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Michael Carrick emerges as favourite for the Manchester United caretaker role with club chiefs hoping to have an appointment in place for when players return to training on Wednesday.

The basic education ministry is on Monday hosting a breakfast to celebrate the class of 2025.

The Independent Examinations Board says that the decline in the overall pass rate is due to an increase in learners.

Lagging revenue collection for the 2025/26 fiscal year could place pressure on government borrowing and, consequently, South African bond yields.

Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube, is hosting a breakfast briefing at MTN Johannesburg.

The accused is facing 12 counts of kidnapping and one of failing to stop when instructed by police.

All the suspects are expected to appear in the Kuils River Magistrate’s Court today, January 12.

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

President Trump said Sunday that Iran proposed negotiations after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown targeting demonstrators. Activists say at least 544 have died.

As Iran’s protests enter a third week, the country’s president blames foreign powers for the unrest, and warns it will retaliate if the US intervenes militarily.

The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.

Yoweri Museveni, 81, says he has brought stability to Uganda. His critics complain of political oppression.

Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.

The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is expected to crack down on individual expats who remain non-compliant.

The pass rate for the exams administered by the IEB has dropped slightly, but this is par for the course.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 12 January 2026.

The UAE is also a major investor in the South African economy across various sectors.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party is not dying and will bounce back.

A nationwide campaign to rebuild every branch of the ANC will be undertaken in 2026, says Ramaphosa.

SACP’s Masuku has described the African National Congress as the leader of society.

Kaizer Chiefs football manager Bobby Motaung has dismissed speculation about a coaching change at the cub.

Craig Gordon, 43 years young, having not played since Scotland’s World Cup qualification heroics over Denmark, produces the save of the season to earn Hearts victory.

As the Springboks have accelerated their planning and squad evolution with the 2027 World Cup in mind, this backline star has lost ground.

Watch Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon’s impressive late save in his side’s 1-0 win at Dundee from different angles.

Backed by actor Sally Phillips and MPs across parties, group raises concerns about overhaul of provision in England

Keir Starmer is being urged not to diminish the legal rights of children with special educational needs by a new national campaign backed by the actor Sally Phillips and a cross-party group of Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative MPs.

The group Save Our Children’s Rights...

Discovery Health has confirmed that it will cover the cost of a systems error that led to the overpayment of certain medical claims.

A false job advertisement has been circulating among the Mitchells Plain community, eliciting a response from the City of Cape Town.

Things are looking up for February 2026 SASSA Old-Age Grants, with the agency’s rocky start to the New Year behind it …

He was arrested on Friday following the grim discovery at the Bracken Square Shopping Centre in Brackenhurst.

The SUV equivalent of the 6e sedan has, for the moment, not been approved for South Africa.

“We can’t be sitting back and watching this unfold without intervening. That’s the reason for him coming home,” Makaab said.

The rand strengthened nearly 13% against the US dollar over the past year, yet the domestic numbers remain weak. That disconnect won’t last forever.

Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni condemns the photoshopping of her X account with vulgar images and misinformation, describing it as distasteful and shameful.

What’s Next Season 13 will cover topical themes such as cloud, banking, AI, and much more.

People in South Africa can expect to see dramatic increases in the prices of everything from media players to networking products.

Nominations for the Wired4Women Awards 2026 must be in by 8 February.

One of South Africa’s most popular cars saw a massive dip in sales last month.

BMW plans to unveil three new models as part of a bid to dominate the world’s third-largest car market.

Since arriving in South Africa, Chinese vehicles have ignited the local market with value-for-money offerings, as well as luxurious models poised to take on the heavyweights. 

I recently had what my surgeon described as “big surgery” on my right leg, and this was my experience getting back behind the wheel.

Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.