Mojela vows to revive career at Sekhukhune
Lehlohonolo Mojela, a 29-year-old attacker, has joined Sekhukhune United from Stellenbosch with aspirations to win the league title and the Nedbank Cup.
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READER LETTER | SA must prioritise entrepreneurship
Inequality and poverty persist in SA despite more than three decades of supposed political and governmental socio-economic interventions, many ineffective.
Residents confront Ramaphosa with dire state of services
President hears complaints about bad roads, water crisis
Xaba ready for the US Cross-Country Championship
After a successful year where she won almost every race she competed in in 2025, SA women’s marathon record-holder Glenrose Xaba will return to action when she represents the country in the World Athletics Cross-Country Championship in Tallahassee, Florid
Bafana’s Afcon experience was good – Broos
SA now shifts focus to the World Cup
OPINION | Youth league may hold key ANC renewal
A failure of political imagination is why the party is failing to renew itself.
Quote of the day by Nelson Mandela: “Never, never and never again…”
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another – Nelson Mandela
Woman cries foul after boss cleared in sexual harassment case
Dept of health says a disciplinary hearing exonerated him, although she was not invited
Three people missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia’s southeast
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Three people are unaccounted for as out-of-control bushfires rage in the Australian state of Victoria, destroying homes and burning through vast swathes of bushland, authorities said on Friday.
Honduras opposition party condemns attack on lawmaker as election tensions simmer
TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Honduran opposition legislator Gladis Aurora Lopez was injured on Thursday after an explosive device was thrown near her at the National Congress, her National Party said in a statement, as tensions remain high following the country’s disputed presidential election.
Syria declares ceasefire in Aleppo after fresh clashes with Kurdish forces
ALEPPO, Syria, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Syria’s defence ministry declared a ceasefire in three neighbourhoods of the northern city of Aleppo early on Friday, a move that could halt fresh fighting between government troops and Kurdish fighters.
US border agent shoots and wounds two people in Portland
Jan 8 (Reuters) – A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, authorities said on Thursday, leading local officials to call for calm given public outrage over the ICE shooting death of a Minnesota woman a day earlier.
SKINS IN THE GAME OP-ED: Freezing water, a merciless sun, jellyfish and sharks – the enduring Robben Island swim challenge
The famous route is still regarded as the pinnacle achievement for sea swimmers in Cape Town – just don’t compare the depth of the challenge of a skins swim to that of a wetsuit attempt.
ANALYSIS: Simon’s Town unites across race, religion and history to contest ‘boutique’ development
Just off St George’s Street, the main road that runs through Simon’s Town, lies an idyllic enclave that has thwarted the ambitions of developers for more than a decade. But now, despite a unified front between homeowners and the displaced Malay community – not to mention the archaeological value of the site as a former supply farm for the Dutch East India Company – a well-known...
TEHRAN TURMOIL: Nationwide internet blackout hits Iran while protests persist
Iran faces a nationwide internet blackout as anti-government protests over economic distress and inflation spread. Amid rising unrest, US President Donald Trump has warned against the use of force by security services.
HOMES RAVAGED: Devastation and heartbreak — Kouga municipality the latest to be gripped by blazes
The Kouga municipality has been rocked by devastating wildfires, leaving residents in a state of heartbreak as homes and farms are consumed within moments. Evacuations were ordered in multiple areas as the fire threatened local infrastructure.
GROWING DEFIANCE OP-ED: Planting justice — why an olive grove honouring anti-apartheid heroes matters for SA’s future
An annual gathering at a Cape olive grove honouring those in the anti-apartheid church struggle is more than commemoration, it is an act of political recovery.
PHOTO ESSAY: Iran, Russia and China sail into Simon’s Town as Exercise Will for Peace kicks off
The SA Navy will join warships from China, Russia and Iran in practising maritime safety and protection operations.
GQEBERHA ‘HIT’: A year later, no arrests for the killing of Muhsin Hendricks, SA’s first openly gay imam
Crimes committed against members of the LGBTQIA+ community, including the murder of the first openly gay imam Muhsin Hendricks (58), raise serious concerns about the persistent failure to adequately investigate and prosecute alleged hate crimes. Hendricks was murdered in February 2025, and to date, no arrests have been made, reinforcing fears that violence targeting LGBTQIA+ people continues to...
DRAWING A BLANK: Funding delays by SA government threaten livelihoods of artists
Artists selected for the sixth phase of the Presidential Employment Stimulus Programme have still not been paid.
RIGHT OF REPLY: Government is not hiding matric pass rate numbers, the critics are just ignoring them
Director-General for Basic Education Hubert Mathanzima Mweli responds to recent claims about the ‘political theatre’ surrounding the annual announcement of the matric pass rate, arguing that attempts to present a narrative of decline in education are ‘misleading’.