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South Africa’s economy is showing signs of having bottomed out with gradual improvement driven by reforms, better power stability, and fiscal consolidation.

Harry Brook’s incident in New Zealand comes at the end of an Ashes tour undermined by the culture of the England team, writes Stephan Shemilt.

The rand may clock another year of gains supported by easing interest rates, with firmer public finances also boosting South Africa’s domestic economy.

This follows the arrest of two suspects for statutory rape involving minors in Emalahleni.

The cause of the fire remains unknown at the moment.

The case has been postponed in order to secure an Aramaic language interpreter.

Children aged 5–17 were intercepted while allegedly traveling from South Africa to Zimbabwe.

The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, fled to Somaliland by boat before flying to Abu Dhabi, according to the coalition.

Leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church have been arrested and Yayang Church is being torn down, groups say.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks to a man in Caracas about life in the city following the U.S. removing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer’s twin boys were born in 2024.

Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

Donald Trump’s administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, a US official tweeted.

Trackers in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

An increasing number of people cannot afford to heat their homes in winter, says a charity boss.

Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says that South Africa’s TV Licence regime has all but collapsed, and details on a new scheme will be presented to the department next month.

As new vehicle sales in South Africa return to pre-pandemic levels, Mahindra has emerged as a fast-riser, selling more cars than many of Europe and Asia’s most established brands.

The NFP announced its withdrawal from the coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal.

The DA says the NFP’s withdrawal from the GPU does not signal a new government.

Organisations including Cosatu will picket outside the American Embassy in Pretoria .

The ANC will hold anniversary celebrations in the North West this weekend.

Tottenham winger Mohammed Kudus is ruled out of action until after the international break in March.

Former Crystal Palace manager Laura Kaminski is named head coach of Norwegian club SK Brann.

The Stormers have increasingly cemented their status as the leading local team in South Africa, and are showing no signs of slowing down.

Five years after receiving a kidney from his brother, Exeter midfielder Kevin McDonald is preparing to face Manchester City in the FA Cup.

Candid family pictures recap singer Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s holidays.

DJ Black Coffee is taking his dissatisfaction in a ruling over his divorce to ex, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, to the Supreme Court of Appeal…

Police arrest a suspect after a City of Johannesburg operation uncovered illegal rentals, weapons and utility connections.

CIZA has stepped out of a legendary shadow to claim his own global music throne

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 9 January 2026.

The pair tied the knot back in 2017

Transport minister Barbara Creecy has revealed what is holding South Africa back from switching to digital driving licences and what the government’s interim plan is for licence cards.

ConvoGPT today announced the development of ConvoGPT OS, a next-generation AI employee replacement system designed to eliminate human dependency across sales, follow-ups, pipeline management, and deal execution.The announcement was made by Jeremy David, Founder and CEO of ConvoGPT, who described ConvoGPT OS as a fundamental shift away from traditional CRMs, automation tools, and AI assistants. […]

Customer experience is no longer a soft business function—it is the economic backbone of modern enterprises, dictating profitability, customer loyalty, and brand longevity. Imagine a retail giant that once thrived on aggressive sales tactics but failed to adapt to evolving customer expectations—only to see competitors, armed with data-driven CX strategies, surpass them in market share. […]

This Chinese carmaker is rapidly expanding in South Africa with considerable sales figures across its various brands.

South Africa’s considerable driving licence card backlog has finally been resolved.

According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.

Cathy Read will walk across Spain to support the charity that helped her recover.

Researchers are looking to see if there’s a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.