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US-SA RIFT: SA rules out any boycott of America’s G20 Presidency
Vincent Magwenya also suggests local ownership law could be amended to accommodate would-be foreign ICT investors like Starlink.
MONDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2025, 20:24
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Vincent Magwenya also suggests local ownership law could be amended to accommodate would-be foreign ICT investors like Starlink.

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Videos and eyewitness accounts reveal how Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades unfolded.

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If passed, the bill would see the ex-president and others receive shorter sentences for coup-related crimes.
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MK MPLs banged their fists on tables, stomped their feet, jabbed their fingers in the faces of police officers and sang Umshini Wami. The legislature was disrupted for more than an hour until Speaker Nontembeko Boyce called for a vote, and MK’s motion of no confidence in Premier Thami Ntuli was squashed.

South Africa
SANTACO set to target taxi ranks and routes to ensure taxi drivers have the necessary documentation

South Africa
The main aim of the Commission on Khoisan Matters is to gather information.

South Africa
Advocate Shamila Batohi is currently being cross-examined by Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi

South Africa
The declining rate in childhood vaccination uptake across the province is causing a serious risk

World
Two US soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in the attack, according to the US Central Command.

World
Chile has become the latest country in the region to elect a right-wing president.
World
UK pop star Cliff Richard revealed Monday that he has been treated for prostate cancer over the past year, but said the disease has been successfully treated.

World
The discussions are centred around the peace plan presented by Kyiv to the US last week.

Africa
At least 13 people are missing after armed men stormed a church, an official tells the BBC.

Africa
Benin arrive at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco looking to turn 2026 World Cup qualification heartbreak into a memorable continental campaign.

Africa
At least 70 homes have been inundated in Safi’s old city centre, officials say.

Africa
The armed forces accused Father Deusdedit Ssekabira of involvement in “violent subversive activities”.

Business
Cape Town has plans to build a R180 million security wall along the road that has become notorious for violent attacks on motorists.
Business

Business
Lutfiyyah Ahmed unpacks what organisational resilience means today, and how it differs from traditional risk management.
Business

Politics
ANCYL Secretary General Mntuwoxolo Ngudle has confirmed the registration of conference delegates.

Politics
Presidency says that South Africa will not ask G20 member countries to boycott the next meeting.

Politics
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has survived a motion of no confidence brought by the MKP
Politics
The interim report of the Madlanga Commission, established to probe explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal top cop Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, won’t be publicly available.

Sport
American pop superstar Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of next year’s Winter Olympics, organisers announce.

Sport
BBC Sport Wales looks at why Wales captains Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are signing for Gloucester and the implications Welsh rugby.

Sport
Newcastle United defender Dan Burn is set for a spell out of action after suffering a broken rib and punctured lung during the derby defeat against Sunderland.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs FC are preparing to pounce on another Orlando Pirates star but Mamelodi Sundowns are also lurking.

Education
Ofqual issues fines over English proficiency test which some candidates sat at home, A-level Chinese and GCSE English
One of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected tens of thousands of students.
Pearson, a FTSE 100 listed company, was hit by financial penalties...
Education
A gunman who killed two students at Brown University is still at large. There were no specific threats against other schools, but many are taking precautions.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has cautioned schools against what it termed “misleading the public with fake and inaccurate” analyses of the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) results, following the release of the first-ever outcomes under the new Competency-Based Education (CBE) system.
Education
[Vanguard] . Lauds GUU over academic strides

Lifestyle
Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Rob Reiner, has been arrested after the director and his wife Michele were found dead on Sunday.

Lifestyle
After the death of respected director, Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, many tributes have populated social media and traditional media pages alike. But a bizarre ‘tribute’ from US president, Donald Trump, is making headlines.

Lifestyle
Rachel Kolisi, estranged wife of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, expressed grattitude over the support she receieved for her upcoming doccie.

Lifestyle
Tributes have started pouring in for American film director Rob Reiner (78) and his wife, Michele (68).

Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Tuesday, 15 December 2025, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
The Lions now need to beat French sides Lyon and Perpignan in January to make the playoffs.

Entertainment
The ANC has resolved that they should ‘renew or perish’ following their National General Councill last week.
Science/Tech
Google has decided to retire its free dark web monitoring tool, saying it wasn’t as helpful as the company hoped. From a report: In a support page, Google announced the discontinuation of the “dark web report” tool, two years after offering it as a free perk to Gmail users before expanding it more broadly. The feature worked by scanning for your email addresses to determine whether they had...
Science/Tech
The Trump administration announced Monday the United States Tech Force, a new program to recruit around 1,000 technologists for two-year government stints starting as soon as March — less than a year after dismantling several federal technology teams and driving thousands of tech workers out of their jobs. The program will primarily recruit early-career software engineers and data scientists,...

Science/Tech
Eagle-eyed Swifties have ID’d the star’s pillow brand in a recent TV show appearance, and it’s one of my favorites as well. Coop is having a special sale to commemorate the event.
Science/Tech
For decades, Parkinson’s disease research has overwhelmingly focused on genetics — more than half of all research dollars in the past two decades flowed toward genomic studies — but a growing body of evidence now points to something far more mundane as a primary culprit: contaminated drinking water. A landmark study by epidemiologist Sam Goldman compared Marines stationed at Camp Lejeune in...
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Motoring
These estates and people carriers are a great alternative to SUVs in South Africa.
Motoring

Health
How to identify whether you have cold, flu or Covid and how to look after yourself.
Health
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

Health
Probe into historical abuse at former units in Sussex could lead to more alleged victims coming forward.
Health
A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers.