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Strictly finalists confirmed after dance-off decider
The three remaining couples will compete for the glitterball trophy in the final next weekend.
SUNDAY, 14 DECEMBER 2025, 22:31

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The three remaining couples will compete for the glitterball trophy in the final next weekend.
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Two high-level hearings are investigating accusations that a drug trafficking cartel has infiltrated South Africa’s law enforcement and politics. The combined proceedings have laid bare distrust among the country’s law enforcers and revealed some traits of the individuals implicated in the scandal.

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Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes says the manner of the derby loss against Sunderland was “so embarrassing”.
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A blaze consuming nearly half a tonne of lion remains exposed both the cruelty of the captive-breeding industry and the political turmoil threatening to revive it.

South Africa
This year’s 31st Annual SAMAs are taking place at Gallagher Estate, in Midrand

South Africa
Traffic authorities are conducting high visibility patrols and roadblocks.

South Africa
Advocate Shamila Batohi is expected to appear before the Nkabinde Inquiry on Monday.

South Africa
Outata Kambule, is an artist inspired by South African history

World
Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand’s navy, speaks about the challenges and unexpected joys of playing music while stationed in Antarctica.

World
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday, and an arch-conservative pledging mass migrant expulsions is strongly favored over his leftist opponent.

World
We’re following the latest on the shooting in Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia. At least 12 people were killed as shooters targeted celebrants at a Hanukkah celebration.

World
Two gunmen have shot dead nine people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, with eleven wounded, including two police officers. Police shot dead one gunman, second was arrested in critical condition.

Africa
Nigeria’s biggest city is known for its vibrant arts scene, nightlife and creativity, but street art is relatively unknown.

Africa
BBC Sport Africa picks out six players to keep an eye on at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Africa
He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the profits flaunted on Instagram.

Africa
This is the first time that officials have said how many foreign soldiers were deployed to help thwart the mutiny.

Business
In South Africa, while families plan their December holidays, criminals are planning their entries.

Business
South African domestic workers are still struggling to hit the National Minimum Wage, despite another increase on the way for 2026.
Business

Business
East Yorkshire-based Croda developed a treatment for a rare disease – a story retold by Hollywood.

Politics
Analyst: KZN fared much better under the leadership of the IFP with the support of ANC and DA.

Politics
Magwenya says there is more evidence to be heard at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry

Politics
Eugene Modise has been re-elected as the ANC’s Regional Chairperson of Tshwane.

Politics
Khusela Diko says Solly Malatsi did not follow proper procedure amid policy directives

Sport
Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ibrahim Sangare combine for three goals as Nottingham Forest outclass Tottenham at the City Ground.

Sport
Erling Haaland scores twice to help Manchester City dispatch Crystal Palace and maintain the pressure on Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Sport
Aston Villa came from behind to win against West Ham, a Morgan Rogers beauty completing the comeback to keep up Villa’s fine form.

Sport
Dominic Calvert-Lewin continues his fine scoring run to rescue a point for Leeds against Brentford at Gtech Community Stadium.

Education
Group asks Keir Starmer for help to persuade Ghanaian government to pay backlog of tuition fees and living allowances
Students from Ghana at UK universities say they are in danger of being deported after being stranded by their own government without promised scholarships or tuition fee payments.
The group representing more than 100 doctoral students has petitioned Downing Street and Keir...
Education
The term, scheduled to end on Friday, has been cut short, and school officials said students could go home immediately.
Education
A person of interest was in custody Sunday, the day after two people were killed and nine others injured during an attack on the Rhode Island campus.

Education
As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert
This week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles “are not strong enough”.
With Ofqual preparing to launch a public...

Lifestyle
John Steenhuisen has trended online after Uber Eats revealed how one South African spent almost half a million on takeaway food this year.

Lifestyle
Outspoken muso The Kiffness has accused DIRCO of being behind an alleged plan to ‘cancel’ his upcoming Kirstenbosch Gardens concert.

Lifestyle
An overlooked measurement is linked to early heart changes and increased heart disease risk, even in people without heart problems.

Lifestyle
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has condemned South Africa’s ‘race laws’, he believes is worse than Apartheid’s racial discrimination.

Entertainment
Arsenal, who have set the pace this season, squeaked home on Saturday with a 2-1 win against bottom-club Wolves.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Sunday, 14 December 2025 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
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Entertainment
The Bulls fringe players were always going to find things difficult, but let themselves down with a poor second half performance.
Science/Tech
“Polar bears are still sadly expected to go extinct this century,” with two-thirds of the population gone by 2050,” says the lead researcher on a new study from the University of East Anglia in Britain. But their research also suggests polar bears “are rapidly rewiring their own genetics in a bid to survive,” reports NBC News, in “the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic...
Science/Tech
America’s solar industry “just delivered another huge quarter,” reports Electrek, “installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and pushes total solar additions this year past 30 GW…”According to the new “US Solar Market Insight Q4 2025” report from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, 85% of all new power...
Science/Tech
Nonprofit Code.org released its 2025 State of AI & Computer Science Education report this week with a state-by-state analysis of school policies complaining that “0 out of 50 states require AI+CS for graduation.” But meanwhile, at the college level, “Purdue University will begin requiring that all of its undergraduate students demonstrate basic competency in AI,” writes former college president...
Science/Tech
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said Friday he was moving to file a bipartisan bill to repeal Section 230 of America’s Communications Decency Act. “The law prevents most civil suits against users or services that are based on what others say,” explains an EFF blog post.”Experts argue that a repeal of Section 230 could kill free speech on the internet,” writes LiveMint — though America’s last...

Motoring
The 2026 Formula 1 season promises to be full of action and drama.

Motoring
There are several key steps you should take if you are involved in an accident while using an e-hailing service.

Motoring
Shell is preparing to launch a new offshore drilling campaign in Southern Africa in early 2026.

Motoring
December’s petrol price hike means you’ll need to budget a fair amount to travel to the Kruger Park this holiday.
Health
A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers.
Health
A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended.
Health
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.

Health
Sonia Hopkin says her daughter had been trying to replicate videos she had seen on TikTok.