Not The Citizen nor any of its sponsors, affiliates and agencies, nor their employees, accept any liability for any: Oversight, ambiguity, error or omission, whether negligent or otherwise, which any of its employees, agents, affiliates or sponsors may commit in the running of the competition and the awarding of the prizes, injuries, losses or damage sustained as a result of the use of the prize or participation in the competition
Competitions are open to all residents of the Republic of South Africa, who are 18 years or older, except the employees, directors, members, partners, agents or consultants of The Citizen, a division of CTP Limited and any of its sponsors, their respective advertising and promotional agencies, media and PR agencies, as well as the immediate family members, consultants, directors and associates of such organisations and persons
The winner/s must hold a valid South African ID and must over the age of 18. By entering any of our competitions you acknowledge that, should you be a winner, you may be required to provide proof of identification. Only once your identity has been confirmed will your prize be handed to you.
The winner/s of the competition will be chosen by a random draw unless stated otherwise in a specific competition’s entry requirements
Prizes are not transferable, negotiable and/or redeemable for cash in any way whatsoever, and the promoters are not liable for any defect in the prizes. The Promoters reserve the right to substitute prizes with any other prize of comparable commercial value
Should a winner/s choose not to accept the prize he/she will forfeit the prize and a new winner/s will be drawn
Entries are unlimited for print competitions
Entries are limited for online competitions
Print and online entries will be combined
No late entries will be accepted
By entering the promotion/competition entrants agree to abide by the rules and conditions of the promotion/competition
Participants will only be eligible to win once in each competition
Entries, which are unclear, illegible, are submitted via an incorrect entry mechanism or contain errors will be declared invalid
Winner/s will be notified via SMS or telephonically
The promoters will make all reasonable attempts to contact the winner/s but if any winner/s cannot be contacted within two (2) days from the date of the relevant draw, the promoter reserves the right to draw a new winner/s. It is the entrant’s responsibility to provide the correct contact details
The Citizen reserves the right to cancel a competition without any prior notice and at any time, if deemed necessary in its opinion, or if circumstances arise outside its control, The Citizen, it’s directors, employees, agents, partners, sponsors or promoters will not be liable to entrants in such event for any cause or action whatsoever
Prizes not collected/claimed within 30 days of being notified, will be disposed of at The Citizen’s discretion
Any violation or attempt to violate any of the above rules will result in the immediate disqualification of the transgressor
The winner/s details may be used for marketing purposes by The Citizen and/or the sponsors of the competition
The cost per SMS is R1.50 and entries are restricted to cell phone entries only (Free and bundle SMSs do not apply) and errors will be billed
Any expenses incurred by winner/s, other than the items listed in the prize will be for the winner/s own account
Should any dispute arise in relation to the interpretation of these competition rules, the Promoters’ decision shall be final and no correspondence shall be entered into
