
Helen Zille responds to Dion George’s resignation
The Federal Council Chair for the DA said George left the party before accounting for a pending disciplinary investigation against him.
SATURDAY, 17 JANUARY 2026, 19:01

The Federal Council Chair for the DA said George left the party before accounting for a pending disciplinary investigation against him.

Disciplinary actions continue for implicated employees
The emergence of social media has begun to offer significant commercial potential for amateur sports. For South African hockey, the impact of commercialisation and sponsorship through digital content has become visible and tangible through the U21 men’s hockey side.

In July 2025, Jacob Zuma visited Rabat and met senior officials, where he was photographed with both South African and Moroccan flags.
Humanoid robot numbers look set to swell, with Counterpoint projecting that cumulative installations will reach over 100,000 units by 2027. The dawn of the humanoid robot age is here.

British American Tobacco South Africa will close its only local manufacturing facility and end domestic production by the end of 2026.

Residents woke up to find a body with gunshot wounds, without shoes or a shirt, at the corner of 6th Avenue and Ruth Street in Alexandra

Mr Price is in the hot seat after announcing plans to buy a German-based retailer and expand into Europe, with shareholders voicing their concerns
Changing the prime interest benchmark may alter optics and signalling, but it will not reduce borrowing costs in any durable way, writes Stuart Theobald.
The IFP in the KwaZulu-Natal legislature has condemned alleged death threats directed at Premier Thami Ntuli, which it said circulated on social media.

Parliament’s social services cluster addressed concerns about pupil placement in Gauteng and the Western Cape, emphasising the constitutional right to education for both local and migrant children amid protests against foreign pupils.

Parliament’s social services cluster addressed concerns about pupil placement in Gauteng and the Western Cape, emphasising the constitutional right to education for both local and migrant children amid protests against foreign pupils.

South Africa’s rand is expected to build on gains made in 2025, as both local and global factors are working in the country’s, and therefore the currency’s, favour.

The former Minister and DA’s head of finance stated that the findings of John Steenhuisen’s misuse of party funds was the last straw.
Recent images of an Iranian military ship sailing alongside a South African Navy ship and appearing to take part in a joint military exercise raise questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has full control of SA’s armed forces.

Head of crime intelligence Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo has highlighted the negative impact of suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu’s directive to halt senior posts, causing operational strain and requiring extensive overtime from existing staff.

A trip to collect money from a piece job ended tragically for a Limpopo man when his son, who accompanied him, was swept away by flood water.

Solidarity has rejected Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s call for critics of the National Health Insurance (NHI) to bury the hatchet, saying it puts lives at risk.