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Syria’s defiant Kurds vow to ‘fight until last breath’ despite government push
The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria’s new leader.
FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 01:15

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The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria’s new leader.
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Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived another day after a no-confidence motion against him was deferred. City councillors were focused on debating whether to create a position for the first deputy mayor, weighing the R1.2m cost and the necessity of the new post amid rising living costs.
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In response to serious audit failures, Nelson Mandela Bay commits to an action plan focused on improving governance, financial management, and infrastructure maintenance.

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Det Insp Joe Davenport says the killer attacked his victims in Birmingham for “violence sake”.

South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal police noted that no officer was wounded during the incident.

South Africa
City of Ekurhuleni has paid tribute to its TRT members who took part in LP and Mozambique floods

South Africa
The Free State School of Nursing welcomed almost 400 new students for training.

South Africa
Gauteng Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says the arrested suspects will appear in court soon.

World
Russia has not confirmed it agreed to Trump’s request, but Ukraine’s president said he expected Vladimir Putin’s promise to be kept.

World
Tom Homan said the immigration operation would be more “targeted”, as the Trump administration works to calm frustrations both in the city and on Capitol Hill
World
Iran reacted with fury on Thursday after the EU blacklisted the country’s Revolutionary Guards as a terror group, as Tehran faced off with Washington after US President Donald Trump warned time was running out for a nuclear deal.

World
Israel has previously cast doubt on figures from the Hamas-run health ministry, which the UN considers reliable.

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

Africa
No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

Africa
Passengers received a text message about the cancellation of flights, citing “unforeseen circumstances”.

Africa
Prosecutors allege Diezani Alison-Madueke was given “a life of luxury” in the UK by people interested in Nigerian government contracts.

Business
The government has confirmed the discount for six million low-income households will continue for the rest of the decade.

Business
The company’s revenue was boosted by iPhone sales, but sales of its wearable tech and Mac computers dipped.

Business
The change could pave the way for more foreign investment in the country’s oil industry.

Business
While planning applications have risen, home building has lowered, new data suggests.

Politics
A task team has been established to implement the commission’s recommendations.

Politics
A task team has been established to implement the commission’s recommendations.

Politics
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is set to fill vacancies across various superior courts.

Politics
The motion was brought by minority party Al Jama-ah, with the support of other minority parties.

Sport
Raheem Sterling’s representatives in talks with seven clubs, Tottenham and Burnley also interested in England winger, Cole Palmer out of Manchester United’s price range, plus more.

Sport
Anthony Joshua posts an emotional YouTube video thanking fans for their support following the deaths of his two close friends in a car crash in Nigeria.

Sport
Orlando Pirates veteran midfielder Makhehlene Makhaula says he will hang up his boots if the Buccaneers win the league.

Sport
US gymnast Jordan Chiles may win back a bronze medal that was stripped from her in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Education
An appellate court ruled that the firing of the former assistant principal of an elementary school in Mississippi in 2022 had been “arbitrary and capricious.”
Education
Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] Award-winning Ghanaian visual artist, Mr Anthony Jefferson Hanson, has described the arts as a life-changing profession and urged Ghanaians to place greater value on it.
Education
[Ghanaian Times] The Global Media Foundation (GLOMEF) Ghana has distributed learning materials to vulnerable pupils in selected basic schools in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality of the Ashanti Region to enhance teaching and learning while easing the financial burden on parents in cocoa-growing communities.

Lifestyle
An US intel insider predicts that over 4 000 South Africans, predominately Afrikaners, could be granted refugee status each month.
Lifestyle
Media personality Nandi Madida tries her best to converse with L-Tido in Sesotho with the little vocabulary she has.

Lifestyle
Cape Town motorists already struggling with summer congestion along the Atlantic Seaboard may need extra patience in the weeks ahead…
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.

Entertainment
South Africa’s biggest cinema chains dropped the Melania Trump documentary film like a hot potato just before its release on Friday.

Entertainment
The opening batter hit a career-best 115 off just 49 deliveries in an innings which included 10 sixes.

Entertainment
A total of R600 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 29 January 2026.
Science/Tech
NVIDIA has officially launched a native GeForce NOW client for Linux as a Flatpak, giving Linux gamers access to cloud-rendered RTX gaming. Phoronix reports: While confined to a Flatpak, for now NVIDIA is just “officially” supporting it on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later. Granted, thanks to Flatpak it should run on other non-Ubuntu distributions too but in terms of the official support and where...

Science/Tech
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the news that’s held our attention this week: ICE activity as it’s been unfolding in Minnesota.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica, written by Dan Goodin: Two security professionals who were arrested in 2019 after performing an authorized security assessment of a county courthouse in Iowa will receive $600,000 to settle a lawsuit they brought alleging wrongful arrest and defamation. The case was brought by Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn, two penetration testers who at...
Science/Tech
New phone designs, coupled with robust holiday spending, continued to lift iPhone sales in the quarter and boosted revenue.

Motoring
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia revealed that the government plans to spend over R4 billion on VIP protection services for politicians.

Motoring
More and more South Africans are opting to buy pre-owned vehicles as household budgets are stretched thin.

Motoring
Lepas and iCaur have revealed the list of cars they are bringing to South Africa this year, and when we can expect to see them.
Motoring
Health
A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.
Health
Fungal supplements are everywhere, promising happiness, energy, focus, you name it. But what they deliver is something else entirely.

Health
Symptoms to look out for include severe pain in the stomach and back which does not go away.

Health
Peter Dervin says he warned Broomfield Hospital staff not to leave his son alone before fatal fall.