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The MK Party revolves around one man and one man only
For Jabulani Khumalo, the founder of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, the ongoing leadership struggle is not merely a legal dispute over directorship.
MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026, 10:03

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For Jabulani Khumalo, the founder of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, the ongoing leadership struggle is not merely a legal dispute over directorship.

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The Madlanga commission of inquiry hearings into allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, chaired by retired deputy chief justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, resume on Monday.

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SARS is rolling out a VAT modernisation programme to enable real-time data collection and e-invoicing to improve compliance and reduce the administrative burden on taxpayers.

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The recovered body is believed to be a 64-year-old man from Budleigh Salterton.

South Africa
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has resumed its hearings in Pretoria.

South Africa
Security guards arrested four suspects caught stealing copper cables from a railway line at a farm.

South Africa
Nafiz Modack trial continues as he and 14 others face 100 charges over Charl Kinnear’s murder.
South Africa
Multiple weather warnings are in place across the country for conditions that range from thunderstorms and strong winds to heat waves.
World
Israel has said it will allow a “limited reopening” of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt when the operation to locate the body of the last remaining Israeli captive in the Palestinian territory is completed.

World
The return of the remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, has been widely seen as removing the remaining obstacle to proceeding with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire’s second phase.
World
Former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos”.

World
Second fatal shooting an ‘inflection point’ says Tim Walz as protests spread over Saturday’s shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

Africa
The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.

Africa
Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

Africa
Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

Africa
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country’s heritage.

Business
South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has issued a warning that a dam in Mpumalanga could collapse at any moment.

Business
Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has warned that South Africa can not rest on its laurels,

Business
Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

Business
Imtiaz had a public sector job but said the pay was low, he took another job in the private sector.

Politics
Political analyst says merging helps small political parties to expand their geographic reach.

Politics
The ANC’s number one says he is waiting for the report detailing what happened.

Politics
ActionSA will make formal announcement at media briefing on Monday morning.

Politics
Officials from the office of the secretary general and the police are at the scene.

Sport
Lorenzo Musetti produces a dominant display to beat Taylor Fritz and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against 10-time winner Novak Djokovic.

Sport
Emiliano Martinez is hailed as the world’s best goalkeeper at Aston Villa home games – but even though his team are riding high, the Argentina international is at a crossroads.

Sport
Manchester United have taken a “step” towards getting the club back to where it was in their glory days, says former captain and record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.

Sport
Check out the footage of a training ground fight between two teammates that saw a rising rugby star suspended.

Education
Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’
A new £1.5m awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate visual art education in the UK – with £100,000 being awarded to three organisations a year for the next five years.
The Freelands Foundation announced the award on Monday for recent or ongoing projects...
Education
[RFI] Seeing the shortcomings of catering in local schools, an Abidjan entrepreneur created a chain of restaurants for schools and colleges – filling children’s bellies so they can fill their brains.
Education
[UN News] With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their participation in shaping education is becoming increasingly vital.
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani made use of his strong communication skills, and the Sanitation Department said every road was plowed at least twice by Sunday evening.

Lifestyle
Starting this Wednesday, 28 January 2026, community swimming pools in Cape Town will operate during the week on a pilot basis.

Lifestyle
After a tough ‘januworry’ for all beneficiaries, SASSA Older Person Grants in February 2026 will bring much-needed relief to the elderly …
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Soccer fan Mama Joy wants to return her fan membership to Orlando Pirates, which she infamously ditched after 30 years of support.

Entertainment
‘We are thinking only of winning rather than good football,’ said the Chiefs co-head coach.

Entertainment
Still nowhere to be seen, as JMPD keeps mum about lapsed contract.
Entertainment

Entertainment
“The margins are extremely small and we made them even smaller,” said Arteta.

Science/Tech
Integrated with MPLS, Iris vPoller eliminates network blind spots and strengthens service assurance across multi-tenant architectures.

Science/Tech
This is how Discovery Bank and TymeBank clients can get a smart ID card in South Africa.

Science/Tech
The province expands smart driver licensing centres to improve access, reduce waiting times and strengthen road safety.

Science/Tech
Elon Musk’s record on disinformation, power and accountability makes licensing Starlink in South Africa unacceptable.

Motoring
Motorists can expect a significant reduction in petrol and diesel prices next month.

Motoring
Nissan’s 60-year manufacturing presence in South Africa is coming to an end.

Motoring
Law enforcement is cracking down on scholar transport vehicles following the tragic crash in Vanderbijlpark.
Motoring

Health
It took Jessica three years to get diagnosed as a report says the Welsh government is failing women.
Health
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
Health
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

Health
Tessa Marshall has shared the experience to highlight issues such as women’s rights and sex education.