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READER LETTER | Happy birthday ANC, despite failures
Does the ANC ever scrutinise its surroundings to determine whether there is a valid justification for celebration?
MONDAY, 12 JANUARY 2026, 06:13

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Does the ANC ever scrutinise its surroundings to determine whether there is a valid justification for celebration?

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Boxing manager Colin “Nomakanjani” Nathan has elevated the profile and clout of his No Doubt Management company by striking a deal with Japanese boxing promoter supremo, Akihiko Honda, to promote African boxers.

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Chalamet is among the main winners at the Golden Globes and gets a boost in his quest for an Oscar.

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Professor William Gumede said that pre-democracy, the ANC was hostile towards black businesses as they were seen as sellouts or collaborators with the apartheid government.

South Africa
OpenAI on Wednesday announced ChatGPT Health, a new feature designed to give users a dedicated space to discuss health and wellness topics with its AI chatbot. People already use ChatGPT extensively for medical and wellness questions. OpenAI said more than 230 million health-related questions are asked on the platform each week. ChatGPT Health separates those […]

South Africa
X has restricted image generation and editing on its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to paying subscribers only, following widespread criticism over the tool’s misuse to create sexualized and nude images without consent. The change was communicated by Grok in replies to users on Friday, stating that only paid subscribers on X would be able to […]

South Africa
Meta on Thursday announced three agreements to supply its U.S. data centers with nuclear power, underscoring how growing artificial intelligence workloads are reshaping energy strategies across the technology sector. The company said it has signed deals with two startups developing small modular reactors, Oklo and TerraPower, as well as with Vistra, a large U.S. power […]

South Africa
Google has removed some of its AI-generated search summaries after an investigation by The Guardian found that the feature was providing potentially misleading information in response to certain health-related queries. The newspaper reported that Google’s AI Overviews returned simplified numerical ranges for questions such as “what is the normal range for liver blood tests,” without […]

World
As Iran’s protests enter a third week, the country’s president blames foreign powers for the unrest, and warns it will retaliate if the US intervenes militarily.

World
The military-backed government is back in Khartoum after being driven out by its paramilitary rival.
World
Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group said on Sunday, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on behalf of protesters.

World
The result marks the first time in 117 years that a side from outside the major national leagues has eliminated the reigning FA Cup holders.

Africa
Yoweri Museveni, 81, says he has brought stability to Uganda. His critics complain of political oppression.

Africa
Forward Bryan Mbeumo says Cameroon’s first-half performance cost them in the quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Africa
The pair join other US celebrities reconnecting with their African heritage and taking up citizenship.

Africa
The US president made the comment after being asked if the Christmas Day strikes were part of a broader campaign.

Business
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.

Business
Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

Business
Gary Nagle is central to talks that could see Glencore and Rio Tinto create the world’s largest miner.

Business
Lion Lager is one of the oldest and most popular beer brands in South Africa.

Politics
The UAE is also a major investor in the South African economy across various sectors.

Politics
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party is not dying and will bounce back.

Politics
A nationwide campaign to rebuild every branch of the ANC will be undertaken in 2026, says Ramaphosa.

Politics
SACP’s Masuku has described the African National Congress as the leader of society.

Sport
Match of the Day pundits Dion Dublin and Phil Jones look at how Portsmouth were punished by Arsenal’s set pieces as the Gunners secure comfortable 4-1 win to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Sport
Another win and another clean sheet for Rangers as they stay on the coattails of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts, with manager Danny Rohl hailing the team’s “outstanding development”.

Sport
The NFL play-offs continue with another nail-biting game as Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills claim a 27-24 win at the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Sport
What were the key moments and qualification stakes after the penultimate round of pool games in this season’s Investec Champions Cup?
Education
He saw the origins of modern America in the years between 1815 and 1848, when revolutions in technology and media transformed a nation of isolated farms.
Education
We bring you some good news about schools in a place you might not expect.

Education
Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds
Excessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ ability to speak, the government has warned as it prepares to issue advice to parents for the first time on how to manage screen use in under-fives.
New research has found that children aged two with the highest screen use – about five hours a...
Education
Since 2013, Mississippi has skyrocketed on national tests, while blue states lag. What is it doing right?

Lifestyle
Cape Town has been voted the ‘most affordable’ luxury destination in the world for 2026. Do you agree with this report’s findings?

Lifestyle
Well-known racing enthusiast Roxy Joubert took to social media to detail the daylight robbery she encounted on the promenade in Cape Town.

Lifestyle
The Knysna Municipality has urged residents to drastically reduce household water consumption as the town edges closer to Day Zero.

Lifestyle
The Panthera Africa sanctuary has shared how several big cats were burned – and how one is in a coma – amid the Western Cape wildfires.

Entertainment
Some residents of St Francis Bay blamed Eskom and cable theft for all three flare ups in the area.

Entertainment
The ANC’s downward trend may be evident in the 2026 local government elections.

Entertainment
A 35-year-old woman was discharged, despite suffering partial paralysis.

Entertainment
However, the political and strategic impact would be immense.
Science/Tech
Bloomberg reports on Amazon listings “automatically generated by an experimental AI tool” for stores that don’t sell on Amazon. Bloomberg notes that the listings “didn’t always correspond to the correct product”, leaving the stores to handle the complaints from angry customers:Between the Christmas and New Year holidays, small shop owners and artisans who had found their products listed on...
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shared this report from CNET:Finland-based IXI Eyewear has raised more than $40 million from investors, including Amazon, to build glasses with adaptive lenses that could dynamically autofocus based on where the person wearing them is looking. In late 2025, the company said it had developed a glasses prototype that weighs just 22 grams. It includes embedded sensors aimed at...
Science/Tech
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang “said one of his biggest takeaways from 2025 was ‘the battle of narratives’ over the future of AI development between those who see doom on the horizon and the optimists,” reports Business Insider. Huang did acknowledge that “it’s too simplistic” to entirely dismiss either side (on a recent episode of the “No Priors” podcast). But “I think we’ve done a lot of damage with...
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“The clock is ticking” on the Hubble Space Telescope, writes the space news site Daily Galaxy, citing estimates from the unofficial “Hubble Reentry Tracker” site (which uses orbital data from the site space-track.org, created by tech integrator SAIC):While Hubble was initially launched into low Earth orbit at an altitude of around 360 miles, it has since descended to approximately 326 miles,...

Motoring
I recently had what my surgeon described as “big surgery” on my right leg, and this was my experience getting back behind the wheel.

Motoring
BYD has created a new sub-brand designed to appeal to the e-hailing industry.

Motoring
Japan’s iconic bullet trains are a world-leading transport service.

Motoring
A growing number of new cars sold in South Africa feature electric door handles, but the technology is facing global scrutiny over safety concerns.
Health
An outbreak of diphtheria inspired a celebrated sled dog relay of nearly 700 miles to deliver lifesaving serum to the remote town of Nome.
Health
Comments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies suggest the revised schedule may presage an approach to immunization that prizes individual autonomy and downplays scientific expertise.

Health
Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.
Health
The death of a Sonoma County resident last week prompted public health officials to urge foragers not to consume wild mushrooms.