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Was 2025 a better year for economy and will 2026 bring new successes or challenges?
Gold shot the lights out this year, while the rand became stronger towards the end of the year, trading at R16.63 this afternoon compared to R18.88/$ on 1 January.
‘If you choose to drink and drive, you will be arrested,’ JMPD warns
As the 2025 festive season enters its most critical period, JMPD officers have intensified law enforcement operations.
Viral Brooklyn phone snatching video leads to arrests [VIDEO]
JMPD arrested a suspect caught on camera stealing a woman’s phone outside a popular Brooklyn restaurant.
Deadly initiation season: 41 deaths, parents arrested for falsifying children’s ages
The summer initiation season concludes in January 2026.
Stormers brace for ‘confrontational’ showdown with Bulls
“It’s going to be physical, a ‘who’s the bigger man type thing’. A full crowd,” said Stormers scrumhalf Cobus Reinach.
Matric Results: Regulator heads to Supreme Court on publication in newspapers
The decision comes just 13 days before the 2025 cohorts get their results on the 12th of January 2026.
Gagasi FM pulls Felix Hlophe off air as explosive domestic drama rocks morning radio show
Videos, sirens and social media fury force Gagasi FM to pull star host Felix Hlophe off air.
Stellenbosch FC announce Gavin Hunt’s appointment
“Our board is confident that we have secured the right head coach,” said Benadie.
Broos warns ‘soft and weak’ Bafana to improve or face AFCON exit
“We have to play every game with 100% of our talents and qualities,” said the Belgian coach.
Kremlin declines to provide proof of alleged drone attack on Putin home
Russia’s accusation comes at a pivotal moment in the peace process.
No criminal cases laid after mass brawl at popular Jeffreys Bay venue [VIDEO]
Those involved in the altercation have been banned by management from returning to the Jolly Dolphin in the future.
‘I never asked for that’: Ackers rejects claims Bok coaches are aiding Bulls against Stormers
“I would never ask Rassie for game plans, merely a careful eye on what we are doing. This is about alignment and perspective, not about outsourcing our coaching.”
Three things we learned from Bafana Bafana at AFCON
Mbule has struggled to impose himself with the same authority at the AFCON.
Accused linked to Atteridgeville mass shooting abandons bail bid
On Tuesday, police confirmed that a ballistic report linked a seized firearm to the Atteridgeville mass shooting.
The ‘fall’ of Shadrack Sibiya
The deputy national police commissioner’s dramatic unravelling was triggered on 6 July.
How to overcome alcohol and drug addiction after a tempting festive season
Recoverees advise on the reasons and hidden triggers related to December indulgence as well as ways to combat addiction.
What to do: Pretoria’s New Year’s Eve concert is back and bigger than ever at Fountains Valley
Pretoria is gearing up to welcome 2026 in serious style as the City of Tshwane officially brings back its annual New Year’s Eve celebrations, promising a night packed with music, energy and city-wide pride.
This is why Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala has been relocated to C-Max prison in KZN
Matlala has been the subject of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry.
Somizi and Sosoboy Fosho give back to the community of Mdantsane
This festive season wasn’t just about red carpets and packed performance schedules for Sosoboy Fosho and Somizi; it was about showing up where it mattered most.