
‘We became best friends at a warm hub’
Alan Thompson and Jane Innes were childhood friends and reunited at a community hub in Lincoln.
MONDAY, 12 JANUARY 2026, 03:28

Alan Thompson and Jane Innes were childhood friends and reunited at a community hub in Lincoln.

Residents in parts of Joburg will be hit with a 52-hour water outage this week as Rand Water launches the final phase of its scheduled maintenance programme.

A charity says some families do not realise they are eligible for the winter fuel allowance.

This Warm Welcome venue is one of more than 80 across Surrey which are open over the coming months.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Tuesday, 6 January 2026.

Riding the bullet train in Japan is a truly world-class experience.

The firm plans to deploy the technology at the same plant that was involved in a huge immigration raid in 2025.

Nestle said it had received no reports of problems and was recalling the products “out of an abundance of caution”.

Millions of people have returned to the iconic online game to farm, go on quests and fight big bosses.

The SMMT warned of a growing gap between consumer demand and the government’s ambitions on EVs.

Indian farmers are turning to butterly pea flower which is in demand for its bright blue colour.

The unidentified account placed a $32,000 bet just before Trump announced the Venezuelan leader was in US custody.

Nvidia is partnering with Mercedes-Benz to launch a driverless car powered by its ‘Alpamayo’ tech

Elon Musk’s social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.

Standard Bank says the post-pandemic travel boom continues, with South African travellers heading to three African countries in particular.