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Tete BSA vows to license Tete at the end of his doping ban
Boxing SA has vowed to license Zolani Tete as soon as his four-year ban ends.
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Boxing SA has vowed to license Zolani Tete as soon as his four-year ban ends.

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Muhle Ndwalane’s love for all things technology has not only helped build Asante Solutions, but has also enabled him to create 15 jobs.

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Solidarity through music — that is the spirit of Free Palestine, a new song that legendary musician William Mthethwa has been working on.

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Locally inspired menus and authentic homegrown flavours define culinary experiences in business-centric Sandton.

South Africa
Defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu has alleged that he was assaulted following his 2020 arrest.

South Africa
Ramaphosa assessed flood damage as over 1 300 homes were hit, while authorities monitor heavy rains.

South Africa
A scholar transport vehicle carrying pupils collided with a a truck this morning.

South Africa
The crash in that happened in Vanderbijlpark claimed the lives of 13 learners.

World
Tension is high as the World Economic Forum in Davos opens and President Trump threatens Europe over Greenland.

World
The coastal corridor from Lagos to Abidjan is shaping into a West African megalopolis. Starting in Lagos, Nigeria, we navigate the chaos, the checkpoints, and the road that could change it all.

World
Delegates from Vietnam’s communist party are meeting to choose leadership and chart its economic future. The current General Secretary To Lam is expected to keep his post and seek that of president.

World
Pedro Sanchez announces three days of mourning after at least 40 people died in Sunday’s collision in southern Spain.

Africa
Kasali Akangbe Ogun, who came from a long line of wood carvers and wanted to preserve local traditions, has been buried following his death after a brief illness.

Africa
Senegalese fans celebrate their team’s victory at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa
Police say armed gangs burst into the two churches in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna state, during Sunday service.

Africa
The Ethiopian Orthodox festival of Timket, or Epiphany, commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan.

Business
A host of technology is on offer to farmers, promising to raise farming yields and lower food prices.

Business
We asked six Americans what they make of the US economy one year after President Trump returned to the White House.

Business
Emma Reynolds said South East Water was the poorest performer of all water companies

Business
Two South African private schools have been ranked among the world’s top 150 in the 2025/26 Schools Index.

Politics
Khumalo turned himself in at Katlehong police over assault claim by suspected drug dealer.

Politics
Mogotsi has raised concerns about his legal representation and personal security.

Politics
Xolani Khumalo and his co-accused hands themselves at the Katlehong police station in Ekurhuleni

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

Sport
A new Mamelodi Sundowns teenage star was unearthed against Orbit College in the Betway Premiership on Monday. He goes by the name Thato Sibiya.

Sport
English football’s independent regulator will review ‘parachute payments’ to relegated clubs as part of its report into the men’s professional game.

Sport
After every round of Premier League matches this season, Troy Deeney gives us his team of the week. Do you agree with his choices?

Sport
Ibrahima Konate is looking for a better-paid contract, Flamengo have not given up on signing Lucas Paqueta and Chelsea may need to dig deeper to land Jeremy Jacquet.
Education
[SNA] – The Minister of Education and National Orientation, Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zain Hajar, met on Sunday with a delegation from the Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), including Umra, IHH’s North and East Africa representative, and Bilal Bahji, the North Africa representative.

Education
Government replaces recruitment goal with plan to increase ‘education exports’ to £40bn a year by 2030
Ministers are scrapping target numbers for international students in the UK and will instead focus on encouraging universities to open hubs abroad, as part of a plan to bring British education to people “on their own doorsteps”.
The government’s new international education strategy will set...
Education
Last fall, the number of new international undergraduates fell by 25 percent compared to the previous year. That drop poses financial and competitive challenges.
Education
[Nyasa Times] Classrooms across Malawi are quietly emptying into psychiatric wards, as officials at Zomba Mental Hospital drop a chilling bombshell: seven out of every ten patients at the country’s main mental health facility are students from secondary schools and universities.

Lifestyle
Switzerland – not Geneva. Stella Ndabeni-Anbrahams has become a meme on social media after she touched down in Switzerland this week.

Lifestyle
Prince Harry, Sir Elton John and others are suing The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday’s publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering practices.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Forecasters say rainfall will decrease, but warnings remain for parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

Entertainment
The accident led to renewed calls to prioritise the safety of scholar transport in South Africa

Entertainment
The former principal says key findings against him were flawed and will be challenged in court.

Entertainment
Until traffic cops crack down relentlessly, reckless drivers will keep killing, and investigations will arrive far too late again sadly.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Preparations for the first human spaceflight to the Moon in more than 50 years took a big step forward this weekend with the rollout of the Artemis II rocket to its launch pad. The rocket reached a top speed of just 1 mph on the four-mile, 12-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space...
Science/Tech
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: It all started in 1927, when physicist Thomas Parnell at the University of Queensland in Australia filled a closed funnel with the world’s thickest known fluid: pitch, a derivative of tar that was once used to seal ships against the seas. Three years later, in 1930, Parnell cut the funnel’s stem, like a ribbon at an event, heralding the start...
Science/Tech
Germany is reinstating EV subsidies after a sharp sales drop, rolling out a 3 billion-euro program offering 1,500-6,000 euros per buyer starting in May and running through 2029. Unlike some neighboring countries, the incentives are open to all manufacturers with a focus on low- and middle-income households. From a report: “I cannot see any evidence of this postulated major influx of Chinese car...
Science/Tech
Sphere Entertainment plans to build a second U.S. Sphere near Washington, D.C., with a smaller 6,000-seat “mini-Sphere” proposed for National Harbor in Maryland. The venue would retain the signature LED exterior and immersive 4D tech of the Las Vegas Sphere, just at a more compact scale. The Verge reports: The second US sphere would be built in an area known as National Harbor in Prince...

Motoring
Sub-R300,000 models are one of the most popular segments in South Africa’s car market.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
Isuzu has upgraded its local manufacturing efforts alongside its major panel supplier.

Health
How the third Monday of January came to be known as the most depressing day of the year.

Health
Bosses, in a post to staff, say in hindsight, it was not a good use of charitable funds.

Health
A pilot scheme is rolled out in the north of the Isle of Man by the public health directorate.

Health
The myth of ‘the most depressing day of the year’ won’t die – but does it actually do any harm?