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The Papers: ‘EU weighs up €93bn retaliation’ and ‘Raducanu’s fine start’
The fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff threat to EU allies that oppose his campaign to annex Greenland dominates Monday’s papers.
MONDAY, 19 JANUARY 2026, 03:45

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The fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff threat to EU allies that oppose his campaign to annex Greenland dominates Monday’s papers.

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As crypto wealth continues to grow, criminals are mixing sophisticated hacks with deception, and in some cases, real life violence.

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Brahim Diaz had the chance to win Afcon for Morocco, but his choice to try a Panenka ended up costing his side dearly as Senegal hit back to win the game in extra time.

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An international trial involving 1,000 volunteers will aim to detect biomarkers associated with the condition.

South Africa
SANParks Spokesperson JP Louw says the northern part of the park will remain closed.

South Africa
SALGA has urged municipalities to play their part by activating the joint operating committees.

South Africa
MTN South Africa, through the MTN SA Foundation, has renewed its support for education by donating digital learning devices to selected schools nationwide as part of the Department of Basic Education’s Back-to-School Campaign. The initiative, launched at the start of the 2026 academic year, is aimed at improving access to digital learning tools, particularly for […]

South Africa
OpenAI will begin testing limited advertising in ChatGPT for users in the United States, expanding its revenue strategy while keeping access free for some customers. In a blog post published Friday, OpenAI said ads will roll out to its free tier and its Go tier. Go accounts, priced at $8 a month, were introduced globally […]

World
BBC Africa Eye joins an anti-trafficking police unit in Sierra Leone helping a man look for his missing children.

World
The crash happened in Spain’s Andalusia province. Officials fear the death toll may rise.

World
The blast caused noticeable tremors in the area and sent large plumes of smoke into the sky.

World
The streets of Minneapolis feel like a battle of wills between a Republican US president and a Democratic city and state.

Africa
Yoweri Museveni has won a record seventh term in elections after promising that the fledgling oil sector will boost the economy.

Africa
President Yoweri Museveni wins a seventh term, as his main rival Bobi Wine decries “fake results”.

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.

Business
Expect the World Economic Forum to be both the centre of the world this week, and totally bizarre, writes the BBC’s economics editor.

Business
The Nordic nation leads the way when it comes to both the design and construction of the vessels.
Business

Business
South African passport holders are facing a tougher global travel environment in 2026, with reduced visa-free access and growing barriers when applying for visas to some of the world’s most popular destinations.

Politics
George, who was also the DA’s federal finance chair, publicly revealed Steenhuisen’s money issues.

Politics
Malema is set to learn his fate on Friday in the East London Magistrate’s Court as sentencing looms.

Politics
ActionSA claims that the same suspect laid a false charge of assault against Khumalo

Politics
Mbeki reminds veterans of their role in liberating South Africa .

Sport
How Kyren Wilson went from being close to a “mental breakdown” during a match to winning the Masters in the space of six weeks.

Sport
Arsenal and Chelsea leapfrog Barcelona to post highest revenue growth in European football after successful 2025.

Sport
Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart says Everton players and fans are right to be “frustrated” by their disallowed goal against Aston Villa, it was the correct decision.

Sport
The New England Patriots continue their remarkable turnaround this season by beating the Houston Texans 28-16 to reach the AFC Championship game.
Education
The United States is broken, but not in every way.
Education
Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, appointed new board members at three state schools, hours after she was sworn in as Virginia’s first female governor.
Education
Even as some instructors remain fervently opposed to chatbots, other writing and English professors are trying to improve them.
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.

Lifestyle
Images of an outdoor cross erected by a local Franschhoek church has gone viral after it appeared standing after recent wildfires…

Lifestyle
Stormers captain Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu was praised for his leadership skills during this sweet encounter with a young fan…
Lifestyle
Grant Williams will be adding the title of ‘husband’ to his name soon, after proposing to his partner, Tamryn Cupido…

Lifestyle
Cassper Nyovest has seemingly unfollowed his wife Pulane Phoolo, who has now struck up a friendship with his ex, Thobeka Majozi…

Entertainment
It was an agonising way for Morocco’s campaign to end.

Entertainment
The signing “marks a practical step toward strengthening football development in Southern Africa.”

Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Sunday, 18 January 2026, in our daily news update.

Entertainment
Persistent heavy rains have caused severe floods, which have damaged homes and infrastructure in Limpopo.
Science/Tech
Porsche made an announcement Friday. In Europe they sold more electrified Porsches last year than pure combustion-engined models, reports Electrek:in Europe, a majority (57.9%) of Porsche’s deliveries were plug-ins, with 1/3 of its European sales being fully electric. For models that have no fully electric version but do have a PHEV (Cayenne and Panamera), the plug-in hybrid version dominated...
Science/Tech
U.S. college graduates “have historically found jobs more quickly than people with only a high school degree,” writes Bloomberg. “But that advantage is becoming a thing of the past, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.””Recently, the job-finding rate for young college-educated workers has declined to be roughly in line with the rate for young...
Science/Tech
Last week a University of Arizona astronomy professor “watched anxiously…as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried NASA’s new exoplanet telescope, Pandora, into orbit.” In 2018 NASA had approached Daniel Apai to help build the telescope, which he says will “shatter a barrier — to understand and remove a source of noise in the data — that limits our ability to study small exoplanets...
Science/Tech
The European Commission “has opened a public call for evidence on European open digital ecosystems,” writes Help Net Security, part of preparations for an upcoming Communication “that will examine the role of open source in EU’s digital infrastructure.”The consultation runs from January 6 to February 3, 2026. Submissions will be used to shape a Commission Communication addressed to the European...

Motoring
The recently concluded festive season was South Africa’s least deadly in years.

Motoring
A Chinese vacuum cleaner company unveiled its very own supercar at CES 2026.

Motoring
With back-to-school in full swing, parents have been told to ensure safe commutes.

Motoring
Chery is gearing up to launch a new car brand in South Africa.
Health
Two regulatory rollbacks, along with a new A.I. experiment in Medicare, raise some worrisome questions.
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
Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.

Health
A judge says the hospital chiefs’ changing room policy created a “hostile” environment for women.