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South Africa’s top Afrikaans co-ed school with a 100% pass rate, 74% average, and 2.9 distinctions per matric
Hoërskool Menlopark has been named South Africa’s top co-ed Afrikaans high school, with an average of 74% and 2.9 distinctions per matric candidate.

One week to disaster for South Africans
South African electricity users are on a countdown to see just how much more they will be paying for electricity in 2026, with a potential 10.5% price hike on the cards.

Government borrowing falls by more than a third in December, figures show
More money than expected was collected through tax and higher National Insurance Contributions, although public sector spending also increased

New R3 billion private Afrikaans university in South Africa is coming
Construction on the first phase of the newest campus for the private Afrikaans higher education institution, Akademia, has officially started.

MTN vs Vodacom vs Telkom vs Cell C vs Rain – and the winner is clear
Extensive research from MyBroadband shows that MTN is comfortably the nation’s best mobile network.

Government it talks to buy international steel giant
AMSA and the state-owned IDC have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based steel giant’s local operations.

Government in talks to buy international steel giant
AMSA and the state-owned IDC have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based steel giant’s local operations.

US sends another warning about South Africa, and airline halts all flights to South African airport
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Thursday, 22 January 2026.

How tiny Slovakia became a car making heavyweight
The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.

Decision on Manchester-London ‘ghost train’ was uninformed, regulator admits
The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing “critical points” when it made a decision.

Supreme Court sceptical of Trump firing of Lisa Cook
One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could “shatter” Federal Reserve independence.