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‘She had gold in her hands!’ – GB’s Brookes attemps huge final jump for medal but falters on landing
Team GB’s Mia Brookes finishes just outside the medals in the women’s snowboard big air final, taking fourth after an ambitious final jump.

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Serena Williams can return from 22 February – but will she?
American great Serena Williams is eligible to return to competition on 22 February when she will have completed the reinstatement process.

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GB’s Dodds & Mouat miss out on gold medal match with semi-final heartbreak
Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat fail to guarantee Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, as Sweden advance to the final.

South Africa
Investigators were not specific on the date Meyiwa was killed: Ntanzi
Bongani Ntanzi says investigators were not specific on the date the soccer captain was killed

South Africa
State witness Mr X concedes errors in evidence on Wainstein murder
The state witness known as Mr X concedes errors in evidence on Brian Wainstein murder.

South Africa
Inquest into the Enyobeni tavern tragedy postponed to 23 Feb
The inquest into the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy has been postponed to 23 February 2026.

South Africa
Ramaphosa hails Bishop John Bolana as a voice of knowledge
Ramaphosa visited the bereaved Bolana family in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to pay his respects.
World
News24 | One killed in Russia strikes on Ukraine, but ‘substantive and productive’ talks ongoing
Russian strikes on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa killed at least one person, the city’s military administration said.

World
Machine guns to machetes: Weapons that massacred thousands in Iran
BBC News Persian Forensic has been able to confirm the security forces’ deployment of a wide array of lethal and non-lethal weaponry.
World
News24 | Prince William’s Saudi Arabia visit overshadowed by uncle’s Epstein scandal
Britain’s Prince William will begin on Monday his first official visit to Saudi Arabia, aimed at deepening economic cooperation but already overshadowed by his disgraced uncle Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein.
World
News24 | Mass killer Tarrant appeals his conviction for 2019 murder of 51 at New Zealand mosques
A white supremacist who shot and killed 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019 launched an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction.

Africa
Senegal arrests 14 members of alleged paedophile gang linked to France
Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

Africa
‘Power is the backbone’: Leaders gather in Lusaka to energise Africa’s future
Africa is pursuing a single electricity market to overcome the limitations of fragmented national power grids that constrain economic growth and energy access

Africa
How off-the-shelf drones are changing jihadist warfare in West Africa
Insurgents have carried out a wave of drone strikes on military positions in the region.

Africa
Ethiopia calls on Eritrea to pull its troops back to the border
Eritrea has previously denied accusations that its soldiers are in Ethiopia supporting rebels.
Business
Business
Business
Business

Politics
North West DA mayoral candidate vows to strengthen party structures
The DA is the third largest party in the North West.

Politics
O’Sullivan assured of safety ahead of Ad Hoc appearance
O’Sullivan initially insisted on appearing virtually citing a fear of his life.

Politics
Application for postponement Nkabinde Enquiry opposed
The Enquiry, which is probing Chauke’s fitness to hold office, sat briefly today.

Politics
New DA Mangaung mayoral candidate “ready to fix” the city
Pretorius says the city needs a good turnaround strategy and the DA is poised to improve lives.

Sport
Will wounded Ireland shuffle pack for Italy game?
Head coach Andy Farrell has largely been a loyal selector throughout his Ireland tenure but will last week’s heavy loss in Paris lead to changes for Italy in Dublin on Saturday?

Sport
Disappointment as Dodds & Mouat react to ‘worst game of the week’
Jen Dodds and Bruce Mouat react after failing to guarantee Team GB’s first medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics in their curling mixed doubles semi-final against Sweden.

Sport
Hull KR visit Huddersfield in Challenge Cup fourth round
Holders Hull KR will visit Huddersfield Giants in the fourth round of the Challenge Cup, while Wakefield Trinity host Leeds Rhinos in a West Yorkshire derby.

Sport
Motaung happy with Chiefs’ CAF Confed journey but…
Kaizer Chiefs boss Kaizer Motaung Jr has praised Amakhosi players and technical team for their efforts in the CAF Confed Cup.

