MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026, 07:57
President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday after talks with US President Donald Trump in Davos that the terms of security guarantees for Ukraine had been finalised, but that the vital issue of territory in its war with Russia remains unsolved.
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We haven’t seen demand for nuclear energy like this since Bob Marley wrote Redemption Song, and it’s bad news for a country looking to add 5,000MW of atomic energy to the grid over the next dozen years. The era was the 1970s, and the country is South Africa.
Former National Lotteries Commission’s KwaZulu-Natal client liaison officer Sibonelo Vilakazi used his position to obtain tens of millions of rands for himself and his wife.
Lebusa Dave Manaregane, a unionist from the South African Workers Union, intervened upon seeing Steers employees in Menlopark, Pretoria, performing gardening tasks while in uniform, a task outside their job description. The staff revealed that this practice had been ongoing for years, initiated by their manager without additional pay, and unrelated to cost issues. An investigation by Manaregane...
Many learners avoided school after violent protests over pupil placements at Addington Primary in Durban on 22 January 2026. The protests, led by local organisations, are over perceptions that migrant learners are prioritised over South African children, despite the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education presenting data showing that most of the school’s enrolment consists of South African citizens.
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Efforts by factions in Matlosana to delay the CFO’s removal were halted by the legal process they attempted to navigate.
Efforts by factions in Matlosana to delay the CFO’s removal were halted by the legal process they attempted to navigate.
The Will for Peace episode was more than an administrative mishap. Rather, South Africa, as an emerging middle power, faces critical questions around its strained relations with the US and its partners, and the evolution of BRICS.
SARS data shows that a tiny municipality in the Northern Cape has the highest average taxable income in South Africa.
The decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations from being a biennial competition to a quadrennial one has been one of the biggest talking points in recent weeks. Who exactly does it benefit?
It is a critical moment in the political career of Minister John Steenhuisen as he plans to tackle the Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak, while experts say their advice has been ignored.
Mali’s military leader has created a new ministerial-level role to oversee the mining sector, strengthening the presidency’s direct oversight of the critical gold industry, and appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to fill it.
Comrades Marathon three-time champion Tete Dijana and former winner Edward Mothibi have dismissed suggestions that they joined Hollywood Athletic Club for money, saying they are there for growth.