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Ratcliffe avoids FA charge over immigration comments
Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s claims the UK has been “colonised by immigrants” will not lead to any sanction by the Football Association.
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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s claims the UK has been “colonised by immigrants” will not lead to any sanction by the Football Association.
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From being arrested at home to detention in a cell, this is how the former prince’s detention unfolded.
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Police searched the former home of ex-prince Andrew for a second day, as his sensational arrest tipped the British monarchy into a crisis unprecedented in its modern era.

South Africa
The fire started earlier this week and ad been burning out of control at one stage.
South Africa
SAPS committed to stabilising, reducing serious and violent crimes
The National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the management of the South African Police Service (SAPS) remains steadfast in their commitment to stabilising and reducing serious and violent crime across the country.
“While numbers remain high, it is quite encouraging that we are noting a reduction...

South Africa
Thousands of people are expected to gather at the GEMS headquarters in Pretoria.
South Africa
Police minister expresses concern on the increase of police murders
Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia says he is deeply concerned about the notable increase in the murder of police officials.
“Almost 80% of the 23 police officials who lost their lives were off duty,” he said on Friday at the release of the Third Quarterly Crime Statistics in Pretoria.
Cachalia said...

World
“Ingenuity can never become an alibi for incivility”, the City of Catania warns.

World
For decades, Ali Akbar has sold papers on the Left Bank of Paris. Last month, France gave the beloved 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan one of its highest honors — and his neighborhood is cheering.
World
Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania have pledged to send troops to Gaza, the commander of a newly created International Stabilisation Force (ISF) has said during a meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace.

World
A second American aircraft carrier moved closer to the Middle East Thursday, as President Trump remains noncommittal about whether he’ll use force against Iran.

Africa
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region.

Africa
Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa
The MP was arrested this month after mocking the president’s handling of the recent floods in the country.

Africa
The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Business
The ruling opens the door to potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff refunds.

Business
Wingstop, Burger King, and others have walked away from an industry commitment to avoid using fast-growing chickens

Business
Local goverment officials are set for large increases, with mayors of major municipalities set to earn R1.65 million per year.
Business
Overall the economy grew 2.2% last year, holding up despite pressures from changes to tariff and immigration policy.

Politics
Kaiser Dladla and Mshangane Ndabandaba submitted their letters of resignation yesterday.

Politics
Shadrack Sibiya is today testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.

Politics
MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae said the state of municipalities was not encouraging
Politics
The ANC in Ekurhuleni has accused ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba of stepping away from coalition talks to protect City of Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moyo.

Sport
Think you know your cricket? Only the most knowledgeable of fans will smash our T20 World Cup stats battle game.

Sport
The Scottish Premiership looks certain to have only one place in the Champions League after next season after the failure of their clubs in European competition this term.

Sport
Individual Neutral Athletes will be allowed to attend the closing ceremony of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, having not been present at the opening event.

Sport
Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Ranga Chivaviro has just seriously turned heads at Al-Adalah in the Saudi First Division (Yelo League) season.

Education
Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators
Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.
Students and faculty at the public university say that...
Education
[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Minister Buti Manamela has appointed Dr Robert Nkuna as Administrator of the College of Cape Town following findings of serious governance and financial failures at the institution.

Education
A professional conduct panel says it found Jeremy Gibbs’ apology for his actions superficial.
Education
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — IN the quiet corridors of primary schools across Ludewa District, a quiet revolution is taking place, one page at a time. For years, the Tanzanian education system has grappled with a learning crisis that exists despite high enrolment rates. Children are in classrooms, but are they learning?

Lifestyle
Several new scams have emerged targeting refugee resettlement programme applicants, predominantly aimed at Afrikaner South Africans.

Lifestyle
SASSA has called on social grant beneficiaries to respond promptly to SMS notifications requesting them to undergo grant reviews.

Lifestyle
The City of Cape Town has published its latest General Valuation (GV) Roll, setting the basis for property rates from 1 July 2026.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
While most communities recorded a decrease in violent crimes, many others saw their stats increase

Entertainment
In a six-three decision, the Supreme Court found Trump exceeded legal limits by using emergency powers for tariffs.

Entertainment
Clarity on Eskom end-state crucial to energy sector reforms, says Krutham.

Entertainment
The matter has been postponed to March, when Ellie Challita is expected to take the stand.

Science/Tech
Kimberley – Ekapa Minerals Joint Shaft Mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has suspended operations and intensified search and rescue operations for five missing miners. The mine workers went missing earlier this week when a mudslide hit the mine and trapped them underground. RELATED: Ekapa Mine Mudslide: 5 Miners Remain Trapped, NUM Calls For Urgent Rescue – […]
Science/Tech
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major implications for the global economy. From a report: The justices, in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, upheld a lower...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon’s cloud unit has suffered at least two outages due to errors involving its own AI tools [non-paywalled source], leading some employees to raise doubts about the US tech giant’s push to roll out these coding assistants. Amazon Web Services experienced a 13-hour interruption to one system used by its customers in mid-December after engineers allowed its...

Science/Tech
Rising service expectations demand connected workflows, AI support and fewer departmental handoffs.

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
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Motoring
South Africans are moving away from the pre-owned car market in search of new models that offer a better deal for a similar price.

Motoring
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Health
The next moon mission, carrying four astronauts, could launch as soon as early March.

Health
The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
Health
A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.

Health
Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.