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Raducanu wins first match since split from coach
Emma Raducanu records her first win since out-of-sorts Australian Open performance and split from coach Francis Roig.
MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026, 23:51

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Emma Raducanu records her first win since out-of-sorts Australian Open performance and split from coach Francis Roig.

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Nottingham Forest sign defender Luca Netz from Borussia Monchengladbach on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
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About a week ago, Daily Maverick revealed how a personal trainer offering his services at a Cape Town gym was a fugitive wanted by Romania for drug trafficking. While police have since kept quiet on that case, an alleged drug dealer has been deported to the UK and a fraud suspect to China.
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In November 2025, six weeks after the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria had declared a resounding victory for conservationist Fred Daniel in his decades-long legal battle with former deputy president David Mabuza, the state attorney announced its intention to appeal against the decision. But now, among other inconsistencies, Daily Maverick’s reporting has revealed that the first...

South Africa
Motorists are advised to avoid the area and find alternative routes

South Africa
The Emfuleni Municipality, in the Vaal municipality is owed billions by its residents

South Africa
The group does the work for free because they love to conserve the environment.

South Africa
The accused who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder.

World
Candidate Laura Fernández won a resounding victory, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her predecessor.

World
President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner laid out a plan for a “New Gaza.” A close look suggests it makes room for fewer Palestinians and less housing.

World
Norway’s royal family has been embroiled in recent scandals, including Crown Princess Mette-Marit links with Epstein.
World
Gunmen have raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting others, in what marks the latest deadly attack in the conflict-hit region.

Africa
Since 2016, those who can prove their ancestors came from Africa have been able to get Ghanaian nationality.

Africa
They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

Africa
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

Africa
Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.
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Politics
“So, it means that most of criminals, they smile out of, you know, out of prison.”

Politics
The Ad Hoc Committee may call Cyril Ramaphosa over the disbanded Political Killings Task Team

Politics
Carrim was implicated in testimony relating to alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Politics
Makgotloe says Witness B pressured him to alter the Swart forensic report during probe.

Sport
U.S skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender denied Winter Olympic roster appeal due to date cut-off by CAS.

Sport
Spanish figure skater Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate will not be able to perform to his usual music – a Minions mix – at the 2026 Winter Olympics because of a copyright issue.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze wakes up at 6 am every day as Amakhosi battle in the Betway Premiership and CAF Confederation Cup.

Sport
Fixtures, how to follow on the BBC and venues as the Six Nations returns on Thursday, 5 February with defending champions France taking on Ireland.
Education
Many Americans are growing both exhausted and frightened by Trump’s scorched-earth, hyperpartisan, fire-ready-aim approach to the presidency.
Education
[SNA] Khartoum, Feb. 1, 2026 (SUNA) – The Ministry of National Education and Orientation has announced the schedule for the 2026 Secondary School examinations, set to begin on April 13.

Education
Action could begin next week in some of state’s largest districts including San Diego, San Francisco and LA
California is facing the prospect of massive teacher strikes across the state as conflicts over working conditions, pay and special education staffing reach a boiling point.
The strikes, which could begin as soon as next week, have been approved by thousands of educators – affecting...
Education
[Premium Times] Hammid Taju, 78, was the oldest PhD graduate at UNILAG’s 56th convocation, earning a doctorate in French.

Lifestyle
Amor Vittone has praised her husband-to-be, businessman Marius van Biljon, who popped the question to her last week…
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Lifestyle
EFF MP Carl Niehaus has shown his support to eNCA’s Heidi Giokos, whose interracial relationship was attacked by online trolls…
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Monday, 2 February 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 2 February 2026.

Entertainment
Suleiman Carrim launched an urgent High Court bid to stop the commission from compelling his testimony or issuing subpoenas.

Entertainment
Lions fans turned up at Ellis Park. Their team didn’t.
Science/Tech
alternative_right writes: Fintraffic’s national traffic priority system, which is set to be introduced this summer, will recognize the location of an emergency vehicle and automatically change the lights to green to facilitate its passage. (Why isn’t everyone doing this already?)
Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Science/Tech
Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.”

Science/Tech
The Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents and photos related to Jeffrey Epstein. Here’s who shows up from Big Tech the most often—and what the files reveal.
Science/Tech
Microsoft is reevaluating its AI strategy on Windows 11 and plans to scale back or remove Copilot integrations across built-in apps after months of sustained user backlash, according to a Windows Central report citing people familiar with the company’s plans. Copilot features in apps like Notepad and Paint are under review and could be pulled entirely or stripped of their Copilot branding in...

Motoring
The South African car industry got off to a great start in January 2026.

Motoring
The N1 between Bloemfontein and Pretoria is one of the busiest routes in South Africa.
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Health
Researchers believe increasing use of cannabis may be contributing to a rise in new cases of schizophrenia and related disorders at younger ages.

Health
Members of the British Medical Association have backed more walkouts in the dispute over pay and jobs in England.

Health
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD.

Health
Kimberley Wilson talks to psychologist and therapist Dr Sula Windgassen on how to build “quiet” or “flexible” resilience.