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ANC Youth League members turned out in large numbers to attend the Peter Mokaba lecture before the ANC’s 114th birthday celebrations in Mogwase, Rustenburg, on Friday.
TUESDAY, 13 JANUARY 2026, 00:16

ANC Youth League members turned out in large numbers to attend the Peter Mokaba lecture before the ANC’s 114th birthday celebrations in Mogwase, Rustenburg, on Friday.

Umalusi has confirmed it will stop issuing new N3 certificates, with 2025 marking the final year of certification under the programme.

Monnapule Saleng became the EIGHTH player to directly join Sundowns from Orlando Pirates in the PSL era. Who are the others?

South Africa’s fragile, consumer-led economic recovery is at risk of being derailed by a global slowdown due to the country’s high exposure to external factors and weak fixed investment.

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae warned his team to be wary of Egypt before their Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal on Saturday, recalling the 2006 final defeat when he was part of the squad.
Thousands of firefighters battled bushfires in Australia’s southeast on Saturday that have razed homes, cut power to thousands of homes and burnt swathes of bushland.
Hosts efficient enough, but also created little in the way of chances.

The ANC SG vowed that an ANC-led government would prioritise nationalising the SARB and implementing land expropriation without compensation.

National Treasury is considering alcohol excise duty changes that would raise the excise on alcohol to curb excessive consumption in some categories.
US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on January 20 but did not provide details on how his plan will come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply.
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Trump’s refugee programme has approved over 1000 South Africans, including Black people, under an ‘Afrikaner’ classification. This begs the question: who gets to decide what an Afrikaner actually is?

South Africans planning to leave the country permanently must deregister as tax residents with SARS through a complex financial emigration process to avoid unexpected taxes and compliance issues.

Motorists have been told not to yield, move from a traffic lane, or be forced off the road by any vehicle displaying white flashing lights.

The shoot-out occurred a day after two other incidents in which two suspects were killed in shoot-outs with police, also in the Mthatha area..
The National Freedom Party is the kingmaker in KZN, but after the failed attempt to oust the provincial government, it’s unclear whether it wants in or out.
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube believes the 2025 National Senior Certificate exams remain credible despite a contained leak affecting 40 candidates. Umalusi has approved the results release but issued strict recommendations.

Conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III has been sworn in as the United States’ ambassador to South Africa.

The department of basic education has identified officials at its headquarters as the source of the leak of matric final examination papers.

Thandiswa Mazwai is celebrating her 50th birthday and 30 years in the entertainment industry by launching the Sankofa Heritage Festival in Johannesburg on February 28, featuring Grammy-nominated Somi and singer Msaki as co-headliners.