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A Newcastle dealership has listed a 2010 Volkswagen Citi Golf 1.8i R with just 55km on the clock for nearly R1m, banking on its rarity and pristine condition to attract collectors.

Deng Majek must serve a minimum of 29 years in prison after stabbing Rhiannon Whyte 23 times.

A separatist organisation identifying itself as the “Boervolk of the Orange Freestate” has placed a formal notice in the South African Government Gazette declaring the secession of the “Republic of the Orange Freestate.”

While South Africans can expect a cautious property recovery in 2026, with modest price growth and easing interest rates, experts urged buyers and sellers to remain careful.

DIRCO says Ariel Seidman is required to leave South Africa within 72 hours.

The UN said “credible sources” had counted more than 400 strikes in the same period.

The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.

Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.

Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.

Almost 30 years after he died, the Nigerian will posthumously receive a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nearly 700,000 people have been affected by weeks of severe flooding in Mozambique

Two schools in Cape Town have partnered with Woolworths Foods at its tuckshops, operated only by Woolworths staff.

South Africa declared the top diplomat at Israel’s embassy persona non grata on Friday and ordered him out within 72 hours, prompting retaliation in kind.

The increase was fuelled by the prices of food, leisure, motoring and household services, Jersey Statistics says.

The Leicester-based family firm of 73 years said it has been hit by “prices going up, but demand going down”.

Julius Malema, EFF president, is delivering the opening address at the party’s plenum.

Malusi Gigaba is facing charges of corruption linked to Transnet

Case postponed to February 3 after witness’s lawyer says late documents could prejudice his client.

Underdog Ellie Bouttell says she would not be surprised if she is “booed” by fans in Saturday’s fight against Francesca Hennessy as both women make weight.

Lindsey Vonn faces a race against time to be fit for the Winter Olympics after being airlifted to hospital following a crash in her final downhill race before the Games.

John Robertson was a key part of Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest teams that won the European Cup.

Kaizer Chiefs co-coach Cedric Kaze has claimed that Brandon Petersen (31) is the best goalkeeper in South Africa currently.

Newly discovered dinosaur tracks suggest that the animals survived far longer in Southern Africa than previously thought.

Foreign investment is important, but there’s a limit.

Rachel Kolisi has hinted at her messy marriage split to Springbok captain Siya Kolisi, ahead of her new book and documentary…

Although nearly six years old, the facelift has brought 2 700 new or improved components to the internally named W223 S-Class.

Key executive positions remain vacant at SA Tourism.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 31 January 2026.

At least 10 housemates are facing eviction this week

WIRED has been testing beard trimmers for six years. Our favorite is compact, reliable, ridiculously adjustable, and offers a five-year warranty.

Every television deserves a row of speakers to call its own. These are our favorite soundbars from Samsung, Yamaha, Bose, and more.

These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

The Honda Elevate is a compact SUV that offers incredible value, being priced from only R3,899 per month.

Maternity services at Lancaster Royal Infirmary are rated “good”, but improvements must be made in A&E.

Two Tractor Boys join a project that is tackling oral health and healthy diets among children.