at a busy intersection in Weltevreden Park, President Cyril Ramaphosa at an ANC Veterans League fundraising golf day in Johannesburg, and two accused appearing in the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court in connection with the murder of Jabulile Ntimba. These are some of the compelling images from South Africa and around the world. (For best view, click on image for fullscreen) Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire at a building of Zaporizhzhia National University following a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia on September 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Darya NAZAROVA / AFP) Broken traffic lights are seen at the intersection of JG Strydom Road and 9th Avenue in Weltevreden Park, 21 September 2026. Eight robots are all lying on their side at this intersection and have been like this for months, with frustrated residents asking why and how this happened, and when will it be fixed. 9th Avenue is a major throughfare which passes under the N1 highway connecting Weltevreden Park and Fairland with this intersection causing daily traffic chaos. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Runners compete in the Buenos Aires International Marathon as they pass in front of a mural depicting Argentine football legend Diego Maradona at La Boca neighborhood in Buenos Aires, on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP) A Ferris wheel is pictured at the Sindbad Amusement Park in eastern Baghdad near sunset on September 21, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP) A woman holds an umbrella as she walks across a pedestrian crossing in Kyiv on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) President Cyril Ramaphosa tee off at the ANC Veterans League Fundraising Golf Day at Johannesburg Country Club in Woodmead on September 21, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa. This is part of the ANCVL ongoing efforts to mobilise resources to strengthen its election programmes and initiatives while fostering stronger partnerships between the organisation and the business community. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) Fortunate Masilela and Tsakane Nester Msithini appear at the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court in Ekurhuleni, 21 September 2026, facing charges of premeditated murder and defeating or obstructing the course of justice in connection with the death of Jabulile Ntimba. Ntimba was the ninth body discovered in Villa Liza near Dawn Park, Boksburg, on 17 September 2026. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen A model displays a creation from the DI PETSA Spring/Summer 2027 collection at London Fashion Week in London on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP) This photograph shows the Celestial Sphere, also known as the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Sphere, at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) A devotee carries an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha for immersion at a temple tank during the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival in Bengaluru on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) Mcfoolen Ford, 26, appears at the Boksburg Magistrates’ Court, 21 September 2026, for a bail hearing after his arrest as the fourth suspect in the Reiger Park shooting case. The charges stem from a fatal shooting in Reiger Park on 7 August 2026, in which four people were killed, including civilians Roleen Lessing and Jayden Magerman, and South African Police Service (SAPS) Anti-Gang Unit officers Constable Tomatsane and Constable Sibeko. Picture: Nigel Sibanda/The Citizen Saint-Emilion jurats, members of the Saint-Emilion Bacchic wine brotherhood or jurade, in formal attire take their positions for an induction ceremony at the monolithic church, in Saint-Emilion, south-western France on September 20, 2026. The Saint-Emilion jurade symbolically proclaims the start date of the harvest in September during a day marked by processions, a mass at the Catholic church and an induction ceremony at the monolithic church. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Get the Daily Lotto results as soon as they are drawn on The Citizen, so you can rest easy and check your tickets with confidence. Estimated Daily Lotto jackpot for Monday, 21 September 2026: Daily Lotto: R400 000 Daily Lotto results for 21 September 2026: The winning Daily Lotto numbers will appear below after the draw. Usually, within 10 minutes of the draw. You might need to refresh the page to see the updated results. Daily Lotto: 05, 07, 13, 23, 27. For more details and to verify the Daily Lotto results, visit the National Lottery website. How to play Daily Lotto in SA? If you are buying a ticket in-store: Pick up a betslip in any lottery store. Choose five numbers between 1 and 36 or ask for a Quick Pick. Entries cost R3 each. You can play a max of R150, but you are allowed to play multiple boards. Select how many consecutive draws you wish to enter, up to a maximum of 10. Leave blank for a single draw. Take your betslip to the teller to pay for your ticket. Write your details on the back of your ticket in case you need to claim a prize. If you do not sign your ticket and you lose it, anyone can use it to claim the prize. If you are playing online: Set up a lottery account here and make a deposit to pay for tickets. Choose five numbers from 1 to 36 or select ‘Quick Pick’ to generate a random set. Repeat this on as many boards as you want to play. Decide whether to enter a single draw or multiple draws. Confirm and pay for your entry. What time is the Daily Lotto draw? The Daily Lotto draws take place shortly after 9pm every evening, and tickets can be bought until 8:30pm.

Orlando Pirates head coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has hit back at club legend for critizing his style of plan. In recent weeks, the Moroccan coach has lashed out at his players for showboating. He even threatened to quit the club if the players refused to listen to him. Some of the ex-players critizised the coach, saying he should be allow players the freedom to express themselves. “I heard some ex coaches from Pirates, some let’s say “legends” saying that coach Ouaddou cannot come here to teach us football,” said Ouaddou as per iDiski Times. “I don’t teach football to nobody. I’m very humble. I respect the culture. I respect this fantastic country. I like it. I love it. I love South Africa. I love these people. “But these people who were ex-coaches, they have to understand that I am here for a mandate. I am here to get results. I am here to take the best for my team and to win games.” Ouaddou on Pirates players showboating The former Fulham star invited some of the legends to watch Pirates train. “There is difference between skills to play forward, to score goals, to be efficient, and entertainment,” Ouaddou added.   “Entertainment is not for me, so I think they have to be careful because we have to work together. You know these ex-legends that they think they are working with us; they have to work with us. “They have to help the coach. They have to help the team, and not speaking on the side like that because it doesn’t help the team.” Ouaddou says he will give Pirates legend “It’s easy to speak and they can come; I am happy to bring them these ex-legends. They can come to have one week of training. I’m happy to see what they are going to do. “I give them the whistle. I can give them the tracksuit and come on the bench, and we are going to see if it’s easy for them. But they cannot speak like that.” Do you agree with Ouaddou?

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Tuesday 22 September 2026. Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected over KwaZulu-Natal. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected over the Free State and North West. KWAZULU-NATAL Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers andthundershowers. Along the coast, winds will be light to moderate, southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to northeasterly in the south from mid-morning and spreading northward in the afternoon. The UVB sunburn index will be high. DURBAN Durban will be partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers The wind will be light and variable at first, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly Temperatures will range from 19°C to 24°C. The UVB sunburn index will be low. FREE STATE Morning fog patches in the east and along the Lesotho border, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. BLOEMFONTEIN Bloemfontein will be fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. Temperatures will range from a minimum of 13°C to a maximum of 25°C. NORTH WEST Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. MAHIKENG Mahikeng is going to be partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Temperatures will range from a minimum of 13°C. to a maximum of 26°C. Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.

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