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Shops are selling hundreds of cookies within minutes as the frenzy sends prices of ingredients surging.

Watch the trailer for BBC documentary Mo Salah: Never Give Up.

A US state department official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released, but called the move “an important step in the right direction”.

The Summit Club in Hillbrow, Johannesburg, is in hot water, owing the city R2.6 million in unpaid power bills and facing allegations of violating regulations.

The court has found that the witness has also lied that he cannot read nor write English.

The Western Cape government is affected by wildfires and water shortages.

Chiloane says 3000 learners remain unplaced as parents flood Gauteng Education offices.

The purpose for the visit is to kickstart the 2026 Back-To-School Programme.

Leaders of the two East Asian nations played drums to hits from BTS and KPop Demon Hunters.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will meet Denmark’s foreign minister and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington on Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, at the center of a geopolitical storm.

Experts say that children in conflict with the law are being let down by India’s juvenile justice system.

The Amazigh calendar places them almost a thousand years ahead of much of the rest of the world.

The communications authority says the suspension is aimed at preventing misinformation and violence.

The offensive is in the central state of Kogi, where the bandits have recently become more active.

Eritrea are included in the preliminary qualifying round draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations despite being unranked by world governing body Fifa.

By returning 95% of manual recon time to the business, TJ Recon PRO empowers finance teams to shift their focus to more strategic initiatives that drive business growth.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 January 2026.

Best Before, which is disrupting the South African retail market with lower prices than retailers like Checkers and Pick n Pay, has launched nationwide courier delivery.

A code audit will give you a detailed summary of your software’s code quality, performance, security issues, and recommendations for improvement.

Health Department requested more funding after Trump administration withdrew PEPFAR funding.

Makhubele was removed as Chief Whip with immediate effect.

The All Blacks are facing one of the most significant internal disruptions in recent years, as reports emerge of a widespread player revolt.

Football is a strange sport. Just six months ago he was a Kaizer Chiefs player, now he’ll have to start all over from scratch.

Why has an English manager not won the Premier League? Chief football writer Phil McNulty explores who could make history.

Welsh Fire are set to announce England batter Phil Salt as one of their direct signings for the 2026 edition of The Hundred.

The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate has begun road rehabilitation works on a key road in Bellville’s Stikland Industrial area.

Alternative assets like luxury watches and jewellery are outperforming South African stocks and even the property market. Here’s why …

US actor Will Smith has come to the rescue of US YouTuber Salah Brooks who was robbed in Cape Town last month…

The ‘Mommy Club: Sugar and Spice’ star Losh Naidoo is celebrating her triplet daughters top achieving Matric passes…

Teffo came into prominence as a defence attorney in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial.

Close action on the cards as over 50 identically powered bugs take to the track.

The matric Class of 2025 will join millions of youth already searching for work, facing the same walls others have hit for years.

Mpumalanga and Limpopo have been lashed by heavy rain.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now offering free Starlink satellite service in Iran amid deadly protests and a days-long Internet blackout.   

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse rejects the notion that a driving licence validity extension should automatically trigger a price hike.

Understanding which parts fail most often in used vehicles helps explain why many South Africans consider a car warranty for used cars as less of a nice-to-have and more of a cost-control tool.

South Africans are getting ready to ditch their traditional driving licences, but ‘what for’ remains the question.

South Africans are spending noticeably less on petrol than they were a few months ago.

South Africa has an exclusive selection of high-powered bakkies that can tackle rough terrain and give hot hatchbacks a run for their money.

Tata has announced that two new SUVs are heading to South Africa this year.

Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs?

Medical checks for the show picked up contestant Amanda Collier’s heart condition.