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‘A great headache’ – can Madueke stake claim for Arsenal and England?
The sight of Noni Madueke flying past defenders and putting dangerous crosses into the penalty will have been a welcome sight for Mikel Arteta.
SATURDAY, 31 JANUARY 2026, 21:53

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The sight of Noni Madueke flying past defenders and putting dangerous crosses into the penalty will have been a welcome sight for Mikel Arteta.
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Hidden among the latest disclosures from the US Justice Department are emails relating to an intimate dinner organised by the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for Jacob Zuma in London in 2010.
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Judge Menendez noted the federal appeals court recently stayed a much narrower injunction curtailing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics in Minnesota
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The City of Tshwane was hit by a widespread power outage on Saturday after a major trip at the Njala infeed substation, one of its largest power hubs.

South Africa
A second suspect for DJ Warras’ murder will appear in court, on Monday

South Africa
According to reports, his attacker lured him from his home and he never came back.
South Africa
Knot Technologie has developed an online ticketing platform that uses artificial intelligence to modernize traditional ticketing systems, which organizers often view as inefficient, vulnerable to fraud and lacking transparency. Based in the United Kingdom and Egypt, the startup was founded in 2025 by Ahmed Abdalla and Hussein ElBendak. The company focuses on digital infrastructure for […]
South Africa
Microsoft South Africa and the South African Broadcasting Corporation announced plans to expand access to artificial intelligence fluency and digital skills training through the broadcaster’s digital platform. The initiative was announced at the 2026 Microsoft AI Tour in Johannesburg. It is driven by Microsoft Elevate, the company’s skills development programme focused on preparing...

World
A four-year-old is among the dead after separate blasts were reported on Saturday.

World
The firm wants to create a network of “orbital data centres” to power artificial intelligence.

World
Residents in the Ukrainian capital are finding joy in unusual places, despite power cuts caused by Russian attacks and freezing winter temperatures.

World
The mine gave way after heavy rains on Wednesday, a local rebel spokesman says.

Africa
The president’s son, notorious for explosive remarks on X, has ambitions to succeed his father.

Africa
Prosecutors say Mamadou Hawa Gassama described Alassane Ouattara as a “tyrant” and “an enemy of Mali”.

Africa
Ariel Siedman has been given 72 hours to leave South Africa, the foreign affairs ministry says.

Africa
The multiparty system had been “promoting division among citizens”, the country’s interior minister said.

Business
Large parts of Pretoria have been hit by a massive power outage, with city officials unable to provide an estimated time of restoration.

Business
A recent analysis of South Africa’s popular cereals reveals 13 out of 37 cereals contain 25 or more grams of sugar (per 100g).

Business
Personal injury claims linked to shopping centres and supermarkets are increasing, with courts placing greater responsibility on property owners.

Business
Westerford’s class of 2025 achieved over 3 distinctions per candidate on average, making it better than the vast majority of private schools.

Politics
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi said there is a political smear campaign against him.

Politics
Advocate Andy Mothibi takes over from Advocate Shamila Batohi

Politics
Gardee says the credibility of the IEC which has now come under the spotlight is questionable

Politics
The DA is eyeing to takeover as many municipalities as possible across the Free State.

Sport
Neil McCann eyes a resurgent run for Kilmarnock after easing by Aberdeen.

Sport
England level their three-game series with South Africa at 1-1 with a 61-49 win in front of a sellout crowd in Johannesburg.

Sport
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is greeted by cheering fans as she returns to the ice in her home country after serving a four-year doping ban and being stripped of an Olympic gold medal.

Sport
Orlando Pirates’ Yanela Mbuthuma and Relebohile Mofokeng scored to seal a 2-0 win over Magesi FC in the Betway Premiership at the Orlando Amstel Arena.
Education
The physician work force is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
Education
Readers discuss ways to rescue the industry.

Education
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for three years for sexually assaulting student on school trip
The headteacher of Eton College has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.
Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his students during a school...
Education
In Fridley, a Minneapolis suburb, school officials are driving nervous teachers and buying families groceries. At dismissal, the superintendent patrols for federal agents.

Lifestyle
Even South African A-listers like Trevor Noah have been pestered about paying their SABC TV licences. Watch this hilarious clip…
Lifestyle
Elon Musk has responded to being named in the latest release of Epstein files, in which he enquired about visiting the infamous party island.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
On World Cancer Day next week, local non-profit PinkDrive will provide free cancer screenings to the residents of Dunoon in Cape Town.

Entertainment
The result saw Pirates regain their second spot from Kaizer Chiefs and they are now tied on 32 points.

Entertainment
A total of R600 000 in jackpots is up for grabs tonight! Here are your winning Daily Lotto and Daily Lotto Plus results for 31 January 2026.

Entertainment
The visitors were dealt another blow before kick-off as Bukayo Saka was injured in the warm-up.

Entertainment
A total of R33 million in jackpots is up for grabs tonight. Here are your Lotto and Lotto Plus results for 31 January 2026.
Science/Tech
TechCrunch reports:Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is pausing its space tourism flights for “no less than two years” in order to focus all of its resources on upcoming missions to the moon, the company announced Friday. The decision puts a temporary halt on a program that Blue Origin has been using to fly humans past the Kármán line, the recognized boundary of space, for the last five...
Science/Tech
“There’s one big bright spot in the fight against climate change that most people never think about,” reports the Washington Post.”It could prevent nearly half a degree of global warming this century, a huge margin for a planet that has warmed almost 1.5 degrees Celsius and is struggling to keep that number below 2 degrees…”[M]ore than 170 countries — including the U.S. — have agreed to act...
Science/Tech
Slashdot reader alternative_right writes: Quantum computers need extreme cold to work, but the very systems that keep them cold also create noise that can destroy fragile quantum information. Scientists in Sweden have now flipped that problem on its head by building a tiny quantum refrigerator that actually uses noise to drive cooling instead of fighting it. By carefully steering heat at...

Science/Tech
Large parts of the greater Tshwane area are experiencing power failures following a trip at a substation.

Motoring
The chances of surviving a head-on collision may come down to how drivers react in the situation.

Motoring
Volvo’s new high-performance sedan will arrive in South Africa very soon.

Motoring
Modifying your car may be putting your life and the lives of others in danger.
Motoring
Health
While at the federal agency, he approved the laser device for eye surgery but later warned of its potential to cause harm.
Health
A decades-long study suggested that close relationships with family members during teenage years could lead to a rich network of friendships in adulthood.
Health
How increased responsibilities and a push to be called “physician associates” are raising tensions with doctors.
Health
Spurred by her past struggles with dissociative identity disorder, she has devoted her professional life to studying it.