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https://citizen.co.za· First analyzed 19 Feb 2026· Updated 19 Feb 2026
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citizen.co.za

Sponsored

Hosting Provider

Cloudflare
cloudflare.com

IP Address

104.20.21.13

Server Location

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

ASN

AS13335

Organization

Cloudflare, Inc.

Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

WAF

Cloudflare

Nameservers

lucy.ns.cloudflare.com.marek.ns.cloudflare.com.

Performance

Page Speed

688 KB
75 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadWebPResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Framework
jQuery
Styling
Tailwind CSS
CMS
WordPressv6.8.3
Infrastructure
Hosting
Cloudflare
CDN
Cloudflare

Technology Stack

14 Technologies Detected

Analytics

3
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4
Facebook Pixel

Plugins

3
Elasticpress
WP Rocket
Yoast SEO

Libraries

1
jQueryv3.7.1

CSS Frameworks

1
Tailwind CSS

Icon Libraries

1
Font Awesome

Fonts

1
Google Fonts

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

Advertising

1
Google Ads

CDN

1
Cloudflare

Customer Support

1
Zendesk

SEO Analysis

A+94/100
13
1
0
C
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The Citizen | More News, Your Way

Get the latest news from South Africa and around the world with The Citizen's online edition. From politics to sport and everything in between, The Citizen h...

Description truncated.
Title Length33 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars

Description Length196 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (0)

    1 issues found

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    Crawlability

    Sitemap

    Type: index

    724 URLs

    robots.txt

    71 rules

    Sitemap reference found

    Sponsored

    Sponsored

    A+

    Security Score

    91%Excellent
    Interactive

    HTTPS

    WAF

    72d

    Certificate Details

    Type

    Domain Validated (DV)

    Certificate Authority

    Google Trust Services

    Key Algorithm

    ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

    Signature

    ECDSA with SHA-256

    TLS Version

    TLSv1.3

    HTTP Protocol

    HTTP/2+H3

    Valid From

    02.02.2026

    Valid Until

    03.05.2026

    OCSP Stapling

    Enabled

    Subject Alternative Names (2)

    citizen.co.za*.citizen.co.za

    SHA-256 Fingerprint

    80:BD:6B:60:45:D9:10:26:44:BA:F9:0F:4F:44:EF:C0:C4:4A:70:A8...

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    HTTP Headers

    Developer Console

    age
    1
    alt-svc
    h3=":443"; ma=86400
    cache-control
    🟡 180s(max-age=180)
    cf-cache-status
    HIT
    cf-ray🇩🇪 Frankfurt
    9d08fab08c051e2f-FRA
    content-encoding
    ⚡ Brotli(br)
    Good Warning Issue

    Email Infrastructure

    Custom Mail Server

    Score

    75

    SPF
    DKIM
    DMARC

    DMARC Policy

    Reject (Strictest)

    MX Records (2)

    za-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.co.za
    za-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.co.za

    Domain Information

    citizen.co.za

    DNSSEC
    Not Enabled

    Privacy & Compliance

    Cookie Consent Banner
    Privacy Policy
    Terms of Service

    GDPR Indicators

    Privacy policy page linked

    Typography & Readability

    Lato

    80/100
    Readability
    /30
    32/40

    14px · LH 1.43

    Hierarchy
    /20
    25/25

    2.14x ratio

    WCAG
    /25
    15/15

    Contrast: undefined

    Performance
    /25
    13/20

    1 font

    Heading Font

    Lato

    Sans30px

    Body Font

    Lato

    Sans14px

    Contrast Ratio

    --

    Reading Comfort

    ~38 CPL

    Needs attention
    30px
    h1
    18px
    h2
    20px
    h3
    14px
    p

    ⚠️ Small text: 14px may be hard to read on mobile. Consider 16px+.

    ✅ Optimal line spacing: 1.43 ratio ensures comfortable reading.

    ✅ Strong hierarchy: Headlines are 2.1x larger than body text.

    ✅ Good performance: Using 1 font families keeps load times fast.

    ✅ Consistent design: Single font family with weight variations is a modern best practice.

    ✅ Smart font loading: Using font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load.

    GGoogle FontsBuy on MyFonts

    Business & Marketing Stack

    5 Tools Detected

    Enterprise

    Behavior Analytics

    2
    Google Tag ManagerFree
    Google AnalyticsFree

    User behavior and product analytics

    Advertising

    1
    Facebook PixelMid-Market

    Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

    Privacy & Cookies

    1
    Quantcast ChoiceMid-Market

    Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

    Social Media

    1
    Facebook SDKFree

    Social widgets and sharing tools

    4

    Categories

    5

    Total Tools

    0

    Enterprise

    2

    Mid-Market

    Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

    Ad Networks

    Google Ad Manager

    Sponsored

    Scripts & Styles

    25 Resources

    20
    Scripts
    5
    Styles
    14
    Async
    5
    Defer

    Top Script Sources

    googletagmanager.com(4)cmp.inmobi.com(3)citizen.co.za(3)connect.facebook.net(2)cdn.onesignal.com(2)

    Website Identity

    citizen.co.za

    Sponsored

    Last analyzed: 19 Feb 2026 at 21:50

    Historical Analysis & Change Tracking