Great Ormond Street doctor who botched surgery harmed nearly 100 children
Hospital report highlights widespread problems with Yaser Jabbar’s operations.
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‘Rugby isn’t eternal, friendship is’ – Fickou pays tribute to Atonio
Team-mate Gael Fickou says France have lost the best prop they have ever had after Uini Atonio was forced to retire with a heart problem.
No interest rate changes in South Africa
South Africa’s central bank kept its main lending rate unchanged at 6.75%.
Municipal worker accused of theft faces community wrath
A Mpumalanga municipal employee, already suspended for theft, was beaten by the community and handed to police for allegedly stealing a water pump, leaving residents without water for three days.
China to relax travel rules for British visitors, UK says
It comes as Sir Keir Starmer visits Beijing – the first UK prime minister to do so in eight years.
Teen admits murdering schoolboy, 12, on walk home
Leo Ross is thought to be the youngest knife crime victim in the West Midlands.
ANC opens fraud case after Joburg conference ballots found in house
A case of fraud has been opened after ballot papers from the ANC Johannesburg regional conference were discovered at a house in Pretoria in a sting operation that included the police.
No interest rate relief for South Africa in January
The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep interest rates unchanged at its January meeting.
PODCAST | Veteran broadcaster Ndumiso Ngcobo talks high school parenting and social media
Sowetan podcast, Taking Rams by the Horns, award-winning author, Sunday Times columnist, podcaster and veteran broadcaster shares his views about Ekurhuleni, social media and surviving high school parenting.
MADLANGA COMMISSION: Ramaphosa appoints special task team to probe ‘murder, corruption’ against 14 officials
President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to establish a special investigations task team to urgently investigate a number of officers implicated in the country’s law enforcement scandal.
South Africans Abroad: Mihlali Mayambela becomes a free agent!
Mihlali Mayambela contributed 19 goals and 15 assists in 125 matches across all competitions for Aris Limassol for over three years.
Energy regulator approves power cost relief for ferrochrome makers
More than a dozen smelters have shut down in South Africa in recent years, leading to thousands of job losses, largely due to high electricity costs which have surged by more than 900% since 2008.
News24 | Reserve Bank stalls on interest rate — but two cuts still expected in 2026
The SA Reserve Bank has left the interest rate unchanged in the first 2026 meeting of the monetary policy committee.
Foreign pupils constitute only 1.8% of school enrolments in South Africa
The facts contradict attempts at divisiveness through misinformation that foreign pupils are “overrunning” South African schools, the department of basic education says.
Nicki Minaj calls herself Trump’s ‘number one fan’ and shows off gold card visa
The Trinidadian-American rapper held hands on stage with the US President, amid ICE protests.
Urgent call to save Britain’s oldest rollercoaster
A council writes to the culture secretary to intervene to save Britain’s oldest rollercoaster.
Minority party plea for Morero’s resignation is misleading, says ANC
“The ANC does not take instructions from coalition partners, media pressure, or opportunistic political theatrics. Any suggestion that external forces can coerce the movement into decisions is false and arrogant.”