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Man admits racist abuse of footballer Jess Carter
Nigel Dewale made derogatory comments about the Lioness star’s skin colour.
FRIDAY, 09 JANUARY 2026, 20:59

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Nigel Dewale made derogatory comments about the Lioness star’s skin colour.

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The shoot-out occurred a day after two other incidents in which two suspects were killed in shoot-outs with police, also in the Mthatha area..

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Joe Keery, aka musician Djo, aka Stranger Things’ Steve Harrington, is number one in the UK charts.

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Technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains the row over changes made by X to it’s Grok AI image edits, after the UK government called it “insulting”.

South Africa
Another suspect was shot and killed in a similar situation on Thursday.

South Africa
Fannie Seribishane is accused of shooting Mumsy Seribishane outside Lebowakgomo Hospital.

South Africa
Shebe Maburna appeared before a Polokwana court for an urgent bail application.

South Africa
Fires in the town damaged infrastructure, disrupting electricity and essential services.
World
The mayor of Minneapolis called on Friday for state investigators to be allowed to join the federal probe into the killing of a US woman by immigration enforcement, accusing the Trump administration of pre-judging the case.
World
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Friday blamed the deadly New Year’s fire in a Swiss ski resort bar on people “not doing their job” or chasing “easy money”.
World
Pope Leo XIV warned on Friday that war was “back in vogue” and highlighted the “ambition of belligerents”, as his own country, the United States, flexes its military muscles.
World
Gale-force winds and storms barrelled through northern Europe on Friday, disrupting air and rail travel and cutting power to hundreds of thousands in freezing temperatures.

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

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

Africa
Voters could propel a leader into a fifth decade in power or back a change candidate.

Africa
A project in South Africa is putting radioactive material in rhino horns to make it harder to smuggle them over borders.

Business
The US Treasury Secretary said the US no longer held pesos in its exchange stabilisation fund.

Business
Martin Lewis explains how building up overdraft debt compares to credit card debt.

Business
The National Freedom Party is leaving KZN’s Government of Provincial Unity, limiting the power of the coalition, and bringing huge uncertainty to the province.

Business
Employment growth for the world’s largest economy eased significantly last year.

Politics
Mantashe linked youth unemployment to a lack of effort in applying for jobs.

Politics
Nzimande says he’s not defending his Cabinet job, insisting he no longer wants to hold office.

Politics
SACP says it remains committed to engagement with the ANC while still an independent party.

Politics
The National Freedom Party (NFP) has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KZN GPU

Sport
Fans react as Monnapule Saleng completes shock move from Orlando Pirates to Mamelodi Sundowns. Will the move pay off?

Sport
Sarah Mulkerrins tells the tale of Macclesfield FC, a club that reformed in 2020 after Macclesfield Town were wound up in the High Court.

Sport
Investec Champions Cup team news and line-ups from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland for round three can be found below.

Sport
British skeleton racer Matt Weston wins the Euopean title in St Moritz as Tabby Stoecker claims silver.
Education
[Scrolla] Naledi Pandor will become chancellor of Nelson Mandela University from 1 April replacing Geraldine Fraser Moleketi. University council says Pandor shares the university’s values and will help strengthen its reputation locally and internationally.
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education will release the 2025 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination results on Thursday, a senior ministry official has confirmed.
Education
[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries, Mr Makhi Feni, has said there is a need for emphasis on qualitative approaches in the passes for Grade 12.
Education
[Daily Maverick] Nearly 900,000 Grade 12s who wrote the 2025 NSC exams are on the edge of their seats. Minister Siviwe Gwarube will announce the results on 12 January 2026, with individual access from 13 January. Whether you pass, need a re-mark or hope to explore alternatives, here’s everything you need to know.

Lifestyle
Governance failures are turning waste tyre depots into public and environmental health hazards, says a local recycling authority.
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Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories of Friday, 9 January 2026 that you may have missed, in our simple daily news update.

Entertainment
Police say officers acted in self-defence after a suspect opened fire during a vehicle interception on the R61 outside Libode.
Science/Tech
Linus Torvalds has weighed in on an ongoing debate within the Linux kernel development community about whether documentation should explicitly address AI-generated code contributions, and his position is characteristically blunt: stop making it an issue. The Linux creator was responding to Oracle-affiliated kernel developer Lorenzo Stoakes, who had argued that treating LLMs as “just another...
Science/Tech
Craigslist, the 30-year-old classifieds site that looks virtually unchanged since the dial-up era, continues to draw more than 105 million monthly users and remains enormously profitable despite never spending a cent on advertising or marketing. The site ranks as the 40th most popular website in the United States, according to Internet data company Similarweb. University of Pennsylvania...
Science/Tech
Apple’s iOS 26 appears to be witnessing the slowest adoption rate in recent memory, with third-party analytics from StatCounter indicating that only 15 to 16% of active iPhones worldwide are running the operating system nearly four months after its September release. The figures stand in stark contrast to iOS 18, which had reached approximately 63% adoption by January 2025, and iOS 17, which...
Science/Tech
Sergey Brin is joining his Google co-founder, Larry Page, in reducing ties to the state where they built their fortunes.
Motoring
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Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.

Motoring
South Africa is looking at another petrol price cut this February.

Health
Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.

Health
In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.
Health
After canceling a spacewalk planned for Thursday, the space agency’s administrator said it was erring on the side of caution and bringing a crew of four home in the coming days.
Health
NASA said it canceled a spacewalk planned for Thursday after an astronaut had an undisclosed medical issue on the International Space Station.