
Orlando Pirates regret transfer decision, send striker packing!
Orlando Pirates made a handful of signings at the start of the season but not all of those got enough minutes under coach Abdeslam Ouaddou.
MONDAY, 12 JANUARY 2026, 08:52

Orlando Pirates made a handful of signings at the start of the season but not all of those got enough minutes under coach Abdeslam Ouaddou.

Mamelodi Sundowns could see one of their fringe stars leave on loan in the current transfer window in search of regular game time.
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An off-duty female police constable fought off two armed men who allegedly attacked her outside a shop in Humansdorp on Sunday.

Meanwhile, South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport has secured second place on the list, behind a north African powerhouse.
European leaders have given a low-key response to US President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela as they seek to avoid riling him on other critical issues — from Ukraine to Greenland.
Britain has demanded Elon Musk’s social media site X explain how its AI chatbot Grok was able to produce undressed images of people and sexualised images of children, and whether it was failing in its legal duty to protect users.
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A man was arrested overnight for vandalising the personal residence of US Vice President JD Vance in the Midwestern state of Ohio, officials said on Monday.
Iran will offer no leniency to “rioters”, though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country’s judiciary said on Monday, following more than a week of sometimes-deadly protests.

George Michelakis, one of the strongest chess players South Africa has ever produced, traded the black and white squares for the world of investing.
Damaging winds are expected in parts of the Western Cape, while hot conditions and thundershowers are expected in most areas, according to the South African Weather Service.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday he was ready to “take up arms” in the face of threats from US counterpart Donald Trump, who over the weekend seized the leader of neighbouring Venezuela in a military strike.

A father-and-son duo from Cape Town, South Africa, have set the world record for the fastest ground speed by a drone.