Tyla’s Lagos stop has reportedly been removed from the tour schedule after Nigerian content creator Solomon Buchi called for a boycott over xenophobia concerns.

As Women's Month begins, the muted observance of Men's Month raises uncomfortable questions about men's willingness to confront mental health challenges. Breaking harmful stereotypes and encouraging men to seek help are essential steps towards reducing suicide, gender-based violence and building healthier communities for everyone.

Get the Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus 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: Daily Lotto: R300 000 Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 2 August 2026: The winning Daily Lotto numbers will appear below after the draw, usually within 10 minutes. You might need to refresh the page to see the updated results. Daily Lotto: 09, 30, 31, 34, 36 While great care has been taken to ensure accuracy, The Citizen cannot take responsibility for any error in the results. 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 9:30pm every evening, and tickets can be bought until 8:30pm. Visit www.nationallottery.co.za and go to the How to Play Daily Lotto section to learn more.

In today’s news update, the Expropriation Act is set for a legal battle in court, while the National Treasury is investigating a R1 billion security contract at Prasa. Furthermore, Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga has called for greater economic empowerment of women. In addition, check out the weather forecast here. Stay up to date with The Citizen – More News, Your Way. Here are your top stories of the day: 1 August 2026 High xourt showdown: DA, AfriForum, IRR challenge Ramaphosa’s Expropriation Law Picture: iStock The Western Cape High Court is expected to hear an application to challenge parts of the Expropriation Act. The matter is expected to be heard before the court on Monday, 3 August 2026. Continue reading here ANC veteran’s R1bn Prasa security deal under scrutiny A Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) train. Picture: Gallo Images/Deon Raath A politically connected security group allegedly led by ANC veteran Paul Langa has extracted more than R1 billion from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) through a procurement arrangement now under scrutiny by the National Treasury. Continue reading here Women’s Month: Chikunga demands ‘economic power, not slogans’ Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga delivered the keynote address at the Empower Her Market Trade Fair. Picture: Supplied “Putting financial control firmly in a woman’s hands,” the government’s message this year, as Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sidisiwe Chikunga, launched Women’s Month. Chikunga addressed the Empower Her market trade fair, taking place in Durban on Saturday, 1 August 2026. Continue reading here Committee slams DA irregularity claims in Parliament rebuild Smoke billows out of the National Assembly building after the fire at Parliament on 2 January 2022 in Cape Town. Picture: Gallo Images Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament (JSCFMP) has dismissed claims of governance issues in the rebuilding of the National Assembly (NA). This comes after the DA called for an urgent investigation into how the project was handled. Continue reading here Durban woman jailed for 18 years for R3.7m Sars Vat fraud Picture: iStock A 53‑year-old woman has been sentenced to 18 years in jail for defrauding the South African Revenue Service (SARS) of more than R3.7 million through fraudulent VAT claims, a ruling prosecutors say underscores the seriousness of tax crimes that undermine the government’s ability to deliver essential services. Continue reading here Yesterday’s News recap READ HERE: In case you missed it: Ramaposa confronted | Tshwane city manager reinstated | Bibo Makwedini funeral

Rachel Kolisi – the ex-wife of Springbok captain Siya Kolisi – has liked and reposted a post about a professional rugby player who confessed to being a serial cheater. The former WAG split from her ex-spouse in 2024, after eight years of marriage. Siya – who has previously confessed to overindulging in alcohol, partying and women –  has since moved on to another woman, Rachel John. RACHEL KOLISI LIKES POST ABOUT WOMANISER RUGBY PLAYER On her Instagram Stories, Rachel Kolisi reposted a clip of a professional rugby player, Luke Bateman, who confessed to being a serial cheater. The Australian former athlete, who played under the Oceanic National Rugby League, claimed that being in a “hyper masculine” environment fuelled his misogynistic attitude.  Speaking in a documentary, Turning the Page, Bateman confessed to mistreating women. “I had cheated on every single partner I had. I  was always competing with other men…so the more women I could get, the more I felt like a man”. Batement also came clean about being addicted to gambling. He continued: “I was so broke … I couldn’t pay for anything. I couldn’t buy groceries. “My gambling slowly progressed [until] it consumed my life. Every single thing I did revolved around that gambling app on my phone.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by ABC News (@abcnews_au) ‘I LOVE GIRLS’ Like Luke Bateman, Siya Kolisi has shared similar struggles. In an excerpt from Siya Kolisi’s 2023 autobiography Rise, the Springbok captain revealed that he had a weakness for women. When he first met Rachel in 2012, he claimed, “I was young, still 20, and full of it. I loved rugby, I loved drinking, and I loved girls.” Siya KOlisi also admitted to being in a relationship with another woman when Rachel caught his eye. He later slid in her Facebook DMs. The Springbok captain also alluded to cheating on Rachel when his Christian mentor Ben Schoeman told him, “Siya, you drink a lot, you fool around with women, you go to strip clubs. You post on social media about your faith in Christ, but you’re lying to yourself and everyone else.”  In his documentary, also titled Rise, the rugby hero also spoke about the side nobody knew – his heavy drinking, frequenting strip clubs, and reckless spending. 

A Northern Cape man knows what it means to make R370 disappear before the month is out, and unemployment isn’t making it any easier. The man in his late forties supports between three and five dependants on the Social Relief of Distress grant. The R370 payment goes straight to food, and it’s never enough. By month end, he says there’s nothing left in his account. For the past one to three years, this grant has been his household’s main source of income, even though it was designed as short-term relief. Distance adds to the burden Getting help isn’t simple either. He must travel more than 20 kilometres to reach his nearest SASSA office, a trip that eats into an already stretched budget. In a province as vast as the Northern Cape, that distance also limits job opportunities, keeping residents locked into a cycle they can’t easily break. Despite having completed matric and skills in construction and general labour, he remains unemployed and actively job hunting in a region where positions are scarce to begin with. What SASSA could do differently? He rates his overall SASSA experience as adequate. His payments are deposited directly into his bank account, and he’s had no issues with the application process itself. But he says he wasn’t aware of any other support programmes that might help ease the strain, a gap that could be quietly limiting his household’s options. Asked what single change would make the biggest difference, his answer was simple: increase the grant amount. At R370 a month, the SRD grant hasn’t kept up with rising food prices, let alone transport costs or the price of searching for work. For him and millions like him nationally, the grant remains a lifeline, just one that’s stretched dangerously thin. Win R2 000 in the South African SASSA grant survey If you receive a SASSA grant and want to share your story, we want to hear from you. Take part in our survey and stand a chance to win R2 000. Your responses help us tell the stories that matter.

Nedbank has appointed Nikos Angelopoulos, formerly MTN Group's CIO, to the same role at the bank.

Eskom recorded a daily energy availability factor of 80.24% on 20 July, its best single day since 20 September 2017.