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JOBURG NEWSLETTER: DA wins Cyril’s Hyde Park ward by 97%
DA wins Cyril’s Hyde Park ward by 97%
MONDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2025, 11:29
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DA wins Cyril’s Hyde Park ward by 97%
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In a nation where gender-based violence (GBV) continues to ravage communities, the need to confront trauma, rebuild safety, and strengthen psychosocial support systems has never been more urgent.
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South Africa
SAWS has issued a level 10 red alert warning for severe thunderstorms expected in Gauteng & Limpopo
South Africa
Three accused in Phala Phala theft case back in court
South Africa
Violence against women a national disaster that demands national action – President
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to bemoan the country’s persistently high levels of violence against women and children, warning that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) now amounts to a national disaster requiring exceptional measures.
As South Africa marks the...
South Africa
Report to be launched highlighting challenges in addressing HIV stigma
A comprehensive study which will shed light on the persistent challenges and opportunities for positive change in addressing HIV stigma and discrimination in South Africa, is expected to be launched on Tuesday.
The HIV Stigma Index 2.0 report highlights the experiences of over 5 000 participants from all nine...

World
The woman claiming she was carrying the ex-Tottenham captain’s child and extorted $200,000 from him.
World
Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 100 children who were among hundreds kidnapped from a Catholic school in northern Nigeria, officials and local media have reported.

World
The half-buried body of 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley was discovered by her father in October 2018.

World
Tokyo has vowed a ‘calm and resolute’ response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate.

Africa
Find out who has been called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Africa
J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Business
A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal has ended years of confusion and given residents, HOAs and community schemes more options.
Business

Business
SME services provider Lula has highlighted the critical need for proactive financial and operational adjustments to ensure business resilience and protect profit margins in 2026.

Business
Capitec is looking to acquire Walletdoc Holdings in a deal that could reach upwards of R400 million.

Politics
ANC’s 5th National General Council starts on Monday

Politics
Mashatile says the gathering will not discuss leadership changes.

Politics
Shivhambu says Afrika Mayibuye seeks to win an outright majority in next year’s local elections

Politics
Mashatile says President Cyril Ramaphosa will remain in office until the end of his term.

Sport
Relebohile Mofokeng and Mduduzi Shabalala are two of SA football’s brightest young stars but one has clearly pulled ahead.

Sport
TS Galaxy head coach Adnan Beganovic was happy to escape with draw after his side held Kaizer Chiefs at the Mbombela Stadium.

Sport
Competition in the Springbok squad is at an all-time high, and here are three players who will hope to make a comeback in 2026.

Sport
LeBron James and Luka Doncic score 60 points between them to fire the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-108 win against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Education
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has outlined sweeping fee reforms as part of the government’s plan to roll out the Free Secondary Education Policy, setting clear timelines for the abolition of various charges in public secondary schools.
Education
[RFI] Malawi’s newly elected president, 85-year-old Peter Mutharika, has delivered on his campaign promise to make primary and secondary education free by abolishing almost all school-related fees.
Education
[This Day] About 100 children abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have reportedly regained their freedom two weeks after they were taken by armed men, according to media reports on Sunday.

Education
About 350,000 new places to be offered to ‘neets’ with ‘sanctions’ levied for those who do not engage, says DWP
Young unemployed people will be offered training or job opportunities in construction, care and hospitality as part of a UK government scheme, but could have their benefits cut if they do not take up offers.
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, announced on Sunday that...

Lifestyle
This festive season, scammers are preying upon visitors to the penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town. Here’s how…
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Pop singer Katy Perry and former Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have launched their relationship on Instagram.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
The Lions are in danger of not reaching the Challenge Cup playoffs, due to their rotation policy for their away games in the competition.

Entertainment
But no improvement at SAA, PetroSA or Denel – and questions around Prasa.

Entertainment
The Toyota Corolla Cross stands out with quality build, family appeal, and wallet-friendly value — plus it’s a breeze to drive.

Entertainment
‘We had many players that had several long-term injuries,’ Cardoso said.

Science/Tech
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an interdict application to freeze 40% of the settlement Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Makate received from Vodacom.

Science/Tech
At Outdoorphoto, we have spent more than two decades walking a journey with creators.

Science/Tech
Nersa draft rules are set to change traditional municipal electricity revenue structures fundamentally.
Science/Tech
What triggered that Airbus emergency software recall? The BBC reports that Airbus’s initial investigation into an aircraft’s sudden drop in altitude linked it “to a malfunction in one of the aircraft’s computers that controls moving parts on the aircraft’s wings and tail.” But that malfunction “seems to have been triggered by cosmic radiation bombarding the Earth on the day of the flight…” The...
Motoring

Motoring
This is what a R3.6-million American supercar looks like.
Motoring

Motoring
A growing number of European countries are pushing to have the EU’s impending ban on combustion engine vehicles softened.
Health
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
Health
Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure.
Health
Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.
Health
The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.