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Meri-Tuuli Auer told her counsellor things about her life she didn’t want her closest family to know.
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Food systems transformation depends less on technology than on power. Durable change requires shifting influence towards those who grow, process and distribute food every day. Women and girls sit at the centre of that reality.

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Former Conservative shadow minister Robert Jenrick’s defection to Reform UK after his sacking by Kemi Badenoch continues to lead the papers.

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She has millions of Spotify listeners, but fans don’t know what to believe about whether she’s real.

South Africa
Persistent heavy rains have caused flooding across parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

South Africa
Egypt’s Cabinet has approved expanding the mandate of the National Council for Artificial Intelligence to include quantum computing, biotechnology and other emerging technologies, and will rename the body the National Council for Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Emerging Technologies. The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, approved the move in line with...

South Africa
KZN Education instructs the principal of Addington primary to submit a detailed registration list.

South Africa
The community of Glen and the surrounding areas are requested to be vigilant.

World
A Iran returns to an uneasy calm after protests led to a violent crackdown, a senior cleric is calling for the death penalty for detained demonstrators. His sermon Friday also threatened U.S. President Trump.

World
It comes as fresh details emerged in the death of a Minneapolis woman shot last week by an ICE agent in the city.

World
Junta chief Mamadi Doumbouya, set for a seven-year term, has to prove himself as a democratic leader.

World
Ukraine’s third largest city has come under sustained attack on its ports in a Russian bid to sap morale.

Africa
President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Africa
Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

Africa
Ongoing floods in the north-eastern provinces of South Africa has led to the closure of the world-famous Kruger National Park.

Africa
The game in Rabat (19:00 GMT) pits the continent’s top two teams against one another, with the North Africans ranked 11th in the world and the Teranga Lions eight places below them.

Business
The housing proposal will let Americans use their 401(k)s for down payments, a Trump economic adviser said.
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Business
The new Club Med South Africa Beach and Safari development is progressing well and is set to open its doors on 4 July 2026.

Business
The National Treasury is considering major changes for South Africa’s Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, which has raised some concerns.

Politics
PAC threatens to pull out of the GNU and in all its working arrangements with the ANC in Gauteng.

Politics
The TRC cases inquiry was established in May last year.

Politics
Mashatile says uMkhonto weSizwe cannot remain a passive observer in the ANC.

Politics
The Umkhonto we Sizwe Liberation War Veterans organisation ays SA will not be bullied by the US.

Sport
Watch highlights as Rangers advance in the Scottish Cup by beating Annan Athletic.

Sport
Michael Dunlop wins the Irish Motorcyclist of the Year award for the third time after extending his record number of Isle of Man TT wins to 33 in 2025, and picking up a hat-trick at the North West 200.

Sport
Eintracht Frankfurt’s Ansgar Knauff scores a dramatic last-gasp equaliser in their 3-3 draw against Bundesliga strugglers Werder Bremen.

Sport
Plans to stage the most attended event in boxing history are announced by live sports entertainment organisation iVisit Boxing (iVB).
Education
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras.
Education
The Education Department has temporarily paused a plan to seize tax refunds and begin garnishing the wages of borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans.
Education
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership.
Education
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in past winters, but this year intensified its attacks as temperatures in Ukraine plunged well below freezing.

Lifestyle
A Cape Town woman has been forced to move into an attic space after her landlord drastically increased her rent…

Lifestyle
A clip of Minister Gwede Mantashe indulging in a giant ANC anniversary celebration cake has gone viral on social media…

Lifestyle
Rachel Kolisi has shared a decade-old throwback as part of the ‘2016 challenge’ from her wedding day to now ex, Siya Kolisi…

Lifestyle
How far does R165 million go? We share the ways that South Africans can spend their PowerBall winnings as fast or frugal as they can.

Entertainment
MI Cape Town are still alive in this season’s SA20 competition, if only just, after beating Sunrisers Eastern Cape in…

Entertainment
The conviction marks the third successful prosecution linked to the Steinhoff accounting scandal.

Entertainment
R198 million in jackpots are up for grabs! Here are your PowerBall and PowerBall Plus results for 16 January 2026.

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Friday, 16 January 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Science/Tech
Anna’s Archive has been hit with a U.S. federal court default judgment and permanent injunction over its scraping and distribution of OCLC’s WorldCat data, which occurred more than two years ago. According to the ruling, the shadow library must delete all copies of its WorldCat data and stop scraping, using, storing, or distributing the data. “It is expected that OCLC will use the injunction to...
Science/Tech
A recent Microsoft Patch Tuesday update has introduced a bug in Windows 11 23H2 that causes some PCs to refuse to shut down or hibernate, “no matter how many times you try,” reports The Register. From the report: In a notice on its Windows release health dashboard, Microsoft confirmed that some PCs running Windows 11 23H2 might fail to power down properly after installing the latest security...
Science/Tech
The Trump administration urged the largest electricity grid in the U.S. to make big tech companies pay for new power plants to support the surging electricity demand from AI and data centers. CNBC reports: Electricity prices have exploded in recent years on PJM Interconnection due in part to the data centers that tech companies are building to train and power artificial intelligence. The PJM...

Science/Tech
Leaders at Mira Murati’s startup believe Barret Zoph engaged in an incident of “serious misconduct.” The details are now coming to light.

Motoring
These were the five biggest stories in South Africa’s transport industry this week.
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Motoring
Mercedes-Benz has launched a new special-edition model for the GLA SUV in South Africa.
Health
The review looked at more than three dozen studies and found no evidence that acetaminophen increased the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

Health
Complex podcast host and chartered psychologist Kimberley Wilson joins What’s Up Docs? to talk about how we think about willpower.
Health
Federal officials working on the new dietary guidelines had considered limiting men to one drink daily. The final advice was only that everyone should drink less.

Health
Dr Alex George wants better assessment waiting times after paying for expensive private tests.