Education
Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise
Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority
Reform-led Worcestershire county council is likely to issue England’s largest council tax rise this April after it was given special permission by the government to increase it by up to 9%.
Worcestershire is one of a handful of authorities whose requests to be allowed to increase local rates above...
Education
Namibia: Local Content Must Mean Real Work for Young Namibians
[Namibian] When People Hear “local content”, some think it means forcing foreign companies to buy everything locally and immediately.
Education
Nigeria: 99 Nigerian Graduates of Chevening, Commonwealth Scholarship Programmes Celebrated
[Leadership] The British High Commission in Nigeria has held Welcome Home Ceremonies to celebrate 99 Nigerians who have recently completed their studies in the United Kingdom through the prestigious Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships programmes.
Education
Nigeria: NCDMB, Yougrich Train 30 Delta Youths in Welding, Fabrication
[Leadership] The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), in partnership with YougRich Heritage Nigeria Limited, has completed a one-month intensive training programme in welding and fabrication for 30 youths in Delta State.

Lifestyle
Roedean latest: Parents ‘pressure’ school not to play Israel-supporting rivals
A viral voice note between Roedean and King David Linksfield claimed parents had ‘pressurised’ the school to shun its Jewish rivals.

Lifestyle
WATCH | Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton only have eyes for each other at the 2026 Super Bowl
New couple alert? Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton have a very public date at a high profile sports event.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results: Monday, 9 February 2026
A total of R600 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 9 February 2026.

Entertainment
In case you missed it: O’Sullivan to testify in person | KZN driver busted evading arrest | ‘Skeem Saam’ hits 4.5m viewers
Catch up on the biggest stories this Monday, 9 February 2026, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
Proteas thump Canada in T20 World Cup opener
Top-order batter Aiden Markram contributed 59 runs and seam bowler Lungi Ngidi took 4/31, leading the SA team to victory.

Entertainment
24 hours in pictures, 9 February 2026
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Science/Tech
Sixteen AI Agents Built a C Compiler From Scratch
Anthropic researcher Nicholas Carlini set 16 instances of Claude Opus 4.6 loose on a shared codebase over two weeks to build a C compiler from scratch, and the AI agents produced a 100,000-line Rust-based compiler capable of building a bootable Linux 6.9 kernel on x86, ARM and RISC-V architectures. The project ran through nearly 2,000 Claude Code sessions and cost about $20,000 in API fees....
Science/Tech
Romance Publishing Has an AI Problem and Most Readers Don’t Know It Yet
The romance genre — long the publishing industry’s earliest adopter of technological shifts, from e-books to self-publishing to serial releases — has become the front line for AI-generated fiction, and the results as you can imagine are messy. Coral Hart, a Cape Town-based novelist previously published by Harlequin and Mills & Boon, produced more than 200 AI-assisted romance novels last year...

Science/Tech
Save $100 On Our Favorite Home Printer
The Epson ET-2980 is a great value at its full price, and the discount sweetens the deal.

Science/Tech
Top 5 Slots Sites Accepting Crypto in 2026 According to Users
Slot games have a huge online following. Many people are turning to casino websites that accept cryptocurrency for its low costs and smooth facilitation. Few online games offer the unique experience that slots bring. With bright and bold themes, crisp soundtracks pulsing in your ears and unique mechanics that let you win huge jackpots, many […]

Motoring
The luxury automaker building 216 cars per day in South Africa
BMW’s factory in South Africa has been producing cars for over 50 years.

Motoring
VW factory facing shutdown in South Africa
Concerns are mounting that VW could close its Kariega plant soon.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
How Are Health Care Costs Affecting You?
We want to hear from readers who are trying to manage their medical bills and their health insurance costs.
Health
2 to 3 Cups of Coffee a Day May Reduce Dementia Risk. But Not if It’s Decaf.
One to two cups of caffeinated tea per day helps too, researchers found after following nearly 132,000 people for 40 years.

Health
Why are fewer people donating their organs?
The number waiting for an organ is at a record high as loved ones increasingly block donations.

Health
‘Weight-loss jab helped me find my cancer’
Rebecca Combellack says she found out she had breast cancer after losing weight and finding a lump.