FRIDAY, 16 JANUARY 2026, 12:03
Proximity to politicians, law enforcement officers and business leaders ensures criminal cartels thrive, according to South Africa’s Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo, who has also alleged that nearly all Gauteng’s police officers work for a cartel.
World champion Luke Littler brushes aside veteran Paul Lim 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Bahrain Masters.
The US embassy has condemned the South African military for allegedly defying presidential orders by allowing Iran to join naval exercises in False Bay. Labelling Iran a ‘state sponsor of terror’, US officials said the move undermined regional stability. Meanwhile, South Africa has called on Iran to allow peaceful protests amid a violent crackdown on dissent in the country.
Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that security forces will not release bodies unless relatives hand over money.
Search teams spent the day on Thursday searching for a 5-year-old boy believed to have been swept away by severe floods in Mbaula village, Limpopo.
The resignation of the DA’s longstanding federal finance chair Dion George presents multiple headaches for the party.
BBC science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains what happens if an astronaut gets ill in space.
Over the past week, Kouga Municipality’s executive mayor Hattingh Bornman was at the forefront of fighting devastating fires that tore through thousands of hectares of land. A volunteer firefighter since the age of 16, he recalls how the fires showed him the South Africa we all want come to life.
The former minister says the Conservatives “broke Britain”, as Nigel Farage welcomes him to his party.
Ugandans cast their ballots in the presidential elections on Thursday amid reports of ‘widespread repression and intimidation’ in the east African country.
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen held a media briefing outlining plans to eradicate foot and mouth disease in SA, including proposing it be declared a national state of disaster. However, the dairy and beef industry is sceptical that this will have the intended impact.
England manager Thomas Tuchel says players will need the right “social skills” and personality to make his World Cup squad.
Second helpings of Newscast as Robert Jenrick confirms his defection to Reform.
Severe flooding in the Kruger National Park has prompted the evacuation of over 600 guests and staff from four rest camps as heavy rainfall continues to batter Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Different kinds of criminality, and even accusations that a drug cartel has infiltrated law enforcement, have ravaged South Africa in 2025. This means that honest police officers have had a rough year, from rooting out dodgy aspects of private security, to investigating countless killings. This has set the scene for 2026. Daily Maverick’s Caryn Dolley explains.
America’s next ambassador to South Africa should arrive soon. While some South Africans argue his past views make him the wrong man at the wrong time for this important job, embracing his arrival but challenging his misunderstandings of South African realities can contribute to healing a damaged bilateral relationship.
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s claims of a ‘fully functional pound’ have been called into question, as it currently operates with limited resources, and officials resort to chasing stray animals into bushes.
Walmart, which launched in South Africa at the end of 2025, has significantly lower prices on everyday products than Checkers and Pick n Pay.
Deon van Zyl’s account is a window into the fragile balancing act of South Africa’s small pelagic fishing sector – a sector buffeted by climate, politics and patchy surveys. For the people of Mossel Bay, though, the stakes are clear: when the factory doors close early, the whole town feels it.