24 hours in pictures, 22 July 2025
Through the lens: The Citizen's Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Details of Sarah Niles' attire upon her arrival at Marvel Studios 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' world premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA, USA, 21 July 2025. Picture: EPA/ALLISON DINNER
Tourists watch the sunset at the Uyuni salt flat, in Uyuni, Bolivia, 21 July 2025. The Uyuni salt flat is the largest in the world with an extension of more than 10,000 square kilometers and holds large reserves of lithium. Picture: EPA/Esteban Biba The peleton in action during the 16th stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 171.5km from Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, France, 22 July 2025. Picture: EPA/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON Rescue workers retrieve a submerged car from a flooded stream as onlookers gather during heavy monsoon rains in Islamabad, Pakistan, 21 July 2025. At least 216 people, including 101 children and 40 women, have died in rain-related incidents across Pakistan since 26 June as a new monsoon spell is starting up, authorities from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. Picture: EPA/SOHAIL SHAHZAD Dennis Manyisa warms himself at a fire, 22 July 2025, after being evicted from the Wolwespruit informal settlement, in the East of Pretoria. The evictions took place on 13 July and some members of the community are now living alongside Solomon Mahlangu Drive while they wait to be relocated. Picture: Michel Bega/The Citizen Firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that broke out at a recycling facility in Mytilene, Lesbos island, Greece, 22 July 2025. The fire burned large quantities of recyclable materials, making the efforts of the firefighting crews particularly difficult. Picture: EPA/ELIAS MARCOU Kawaria, or Lord Shiva devotees, carry Lord Shiva statues on their shoulders in New Delhi, India, 22 July 2025. Every year, thousands of Shiva devotees collect holy water called ganga jal from the Ganges. During the month of Shravan in July, they trek barefoot or by other means, carrying the water over their shoulders to various Shiva temples in Delhi and neighboring states. Picture: EPA/RAJAT GUPTA People play in the surf near the remains of a dead humpback whale on Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 July 2025. According to biologists and fishermen, the remains are a calf that may have been separated from its mother during the migration as dozens of humpback whales pass along the Brazilian coast. Picture: EPA/ANDRE COELHO African elephant calf Kaja in its enclosure at the Opel Zoo in Kronberg, Germany, 22 July 2025. Kaja was born on 27 May 2025. Picture: EPA/RONALD WITTEK Belgian F-16 fighter planes fly by as the Royal Family of Belgium attends the National Day Parade in Brussels, Belgium, 21 July 2025. Belgium marks its National Day on 21 July, commemorating the swearing-in of the first king of the Belgians, Leopold I, in 1831. Picture: EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS
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The South African
5 hours ago
- The South African
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The tournament will spotlight Stinger GC, the league's all-South African team, captained by 2010 Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and featuring fellow countrymen Dean Burmester, Branden Grace, and 2011 Masters champion, Charl Schwartzel. The team is expected to enjoy strong home support in March, as they compete for both individual and team titles in a field of 54 of the world's best players across three days in front of passionate local fans. In addition to home team Stinger GC, they'll be joined by a host of international stars including current 2025 season points leader Joaquin Niemann (Torque GC), Bryson DeChambeau (Crushers GC), Brooks Koepka (Smash GC), Phil Mickelson (HyFlyers GC), Jon Rahm (Legion XIII), Sergio Garcia (Fireballs GC), Cameron Smith (Ripper GC), Dustin Johnson (4Aces GC), and many more. The LIV Golf field is comprised of 18 major champions with a combined 28 major championships, bringing many of the sport's biggest stars to South Africa. 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The Citizen
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