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Transport minister moves to scrap legal blood-alcohol limit despite previous failed bid

One of the parties battling it out over the government’s NHI Act in court said it is not willing to “bury the hatchet”, despite pleas from Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to do so.

The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for the region for Monday.

Dept of Higher Education emphasises that a Bachelor’s pass doesn’t guarantee a university spot

Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China’s birth rate hit a record low.

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

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

President Yoweri Museveni is in a commanding lead ahead of his main challenger, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine.

Abubakar Abdullahi sheltered 262 people after they came under attack from Fulani herders in 2018.

Poor government policy and enforcement failures are crushing businesses and handing entire markets over to criminal networks.

South Africa has a new National Disaster following widespread floods across five provinces.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 19 January 2026.

Business insurance needs to cover everything that keeps your business running.

ActionSA, DA call for investigation into reports that SANDF officials defied Ramaphosa’s orders

Rise Mzansi backs Treasury’s decision to extend deadline for public comment on online gambling tax

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

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

Cameroonian middleweight Ateba Gautier speaks to BBC Sport about his dream of becoming UFC champion.

Lyall Cameron admits he arrived in Aberdeen expecting “a reaction” from the Pittodrie support, knowing full well that rivalry between the clubs meant his loan signing from Rangers would be met with hostility.

AFCON 2025 has concluded with Senegal crowned champions and the standout performers recognised in the individual CAF awards.

Senegal won AFCON 2025 after a chaotic final against Morocco that saw the eventual champions storm off the pitch late in the game.

The woman Desmond Scott was seen kissing at a Houston bar, amid divorce from TikTok star Kristy, has been identified as Marissa Springer.

Prince Harry is to return to London this week for the trial into his claims that a UK newspaper group unlawfully gathered information.

A pitbull-like dog that was abandoned in Pretoria Rural was found to have injuries consistent with dogfighting, says the NSPCA.

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

Lying fifth in the table, the Joburg side need to secure victory in their last round-robin game to progress to the play-offs.

Mentioned just under three years ago, BMW has released the first official teaser images of its debutant fully electric M…

The Sharks dropped into the Challenge Cup and will take on Connacht in Ireland in their round of 16 play-off.

Ransomware: what it is and why it’s your problem Thembekile Olivia Mayayise, University of the Witwatersrand Ransomware is a type of malicious software that makes a victim’s data, system or device inaccessible. It locks the target or encrypts it (converting text into an unreadable form) until the victim pays a ransom to the attacker. It’s one […]

For as long as humans have buried their dead, they’ve dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits – those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies – captured faces meant to remain present even after life had left the body. Effigies across cultures served the same purpose: to make the absent present, to […]

Eskom has said that load-shedding can only be considered over once it has done away with load reduction.

Bitcoin has just flashed one of its strongest macro signals in years. BTC is now trading at its deepest undervaluation versus gold (XAU) on record, a rare setup that has historically marked major market bottoms. Similar extremes in early 2020 and late 2022 were followed by powerful rebounds, with Bitcoin rallying more than 150% in […]

Civil action groups are asking why it has taken South Africa so long to move to an 8-year licence validity period, and why motorists should be expected to pay more for them.

Porsche deliveries dropped to their lowest levels since 2009.

These are the cars competing for the title of the 2026 World Car of the Year title.

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

Abiraterone will be available in a matter of weeks and will be offered to 7,000 men a year.

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