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Water, waste, fire and finances — Siyancuma is a mess.

Jessica Motaung does not meet the requirements for the top job under Safa’s current constitution, which states “candidates must boast at least 10 years of regional-level experience in the association’s structures”

Galaxy coach Adnan Beganovic is convinced they’ll survive without the 21-year-olds, also shooting down the notion that the club’s business model of cashing in on their best players could lead to relegation.

The City of Minneapolis confirmed a man was shot and taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro will focus on fixing water infrastructure to mitigate the water crisis

The foot and mouth strategy targets vaccinating 80% of cattle in high-risk zones

President Trump is dismantling the global system the U.S. built in the 20th century. Foreign policy experts say he wants a world that looks more like the 19th century.

NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Jason Rezaian, who was imprisoned in Iran when he was the Tehran correspondent for The Washington Post, about the country’s current wave of protest.

Iranians are using Starlink to get online during the government’s near-total internet shutdown.

The government in Mogadishu has accused the UAE of undermining its sovereignty.

The election is a rematch between Bobi Wine and Yoweri Museveni, who has been president for 40 years.

This follows comments by a presidential assistant that Bobi Wine would not be declared president, even if he wins.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

We currently stand at an inflection point in history – we will likely soon witness the so-called AI revolution either succeed or fail.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Thursday, 15 January 2026.

Investigators allege that a factory making Pop Mart products neglected staff safety and welfare.

Forward-thinking businesses are using their annual training spend to solve practical problems.

Phahlane is testifying before the Ad Hoc Committee.

Phahlane was speaking at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee hearings in Cape Town.

Mbalula says that the ANC in the province is working hard to address the future of the GPU.

Phahlane says the interefernce began after the ANC Polokwane Conference in 2007.

New Zealand have fired coach Scott Robertson less than two years before the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after rumours of a player revolt.

The All Blacks have moved decisively by axing head coach Scott Robertson after reports of a player revolt.

If it seemed Hearts made a statement by winning with 10 men at Dundee on Sunday, they upped the ante against St Mirren four days later.

The Celtic manager Martin O’Neill says “cut me a little bit of slack” as the club work on bringing in new faces this month.

Survey by education thinktank finds ‘contradictory’ attitudes towards free speech at UK universities

One-third of students think Reform UK politicians should be barred from speaking on university campuses, according to a survey of student attitudes towards free speech that organisers described as “contradictory” and confusing.

While 69% of students told the Higher Education Policy Institute...

Car enthusiast Cheslin Kolbe revealed his larger than life set of wheels, hailed as one of the ‘toughest and biggest’ vehicles on the market.

The bail application of Victor Majola, the man accused of murdering Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock, has been postponed to Thursday, 15 January.

The SRD grant was extended until 2027 and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana allocated R284.7 billion for social grants 2025/26.

What if the military is taking advantage of the ANC’s current weak and chaos-riddled situation to assert its own will?

When will every child be placed?

The flooding in several districts of Limpopo has left communities cut off, with authorities on high alert.

One type of payment has been held back from wider adoption in South Africa due to fragmentation.

Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development hadn’t consolidated under a small number of big tech firms. Nor had it capitalized on consumer attention, surveilling users and delivering ads. Unfortunately, the AI industry is now taking a page from the social […]

UK Financial Ltd today announced that its MayaCat Regulated Security Token (SMCAT) has officially made history as the world’s first exchange-traded token structured under the ERC-3643 regulated security token standard. Following this milestone, UK Financial Ltd confirmed that it is actively coordinating with the CATEX Exchange to determine the most efficient and fully compliant method […]

Oracle has been accused of concealing its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its AI infrastructure.

South African motorists looking for affordable SUVs have a variety of options.

The used car industry experienced significant growth in December 2025, generating R12.89 billion in revenue.

Several new car brands rapidly increased their market share in South Africa in 2025, while other manufacturers saw a small dip in sales.