
Could weight-loss jabs be behind rising gallbladder removals?
Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.
FRIDAY, 30 JANUARY 2026, 09:40

Last year, there was a 15% annual increase in the operations and surgeons want more research.

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Aston Villa match-winner Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba is described as “shy and nervous” by Morgan Rogers – but the teenager announced himself on the European stage.

William Brydson, who was “head of care” at a Newton Stewart boarding school, has been jailed for a litany of offences.

The US fought IS with the Kurds for years. Now, Donald Trump is siding with Syria’s new leader.
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has survived another day after a no-confidence motion against him was deferred. City councillors were focused on debating whether to create a position for the first deputy mayor, weighing the R1.2m cost and the necessity of the new post amid rising living costs.
In response to serious audit failures, Nelson Mandela Bay commits to an action plan focused on improving governance, financial management, and infrastructure maintenance.

Det Insp Joe Davenport says the killer attacked his victims in Birmingham for “violence sake”.
An industry that once employed almost 32,000 people and generated more than R7-billion per annum has been halted by inaction within the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. Something has to be done, or South African filmmaking will be killed off – perhaps forever. Part one of, yes, a series.

Diezani Alison-Madueke denies five counts of accepting bribes and a charge of conspiracy to commit bribery.
A R46m borehole project, rendered inoperable by theft and vandalism, is just one example of how Nelson Mandela Bay’s water infrastructure is slowly crumbling and putting immense strain on the city’s dwindling water supply.
The Nelson Mandela Bay council has rejected two motions tabled by DA councillor Ondela Kepe, aimed at securing accountability for ongoing metro streetlight issues.
The Proteas have beaten the West Indies by six wickets at Centurion in the second T20 clash between the two sides and with that, taken the series.
A common perception of the Democratic Alliance is that it has gradually drifted to the ideological right over the last decade. We examined the evidence.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Friday, 30 January 2026.
A decade of talk, five years of building and nothing to show for it as Franschhoek High School, where Swimming SA’s High Performance Centre was to have been built, is a decaying wasteland.

The new policy is in line with the UK chief medical officer’s health advice.
A lack of vaccines, new strains of disease and the unopposed spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has Eastern Cape farmers on their knees, praying they do not see a second outbreak of the financially devastating disease.

Crystal Palace’s £50m move for Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen is in the balance after the Eagles suggest they could walk away from the deal.