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Bad turn for petrol price cuts in South Africa
Expected February fuel price cuts in South Africa have been sharply reduced after surging oil prices driven by Middle East tensions outweigh the rand’s recent strength.
FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 09:21

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Expected February fuel price cuts in South Africa have been sharply reduced after surging oil prices driven by Middle East tensions outweigh the rand’s recent strength.

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Here are five things that came out at Madlanga commission’s Thursday’s proceedings

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The Phike family endured a traumatic six-year ordeal following the disappearance and death of Msindisi Emanuel Phike, whose remains were wrongfully buried as a pauper by authorities amid DNA confirmation delays. Despite uncovering his premature burial and exhuming his body, the family remains dissatisfied with the unresolved circumstances of his death, officially attributed to hypothermia, and...

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State will foot bill for Samancor and Glencore-Merafe’s 35% electricity relief

South Africa
Home Affairs and BMA brief media on festive season 2025/26 border operations successes.
South Africa
A former municipal manager has been found guilty of fraud, after giving herself an unauthorised salary increase, and signing off on car and travel allowances for municipal staff without following the required procedures.

South Africa
Businessman Brown Mogotsi says police have not returned phones and items confiscated during a raid

South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal police noted that no officer was wounded during the incident.
World
Iranian authorities have signalled that they are ready to defend their country as the United States continues to threaten a military attack, amid regional diplomatic efforts to avoid a new conflict.
World
Donald Trump’s “border czar” said that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the US city that has become the flashpoint for the president’s immigration crackdown.

World
He allegedly told jail officers that he had paperwork “signed by a judge” to free the accused killer, a complaint states.

World
Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.

Africa
Nearly 700,000 people have been affected by weeks of severe flooding in Mozambique

Africa
No reason has been given but the decision follows a huge fall-out between South Africa and the US.

Africa
Passengers received a text message about the cancellation of flights, citing “unforeseen circumstances”.

Africa
Prosecutors allege Diezani Alison-Madueke was given “a life of luxury” in the UK by people interested in Nigerian government contracts.

Business
While the South African Reserve Bank has not cut interest rates, FNB CEO Harry Kellan is optimistic about the nation’s prospects.

Business
Canal+ SA is considering deploying its streaming app to clients of South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice.

Business
Eskom has raised its salary increase offer to trade unions, though it remains well below what workers are demanding.

Business
Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Friday, 30 January 2026.

Politics
Jacob Zuma and Thales face charges of racketeering, corruption and fraud.

Politics
Mesuli Mlandu says Shadrack Sibiya has targeted him for blowing the whistle on corruption

Politics
Several witnesses who testified before the Madlanga Commission have implicated Mchunu in wrongdoing.

Politics
Malusi Gigaba’s case relates to the ongoing investigations into alleged corruption at Transnet.

Sport
Why are Liverpool struggling against low blocks in the Premier League, how are they trying to unlock them and what could they do better?

Sport
News wrap from the world of the Buccaneers.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs will host Zambian side ZESCO United in a CAF Confederation Cup Group D clash at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Sport
Today’s news wrap.

Education
The countries that invest in youth now will be the ones that define global innovation in the coming years
Monica Geingos is founder of Leadership Lab Yetu and former first lady of Namibia
For the first time in our history, more than 70% of Africans are under the age of 30. This, along with entrenched inequalities, poverty, unemployment and socioeconomic fault lines, is reshaping how our...
Education
[The Conversation Africa] Students’ well-being in higher education has been a growing concern globally since the coronavirus pandemic, which disrupted learning and lives generally.
Education
An appellate court ruled that the firing of the former assistant principal of an elementary school in Mississippi in 2022 had been “arbitrary and capricious.”
Education
Harvard University has been trying to cut back how many A grades professors give. Now, 53 percent of grades are A’s, down from 60 percent.

Lifestyle
Moral of the story?

Lifestyle
Social media scams are spiking, leaving several residents of Carletonville out of pocket. Police urges caution against these schemes.

Lifestyle
The dramatic weight loss is a stark contrast to the fuller-figured Kelly Osbourne who grew up in the public eye.

Lifestyle
Anlia Etzebeth revealed that she is ‘soaking up all the moments’ of being a mom of two as she shared photos of her beautiful family.
Entertainment

Entertainment
The ANC’s renewal efforts are proving to be as pointless as a pen without ink.

Entertainment
Netflix’s ‘Free Bert’ is chaotic, funny and cringe in the same breath. Here’s why you must binge the show and read the subtext.

Entertainment
Dada Morero is expected to spend the year playing political chess in his own party.

Science/Tech
This year, Huawei South Africa is celebrating 25 years of being part of the country’s technology journey.

Science/Tech
The Internet Service Providers’ Association says a recent High Court ruling has far-reaching implications for fibre monopolies at South African estates and complexes.
Science/Tech
A large Swedish study of 100,000 women found that using AI to assist radiologists reading mammograms reduced the rate of aggressive “interval” breast cancers by 12%. CBC News reports: For the study — published in Thursday’s issue of the medical journal The Lancet — more than 100,000 women had mammography screenings. Half were supported by AI and the rest had their mammograms reviewed by two...

Science/Tech
The industry is moving away from instruction-based computing to intent-based computing, says Cliff de Wit, chief innovation officer at ADG.

Motoring
Hijackers in South Africa are using a variety of tactics to steal cars.

Motoring
Police Minister Firoz Cachalia revealed that the government plans to spend over R4 billion on VIP protection services for politicians.

Motoring
More and more South Africans are opting to buy pre-owned vehicles as household budgets are stretched thin.

Motoring
Lepas and iCaur have revealed the list of cars they are bringing to South Africa this year, and when we can expect to see them.

Health
Two Tractor Boys join a project that is tackling oral health and healthy diets among children.
Health
The new panel, which advises the government on research and service priorities for people with autism, includes many members who have argued that vaccines cause autism.
Health
A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.
Health
Fungal supplements are everywhere, promising happiness, energy, focus, you name it. But what they deliver is something else entirely.