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‘In heat of moment’ – Djokovic avoids another Slam default
Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reaches the fourth round – but was he “three inches” from being disqualified?
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Ten-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic reaches the fourth round – but was he “three inches” from being disqualified?

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Municipalities are intensifying inspections and imposing steep, often back-dated penalty rates on properties used outside their approved zoning, catching many homeowners off guard and exposing them to unexpected costs.
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The home secretary is promising the biggest policing reform in centuries, but she faces a fight, writes Laura Kuenssberg.
South Africa
Residents living downstream of the Senteeko Dam in Mpumalanga have been ordered to evacuate amid warnings that the dam could fail, but some are reluctant to leave due to their fear of zama zamas and a lack of alternative accommodation.

South Africa
Lesego Sefatsa was among the 14 learners who died in Monday’s tragic scholar transport crash.

South Africa
The department says the action was based on an incorrect account statement.

South Africa
ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says police are investigating both crashes.

World
Analysts believe these purges aim to reform the military and ensure loyalty to Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Another commission member, Liu Zhenli, is also under investigation.

World
Danish citizens say President Trump’s latest push to control Greenland is changing their view on Denmark’s relationship with America.

World
Yodeling has been officially recognized by the UN as part of the world’s intangible cultural heritage.
World
A federal judge has ordered US President Donald Trump’s administration to delay its termination of the ‘Temporary Protected Status’, or TPS, for Myanmar while a lawsuit challenging the termination continued.

Africa
Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

Africa
The authorities tried to stop their export arguing they were part of the country’s heritage.

Africa
Orlando Magic’s Desmond Bane says he would be keen on representing Nigeria ahead of the 2028 Olympics and suggests other NBA players could do the same.

Africa
The announcement that the Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted every four years from 2028 sparked division, but what will it mean for the game on the continent?

Business
A secondary School in Limpopo province recorded a dismal 0% pass rate in the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations.

Business
Charity the Message Trust said the shop was formed in response to “desperate need”.

Business
Capitec’s former CEO Gerrie Fourie is the highest-paid banking CEO in South Africa, followed by the CEO of Standard Bank, and then Investec.
Business

Politics
Members of the party gathered with the intention to put together an action plan for the party.

Politics
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the party’s three-day NEC Lekgotla in Boksburg on Saturday.

Politics
O’Sullivan says he left SA on pre-planned international business trips until the end of February.

Politics
The Lekgotla is expected to be a crucial one ahead of this year’s local government elections.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs are back on the African stage. SABC 2 have confirmed a live broadcast of the CAF Confederation Cup clash against ZESCO United.
Sport
Orlando Pirates are finally back in action to chase the Betway Premiership title. Here’s the first starting 11 of 2026 against Sekhukhune United.

Sport
A superb half-century from Sarah Bryce in a five-wicket win over Thailand boosts Scotland’s hopes of qualifying for the Women’s T20 World Cup.

Sport
Ireland lose to Bangladesh by nine runs in their Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier group game.
Education
[Namibian] The Walvis Bay Primary School has defended its claim that 64% of its workforce are persons with disabilities.
Education
[Namibian] The children are back at school, and between stationery shopping and replacing school shoes they somehow outgrew over the holidays, most of us are checking our bank balances with one eye closed, fully aware that payday is still a long way off.
Education
[The Point] Le Jumbo, a mentorship programme designed to arm youth with the requisite skills and knowledge before they start seeking for formal jobs at institutions, recently graduated over 175 mentees from its mentorship program cohort 0.4.
Education
The University of Colorado, Boulder, denied liability in the civil rights lawsuit, which the couple filed after a comment about a dish that one of them was heating in an office microwave.

Lifestyle
The days are numbered for City Varsity and Damelin colleges after the Department of Education issues notice to cancel their registration …

Lifestyle
Springbok WAGS, Siya Kolisi’s sister and more took to Instagram to celebrate Rachel Kolisi on her 36th birthday. Take a look…

Lifestyle
Rachel Kolisi, estranged wife of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi, is set to release her memoir ‘Falling Forward’ this March.

Lifestyle
British pop star Dua Lipa has spent a week enjoying the beauty of Cape Town. Take a look inside her travel diary…

Entertainment
JP Pietersen has given 20-year-old Jaco Williams his first start, against an in-form Stormers side at home.

Entertainment
Emergency interventions underway as severe structural damage threatens downstream communities with uncontrolled water release.

Entertainment
Living collection scores a perfect 10

Entertainment
The Stormers are banking on one of their strongest backlines this season to lead them to a URC win over the Sharks.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TorrentFreak: The High Court in New Delhi, India, has granted another pirate site blocking order in favor of American movie industry giants, including Apple, Warner., Netflix, Disney and Crunchyroll. The injunction targets notorious pirate sites, requesting blockades at Indian ISPs. More crucially, however, globally operating domain registrars, including...

Science/Tech
Responsibly dispose of your food scraps with one of these indoor, (mostly) odor-free, WIRED-tested devices.

Science/Tech
The LED devices we’d actually buy with our own money.

Science/Tech
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Stranger Things, and His & Hers are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.
Motoring

Motoring
Most South Africans cannot afford a new car, opting to shop in the used market instead.

Motoring
A new special-edition Mercedes-Benz CLA will soon grace South Africa’s roads.

Motoring
Ensuring your cargo or payload is secured is not only good practice, it is the law.
Health
The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to argue for the intellectual superiority of white people.
Health
Dr. Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who leads the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, said a person’s right to refuse a vaccine outweighed concerns about illness or death from infectious diseases.

Health
Tessa Marshall has shared the experience to highlight issues such as women’s rights and sex education.
Health
A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.