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IN REMEMBRANCE: Those we lost in 2025 — who they were, what they meant to us and what they achieved

WATCH | Bronze and Umhlanga beaches closed after rags, animal carcasses found stuffed in sewer

How social media fell in love with Crosby Jodwana and Sean Nhlapo

South Africa

News24 | 28 deaths in one week: Western Cape authorities appeal for safer festive season driving

Deokaran’s family believes her values will inspire whistleblowers

News24 | SACP’s Mapaila skips ANC National General Council as alliance tensions escalate

World

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

‘It’s insulting they think we can’t handle it’: The Australian teens banned from social media

Chaos in Brazil Congress during push to cut Bolsonaro’s sentence

Africa

A coup too far: Why Benin’s rebel soldiers failed where others in the region succeeded

Burkina Faso accuses Nigerian Air Force of violating its airspace

Tanzania crackdown on planned protest leaves streets deserted

Business

100 new SPAR stores coming to beat Checkers, Woolworths, and Pick n Pay in South Africa

Major South African trading platform fined R2 billion

Blow to iconic fast food restaurant, and South Africa’s richest woman returning home

Politics

Kubayi set to chair Advisory Panel for the selection of the NDPP

DA in Gauteng demand urgent answers on Joburg’s agreement with SAMWU

Four new MK Party members set to be sworn in as Members of Parliament

Sport

Champions Cup: Kick off times for Sharks, Bulls and Stormers

Ironman world champion on managing coeliac disease

‘Give Alonso time’ – but Man City visit could be pivotal

Education

West Africa: Students Protest Scholarship Delays Amid Clashes With Police

Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92

Nigeria: Senate Moves to Halt Sudden WAEC Curriculum Shift, Summons Minister

Lifestyle

Japan releases ‘Emily in Paris’ star after drug arrest

Inside Australia’s historic under-16 social media ban – and why the world is watching

‘Sisonke’: The Uber driver that makes dreams come true

Entertainment

Egypt teammates rally behind unsettled Salah before AFCON

Top trend for 2026: The naked fashion takeover

Maresca concerned as Atalanta fight back to beat Chelsea

Motoring

Revamped Renault Captur: French elegance meets compact SUV versatility

New Chinese bakkie coming to South Africa

Ford teams up with Renault to fight Chinese car brands

Health

FDA Expands Covid Vaccine Inquiry to Adult Deaths

How you know if you’ve got a cold or a flu

WATCH: US woman among hundreds suing Pfizer for brain tumours after using Depo-Provera birth control