Top Stories
Trump backs down from Greenland tariffs in Nato talks
US President Donald Trump’s decision to step back from using tariffs to acquire Greenland has eased some tension but left uncertainty regarding future negotiations over the territory.
THURSDAY, 22 JANUARY 2026, 13:45
Top Stories
US President Donald Trump’s decision to step back from using tariffs to acquire Greenland has eased some tension but left uncertainty regarding future negotiations over the territory.
Top Stories

Top Stories
Experts warned that in 2026, SARS will aggressively enforce VAT compliance, leaving businesses exposed to significant legal and financial risks.

Top Stories
Infrastructure damage at the flood-stricken Kruger National Park is widespread, says environmental minister Willie Aucamp.
South Africa
The couple’s new romance made headlines earlier this month.

South Africa
Commissioner Mthombeni says law enforcement operations will be bolstered to restore safety.
South Africa
Steenhuisen appoints industry council to strengthen FMD response
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has formally appointed the Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) Industry Coordination Council to support the implementation of South Africa’s national strategy to contain and control the disease.
The appointment follows last week’s announcement of the national FMD strategy to contain and...

South Africa
Zikalala says it’s important to seek legal advice before engaging in lobolo negotiations.

World
The president has backed off his threat to take Greenland by force. But his highly inflammatory remarks in Switzerland rattled U.S. allies and threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order.

World
Weeks into an internet blackout in Iran, NPR speaks to a protester who is still online and a U.S.-based activist who is trying to get more Starlink terminals into the country to get more people online.

World
President Trump says he won’t take Greenland by force, but he delivered provocative statements that have threatened to tear down the pillars of the world order constructed by the U.S. 80 years ago.

World
The U.S.’s break from the World Health Organization is almost finalized. But the details of the breakup are complicated – as are the post-divorce dynamics.

Africa
Regional powers Ecowas had previously warned junta head Horta N’Tam against such a long wait for elections.

Africa
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says organised crime is growing more complex, requiring new strategies.

Africa
The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income – or entertainment.

Africa
Kizza Besigye’s party says his condition is critical, but authorities say he was taken to hospital for a routine check-up.

Business
South African meat lovers can expect prices to continue to rocket for at least the next three months, as the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease continues to wreak havoc in the country’s feedlots.

Business
Rising demand, tight supply and shifting geopolitics are reshaping the investment case for rare earths in 2026, writes Handré, a portfolio manager at Novare Holdings.

Business
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.
Business

Politics
WC Premier says they’ve submitted two requests to CoGTA for provincial disaster declaration

Politics
Malema supporters expected to attend the court proceedings on Friday.

Politics
Patriotic Alliance has won both wards that were being contested in by-elections in George in WC

Politics
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Dinkie Dube as Deputy Public Protector

Sport
Naomi Osaka receives a frosty handshake from Sorana Cirstea after she beat the Romanian to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Sport
Rangers have been told by an SPFL tribunal to pay Dundee a fee of around £400,000 for midfielder Lyall Cameron.

Sport
Welsh athlete Adele Nicoll will be the first British female to compete at a Winter Olympics in monobob at next month’s Milan-Cortina Games.

Sport
Scotland secured their first win in Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Group B by defeating Zimbabwe by five wickets in Nepal.
Education
[This Day] Heirs Insurance Group (HIG), has called for applications for the maiden edition of the Heirs Insurance Hackathon, a technology-driven innovation programme designed to empower young students shape the future of insurance through Artificial Intelligence and digital solutions.

Education
I thought my articles and radio shows made an impact on people. A notice in the staffroom suggested otherwise
I recently spent a day at a secondary school in Birmingham. I agreed to do it because I like being in Birmingham and I like going to schools, and also because the teacher asked nicely. It was only the day before that I read the invitation properly and saw, to my horror, that I was...
Education
Two different nursing school programs in Ohio offer a glimpse into what may happen when federal student borrowing has limits.

Education
In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?
At Stoke primary school in Coventry, there are many four-year-olds among those starting in reception class who can’t sit still, hold a pencil or speak more than a four-word sentence. Lucy Fox,...
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
A Cape Town high school’s bold decision to keep its classrooms and hallways smartphone-free has attracted media attention from abroad.

Lifestyle
US rapper Nicki Minaj is at the end of her grace period to come up with $503,000 to settle a lawsuit.

Entertainment
Siya Kolisi and Grant Williams will play from the bench as interim coach JP Pietersen has again opted for a youthful side after their win against Clermont.

Entertainment
Pretoria is about to feel different this March as Mahindra Fusion Fest returns, reimagined.
Entertainment

Entertainment
Northern Cape is the only province in the country that has not reported a case.

Science/Tech
In the cryptocurrency world, things change within the blink of an eye. Volatility can erase billions of investors’ money in hours, and innovation can cause trillion-dollar shifts. Amidst all this, a quiet revolution is happening in the payments sector. Users want to escape exorbitant bank fees by seeking instant, borderless transfers, where their crypto is […]

Science/Tech
Solana Price Prediction to gain prominence once again as investors try to determine if the network will regain pre-present levels as the year comes to a close. Market sentiment for digital assets in the industry began to stabilize and focus shifted to altcoins with good on-chain behaviors. For Solana, the industry continues to see the […]

Science/Tech
Electricity and energy minister Kgosientho Ramokgopa has identified a solution to address South Africa’s high electricity prices.

Science/Tech
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
Motoring

Motoring
Mercedes-Benz has slashed the price of one of its most popular SUVs by up to R140,000 in South Africa.
Motoring
Motoring
Health
One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and the illness is not contagious.

Health
Chloe booked an abortion because her sickness was so severe she could not look after herself.
Health
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. rallied supporters at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, where he promoted his new dietary guidelines.

Health
Dr Jo Blodgett from UCL explains an approach that considers how much you move – and don’t move – across the day.