WELLINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – New Zealand police on Monday restarted recovery efforts for the victims of a landslide that hit a busy campground on the country’s North Island last week.

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration defended on Sunday the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis, even as video evidence contradicted their version of events and as tensions grew between local law enforcement and federal officers.

In Minneapolis, video evidence contradicts federal officials’ narrative of a fatal shooting by immigration agents, igniting protests and calls for accountability amid rising tensions.

Many residents of Orange Farm, Johannesburg, have lost faith in the police. A local group has stepped in to fill the vacuum, taking ‘cases’, dishing out ‘discipline’, returning stolen property and posting coerced confessions on social media.

Sunrisers Eastern Cape 162 for 4 (Matthew Breetzke 68*, Tristan Stubbs 63*, Keshav Maharaj 1-23) beat Pretoria Capitals 158 for 7 (Dewald Brevis 101, Marco Jansen 3-10) by six wickets.

Serious questions have been raised over maintenance failure after two transmission towers collapsed in Gqeberha on Thursday. While the municipality tries to restore power, small businesses are struggling to stay afloat, and the water supply has been disrupted.

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – More than 850,000 customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday during a monster winter storm that paralyzed eastern and southern states with heavy snow and ice.

Amid the optimism about South Africa’s prospects in 2026, economic growth is crucial to our longer-term future. If the economy expands, the coalition and the Constitution are strengthened. If the economy fails to grow now, we risk losing our last real chance to defeat the rising tide of anti-constitutionalist and radical forces.

LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) – British Labour Party politician Andy Burnham was on Sunday blocked from trying to return to parliament, with lawmakers on the left of the party accusing Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his allies of a political move to keep out a potential leadership rival.

Two men have died in the aftermath of the illegal snaring of a hippo in the Imfolozi River floodplain, near the mouth of Lake St Lucia in northern KwaZulu-Natal

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President Ramaphosa expresses ‘sadness’ over 26 murders while SA law enforcers battle over accountability in a nation gripped by crime, corruption and community despair.

The Madlanga Commission didn’t reveal anything new. Communities already know that the war on drugs protects power, not people.

On 18 December, the National Energy Regulator of SA convened its inaugural Tribunal sitting, setting in motion accountability for municipalities failing to adhere to critical maintenance protocols and other breaches of their licensing conditions. The implications of non-compliance are dire, with municipalities facing fines of up to R2-million a day.

BMW’s latest X3 has a sharper, more modern design that attracts attention for various reasons. News24 Motoring contributor Tyrone Paulsen says it isn’t just another luxury SUV – it’s a lifestyle statement.

Residents of Summerstrand in Nelson Mandela Bay banded together quickly after Beverly Murray called for help for 11-year-old Abulele Nontshiza, ensuring his ventilator remained charged and powered during an ongoing blackout crisis.

Donald Trump’s characteristically rambling Davos speech, mixing bravado with controversial claims, stood in stark contrast to Mark Carney’s, while his new Board of Peace has a distinct resemblance to the United Nations.