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‘Digital isolation’: Will Iran’s internet shutdown become permanent?
Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.
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Internet monitor FilterWatch warns that authorities are trying to cut the country off from international connectivity.

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Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank is under significant internal scrutiny with the club considering calling time on his seven-month reign.
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Writing a novel about a boy coming to terms with his own identity in a prestigious Gqeberha all-boys school gave filmmaker and author Wesley Roodt the opportunity to come to terms with the boyhood challenges that shaped him.

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With the 2026 Winter Olympics almost upon us, prepare to hear the names Fear and Gibson plenty over the coming weeks. But are they good enough to win an Olympic medal?

South Africa
The police discovered the bodies of three men aged between 26 and 28 in a pool of blood
South Africa
Support for total ban on alcohol use for drivers
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport has thrown its support behind Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy’s call to ban any level of alcohol consumption for drivers.
Earlier this week, Creecy released the festive season road statistics and called for zero tolerance for drinking and driving.
It is currently a criminal offense...

South Africa
Motorists using the R38, in Mpumalanga, have been warned to keep an eye out for rockslides
South Africa
SA to showcase investment protential at World Economic Forum
A delegation of South African Ministers will showcase the country’s economic progress, reform momentum and investment potential at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland next week.
The forum will be held from Monday to 23 January 2026 under the theme: “A Spirit of Dialogue”.
South Africa’s delegation to the...

World
Heavy rain did not dampen a man’s spirits as he decided to take a dive into a flooded Sydney golf course.

World
“I love the love in Africa. The energy here is crazy,” he says on his maiden tour of the continent.

World
Twenty-two years before the Swiss ski resort fire, Gina escaped a near-identical disaster. Would you know what to do if it happened to you?

World
A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command.

Africa
Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

Africa
President Yoweri Museveni wins a seventh term, as his main rival Bobi Wine decries “fake results”.

Africa
President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Africa
Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

Business
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is set to roll out major changes for South Africa’s largest diesel users.
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Business
An 84-year-old Blackpool pensioner says she found herself in fuel poverty when her husband died.

Politics
Mbalula says ANC’s January 8th Statement focused on addressing problems of failing municipalities.

Politics
He was speaking at the Veterans’ inaugural conference in Bloemfontein.

Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Dialogue must be inclusive

Politics
PAC threatens to pull out of the GNU and in all its working arrangements with the ANC in Gauteng.

Sport
Donegal midfielder Hugh McFadden says there is “no better place” to start their National League Division One campaign than at Croke Park to face Dublin.

Sport
Wales’ Lydia Hall took her fourth WPGA Tour of Australasia title with victory in the Vic Open at 13th Beach Golf Links.

Sport
Hosting Celtic in the Scottish Cup on Sunday will be the biggest moment for the villagers of Auchinleck since a 1969 gig by The Who.

Sport
Aberdeen sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel urges Scottish football to “not just think about how it was in the past”, after being “a bit surprised” by the reaction to him joining interim manager Peter Leven in the dugout.
Education
The United States is broken, but not in every way.
Education
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed new board members at three state schools, hours after she was sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor.
Education
Even as some instructors remain fervently opposed to chatbots, other writing and English professors are trying to improve them.
Education
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.

Lifestyle
COSATU has voiced strong support for Transport Minister Barbara Creecy’s call to amend legislation governing drunken driving.

Lifestyle
There is ‘no immediate concern’ and no need for water restrictions in Cape Town this summer, confirms city official …

Lifestyle
The mother of Reeva Steenkamp – who was murdered by Oscar Pistorius – has shown positive progress after a devastating diagnosis last year.

Lifestyle
The son of the late Springbok Joost van der Westhuizen is turning heads due to his likeness of his rugby hero father…

Entertainment
“So it’s just for us to make sure that we fight hard to go back where we belong,” Modiba said.

Entertainment
The Stormers are the only team to have progressed to the next round of the EPCR so far, with the Bulls waiting for confirmation.

Entertainment
Wirtz, who has hit form after a slow start to his Anfield career, said the result was frustrating.

Entertainment
The South African Weather Service predicts shattered showers around the Kruger National Park on Monday and Tuesday.

Science/Tech
Memory foam layers, 45 firmness levels, and a library of specialty size options set this adjustable mattress apart.

Science/Tech
First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in February
Nasa’s giant new moon rocket has moved to the launch pad in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.
The trip could blast off in February.
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Science/Tech
This week Google “unveiled a set of tools for retailers that helps them roll out AI agents,” reports the Wall Street Journal,The new retail AI agents, which help shoppers find their desired items, provide customer support and let people order food at restaurants, are part of what Alphabet-owned Google calls Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience. Major retailers, including home improvement...

Science/Tech
Durban-based solar panel firm ArtSolar has scored an early win in its case against the South African government over alleged non-compliance with local procurement requirements in private power projects.

Motoring
The recently concluded festive season was South Africa’s least deadly in years.

Motoring
A Chinese vacuum cleaner company unveiled its very own supercar at CES 2026.

Motoring
With back-to-school in full swing, parents have been told to ensure safe commutes.

Motoring
Chery is gearing up to launch a new car brand in South Africa.
Health
Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.
Health
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

Health
Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What’s Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.
Health
Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.