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‘Much more persecution’: Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration

Vanishing Voices: The Fight for Cultural Preservation

Price of resale tickets to be capped under plans to tackle touts

South Africa

SA has the 5th highest alcohol consumption rate in South Africa

SACE asked to probe alleged rise in unqualified teachers

Doc Shebeleza’s fans saddened by his passing

World

9/11 guilty pleas delayed after US government objects

How a viral post saved a Chinese actor from Myanmar’s scam centres

Residents return to burned homes as LA fires rage on

Africa

News24 | Moody’s positive on Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025, including SA

News24 | Nineteen hippos die in Zimbabwe after severe drought

Gun-wearing leader sparks concern at Ghana inauguration

Business

How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases

TikTok to make final plea at Supreme Court against US ban

SA businesses fear renewed political unrest on return of Mozambique’s opposition leader

Sport

Watch highlights as Dundee hold struggling Rangers

‘Absolute disgrace Rangers are in this position’ – what now for Clement?

‘We don’t have as many scars as before’ – Dean

Education

Biden’s Title IX expansion protecting LGBTQ+ students struck down

Starmer to keep saying Truss crashed economy despite legal letter, No 10 suggests – UK politics live

London council aims to become first in England to offer universal school uniform payment

Lifestyle

‘Durban’s toilet’: Outrage over ‘poop-infested’ Umhlanga beach [video]

‘Matrics are stupid’: Gareth Cliff on the publication of matric results

Running late? Checkers Sixty60 driver gatecrashes wedding video!

Entertainment

No laughing matter: Trevor Noah accused of ‘theft’ by ex Jordyn Taylor Braff

Media personalities’ take on New Year’s resolutions as 2025 kicks-off

Remembering Doc Shebeleza: the legacy of a kwaito pioneer

Science/Tech

Ants Best Humans At Test of Collective Intelligence

Biden To Further Limit AI Chip Exports In Final Push

The Tide Could Finally Be Turning Against the LA Fires

Motoring

Five-year plan aims to address skills shortages in South Africa’s tyre sector

Chinese value drive continues as GAC cuts pricing on Emzoom and Emkoo

GAC cuts Emzoom and Emkoo prices by as much as R100 000

Health

Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76

Peter Fenwick, Leading Expert on Near-Death Experiences, Dies at 89

‘Approaching the Light’: Peter Fenwick and Stories of Near-Death Experiences

Nature

News24 Business | New court bid to get Eskom to reduce harmful emissions at 8 power stations

News24 Business | Germans turn to balcony solar panels to save money

News24 Business | Young SA scientist hailed at BRICS forum for his water management solution