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Homeless men refused entry to city centre hotel
Holiday Inn staff member says accepting bookings from the homeless is against company policy.
THURSDAY, 08 JANUARY 2026, 20:08

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Holiday Inn staff member says accepting bookings from the homeless is against company policy.

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More than 20 minors, the youngest aged five, were intercepted by Border Management Authority (BMA) and the SA National Defence Force near the Limpopo River.

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Councils will be able to take action against those creating “unnecessary obstruction” of the pavement.

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ANC youth league president Collen Malatji has strongly condemned ANC national chairperson Gwede Mantashe’s remarks that today’s youth are unemployed because they do not apply for jobs.

South Africa
Five fires burn across Kouga Municipality as officials await support from George to contain them.

South Africa
Police targeted a vehicle suspected of carrying unlicensed firearms, leading to a fatal shootout.

South Africa
The fires have been re-igniting since Tuesday in several parts of the western side of the province.

South Africa
City of Johannesburg officials raided a property in Bryanston believed to have been hijacked.
World
Church leaders have dismissed a complaint against Sarah Mullally, the incoming leader of the Church of England, which had accused her of mishandling an abuse allegation, the church confirmed on Thursday.

World
The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move “insufficient”.

World
The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.

World
Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, fled to Somaliland by boat before flying to Abu Dhabi, according to the coalition.

Africa
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo’s Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.

Africa
The organisers of a professional women’s tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player’s poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.

Africa
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer’s twin boys were born in 2024.

Africa
Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

Business
The Greggs boss says there is “no doubt” weight loss jabs have led it to having a healthier menu.

Business
An increasing number of people cannot afford to heat their homes in winter, says a charity boss.

Business
Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says that South Africa’s TV Licence regime has all but collapsed, and details on a new scheme will be presented to the department next month.
Business

Politics
The African National Congress turned 114 years on Thursday

Politics
The NFP announced its withdrawal from the coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal.

Politics
The DA says the NFP’s withdrawal from the GPU does not signal a new government.

Politics
Organisations including Cosatu will picket outside the American Embassy in Pretoria .

Sport
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank defends captain Cristian Romero after the centre-back appeared to take aim at the club’s hierarchy, accusing them of telling “lies” in a since edited Instagram post.

Sport
Miami Dolphins fire head coach Mike McDaniel after four seasons in charge.

Sport
Ciara Mageean expresses her gratitude for the “kind words of support” she received during chemotherapy treatment.

Sport
Northampton will have to overcome an atmosphere fuelled by 34,000 people’s hatred of Henry Pollock to win at Bordeaux Begles on Sunday, says coach Phil Dowson.

Education
NASUWT members at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools are staging nine-day walkout over ‘almost daily’ attacks by pupils
Teachers at two primary schools in Greater Manchester say they have been driven to strike because of “almost daily” attacks by pupils, leaving parents bewildered by the industrial action.
Members of the NASUWT teaching union at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools...
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — As schools reopen across the country for the 2026 academic year, thousands of students from informal settlements and marginalised communities in 11 counties are returning to classrooms with renewed hope following the award of full scholarships by Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO).
Education
[Ghanaian Times] An octogenarian and retired business executive, Mr Godwin Kwashie Anagbo, has appealed to the government to totally, or at least partially, wash its hands off mission schools to save money for national development.
Education
[Premium Times] The Minister said no beneficiary on a valid federal government scholarship has been abandoned.

Lifestyle
According to reports, black South Africans have been included in the US refugee resettlement programme prioritised for Afrikaners…
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Lifestyle
SANParks has expressed its sadness following the death of a BASE jumper at Platteklip Gorge in Table Mountain National Park.

Entertainment
A total of R550 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 8 January 2026.

Entertainment
Balancing tangy and sweet, as well as fresh but hearty, this is a vibrant summer salad elegantly finished with velvety chevin, crunchy dukkha and creamy amasi dressing.

Entertainment
Police seized a firearm, ammunition and a notebook allegedly linked to organised extortion.

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

Science/Tech
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
Science/Tech
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary restraining order against Samsung, blocking the company from continuing to collect data through its smart TVs’ Automated Content Recognition technology. The ACR system captured screenshots of what users were watching every 500 milliseconds, according to the state’s lawsuit, and did so without consumer knowledge or consent. The District...

Science/Tech
The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.
Science/Tech
Germany’s Harz mountains, once known for their verdant spruce forests, have become a graveyard of skeletal trunks after a bark beetle outbreak ravaged the region starting in 2018 — an infestation made possible by successive droughts and heatwaves that fatally weakened the trees. Between 2018 and 2021, Germany lost half a million hectares of forest, nearly 5% of the country’s total. Since 2010,...

Motoring
This Chinese carmaker is rapidly expanding in South Africa with considerable sales figures across its various brands.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
South Africa’s considerable driving licence card backlog has finally been resolved.
Health
NASA said it canceled a spacewalk planned for Thursday after an astronaut had an undisclosed medical issue on the International Space Station.

Health
Ski Sunday’s Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm.
Health
And what exactly does it mean, anyway?

Health
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.