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Big VAT changes coming to South Africa
SARS is rolling out a VAT modernisation programme to enable real-time data collection and e-invoicing to improve compliance and reduce the administrative burden on taxpayers.
MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026, 09:19

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SARS is rolling out a VAT modernisation programme to enable real-time data collection and e-invoicing to improve compliance and reduce the administrative burden on taxpayers.

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The recovered body is believed to be a 64-year-old man from Budleigh Salterton.

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BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks ahead to the first F1 test of 2026, which is happening in private in Barcelona.

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These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 26 January 2026.

South Africa
Nafiz Modack trial continues as he and 14 others face 100 charges over Charl Kinnear’s murder.
South Africa
Multiple weather warnings are in place across the country for conditions that range from thunderstorms and strong winds to heat waves.

South Africa
The commission is probing allegations of criminality, corruption and political interference.

South Africa
The mother of DJ Warras says that the accused may flee if he is granted bail.

World
The return of the remaining hostage, Ran Gvili, has been widely seen as removing the remaining obstacle to proceeding with the U.S.-brokered ceasefire’s second phase.
World
Former US presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton issued pointed calls for America to stand up and defend their values after the second killing of a citizen in Minneapolis by immigration agents that Donald Trump blamed on Democratic “chaos”.

World
Second fatal shooting an ‘inflection point’ says Tim Walz as protests spread over Saturday’s shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

World
Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the “high forties” in Victoria and South Australia.

Africa
The worst flooding in a generation hits Mozambique with teams from Brazil, South Africa and the UK helping with the rescue.

Africa
Twins whose classmates were killed by shelling say their deaths have made them determined to finish their studies.

Africa
Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

Africa
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country’s heritage.

Business
Discovery CEO Adrian Gore has warned that South Africa can not rest on its laurels,

Business
Producers in Jamaica and Antigua hope that increasing liberalisation will lead to higher revenues.

Business
RealPay works with a wide range of market-relevant platforms and technologies, from banking and payments networks to industry-specific platforms and enterprise software.
Business

Politics
The ANC’s number one says he is waiting for the report detailing what happened.

Politics
ActionSA will make formal announcement at media briefing on Monday morning.

Politics
Officials from the office of the secretary general and the police are at the scene.

Politics
The committee says it has made contingency plans to ensure no time is lost in its last 10 days.

Sport
Emiliano Martinez is hailed as the world’s best goalkeeper at Aston Villa home games – but even though his team are riding high, the Argentina international is at a crossroads.

Sport
Manchester United have taken a “step” towards getting the club back to where it was in their glory days, says former captain and record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.

Sport
Check out the footage of a training ground fight between two teammates that saw a rising rugby star suspended.

Sport
Uncapped Gabriel Hamer-Webb reveals how his Cardiff-born mother urged him to pick Wales over England for his international future.

Education
Freelands Foundation will give £100,000 to three projects every year ‘against the backdrop of 15 years of cuts’
A new £1.5m awards scheme has been launched to recognise and celebrate visual art education in the UK – with £100,000 being awarded to three organisations a year for the next five years.
The Freelands Foundation announced the award on Monday for recent or ongoing projects...
Education
[RFI] Seeing the shortcomings of catering in local schools, an Abidjan entrepreneur created a chain of restaurants for schools and colleges – filling children’s bellies so they can fill their brains.
Education
[UN News] With young people under 30 making up more than half of the global population and over 272 million children and youth still out of school, their participation in shaping education is becoming increasingly vital.
Education
Mayor Zohran Mamdani made use of his strong communication skills, and the Sanitation Department said every road was plowed at least twice by Sunday evening.

Lifestyle
Starting this Wednesday, 28 January 2026, community swimming pools in Cape Town will operate during the week on a pilot basis.

Lifestyle
After a tough ‘januworry’ for all beneficiaries, SASSA Older Person Grants in February 2026 will bring much-needed relief to the elderly …
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Soccer fan Mama Joy wants to return her fan membership to Orlando Pirates, which she infamously ditched after 30 years of support.

Entertainment
Newly relaunched Vigus Pro will from JMC’s product base, while the off-road focused Dadao will become its flagship in the final quarter of the year.

Entertainment
This year, South Africa arrived at the WEF with real successes instead of empty promises, suggested Ramaphosa.

Entertainment
The gold price has almost doubled within a year to an unimaginable record high to reach over $5 000 from $2 600 a year ago.
Entertainment

Science/Tech
Five years of promises and not one brick laid. For the residents of Daantjie, the ambitious Nkosi City development remains a fantasy.

Science/Tech
As South Africa’s largest branded bedding retailer, trusted and loved by many, many South Africans, we know one thing for sure – great days start with great sleep.

Science/Tech
The programme places interns inside One80’s operations, where they can learn how work moves, from planning and teamwork to communication and accountability.

Science/Tech
The company will support the Sibanye-Stillwater Super League throughout the 2026 season.

Motoring
Law enforcement is cracking down on scholar transport vehicles following the tragic crash in Vanderbijlpark.
Motoring

Motoring
Wanatu has made significant changes to its operating model, reducing the basic salary for drivers while introducing a new incentive programme.

Motoring
Mahindra’s impressive 2025 sales figures were boosted by the performance of two of its most-popular models.

Health
It took Jessica three years to get diagnosed as a report says the Welsh government is failing women.
Health
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
Health
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

Health
Tessa Marshall has shared the experience to highlight issues such as women’s rights and sex education.