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Jodian Taylor says her murdered son Daejaun was let down by authorities who did not treat his case with urgency.

Mark Sonnenblick says “the music will follow from the story” for the sequel to Netflix’s most-watched film.

There is universal acceptance in Labour that Sir Keir Starmer’s predicament is dire and he confronts immense peril, writes Chris Mason.

Tackle the Tugela Falls hike in the Drakensberg, a breathtaking route featuring iconic chain ladders and the world’s highest waterfall.

The condition of the station poses a serious risk to community members, police officers and staff

The inquest has seen testimonies from Enyobeni owners  Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu 

Ntanzi is alleged to be one of the intruders that entered the Khumalo home on the day of the murder

The heavy rain may cause major travel disruptions with the possibility of falling trees

Japanese stocked jumped as markets opened on Monday morning, after prime minister Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory.

Jimmy Lai, who has been jailed for 20 years, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him “everything”.

Senior Jewish leaders have welcomed Isaac Herzog but pro-Palestinian groups say he should not have been invited.

Insurgents have carried out a wave of drone strikes on military positions in the region.

Eritrea has previously denied accusations that its soldiers are in Ethiopia supporting rebels.

The crisis is compounded by a critical shortage of affordable, properly stored antivenom.

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu will be guests at Windsor Castle from 18 to 19 March.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 9 February 2026.

With 119 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and penthouses, The Botanist is designed to maximise appeal for both investors and tenants.

South Africa’s energy regulator has allowed state-owned Eskom to raise tariffs for the next three years.

South Africa’s energy regulator has allowed state-owned Eskom to raise tariffs for the next three years.

Voters in Ward 13, Umzumbe, will elect a new councillor on Wednesday with the IFP, ANC, MK Party.

Commission has heard testimony from police officials implicated in corruption with criminal network.

The IFP and ANC has been co-governing Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, since 2021

ANC members have visited late Bishop John Bolana of the Bantu Church of Christ’s home.

The Proteas begin their T20 World Cup campaign on Monday, and here is the time to catch them in action against Canada.

The Seattle Seahawks defence lead their team to a 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 60.

Super Bowl 60 had plenty of narratives to go at – this is how a thunderous evening in California panned out.

Who are your danger men?

By freezing thresholds, Labour is quietly loading the cost of public services on to young graduates, while insisting it has not raised taxes at all

The personal finance expert Martin Lewis upbraided the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, for freezing the threshold at which millions of graduates repay their loans, saying that this was treating student debts like tax. He was right, and Ms Reeves’s...

Young people are hungering for meaning. A lack of spiritual education in childhood can reverberate across a lifetime

Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday life

As a parent, I want nothing more than for my children to grow into healthy, happy, purposeful human beings. Yet all around me – in classrooms, in conversation and in alarming...

American singer Jacquees visited Umlazi, had a Durban-style mutton curry and bought ice cream from a cooler box on the beach! Take a look…

New mane loading: Springbok and Leinster star RG Snyman is the latest rugby player to undergo a hair transplant…

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi’s ex, Rachel Kolisi, has revealed how she keeps it all together while juggling many different roles…

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hilll-Lewis claims residents impacted by the N2 wall plans have given the initiative their seal of approval…

Catch up on the biggest stories this morning, 09 February 2026 in our simple morning fix update

Sesethu Cekeshe, a tax practitioner in Gauteng who started helping individuals, is a force to be reckoned with in the financial sector.

‘The station has no operational holding cells’

“The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will, over the next few days, return to the theme of criminality and corruption in the City of Ekhuruleni.”

At least one major ICT distributor in South Africa believes tech price increases driven by global demand for AI data centres will result in permanent hikes in tech prices.

Eskom’s revised unbundling plan threatens grid investment. President Ramaphosa must clarify his stance on electricity reform.

Prosus plans to sell more than $2-billion in non-strategic and underperforming assets this financial year.

Car subscriptions have taken off in South Africa, leaving many wondering what it costs to rent long term.

Big changes are on the cards for South Africa’s used car dealers.

Sanju Pal wins an employment appeal tribunal that could affect how employers can treat staff with endometriosis.