SPONSORED | Standard Bank shares strategies to safeguard revenue, reduce risk, and streamline operations during SA’s busiest trading period.

Cape Town’s water security is under renewed pressure, with the city issuing an urgent call for residents to curb consumption after usage surged during recent hot days.

The leaders speak on the phone following a blitz of overseas activity by the Trump administration, writes the BBC’s political editor.

A 25-year-old woman and her 33-year-old male friend are expected to appear in the Ogies magistrate’s court in Mpumalanga on Thursday on charges of child grooming and statutory rape.

A 35-year-old man is expected to appear in the Rustenburg magistrate’s court on Thursday on charges of contravening the Explosives Act of 1956.

Most of the schools in the territory have been damaged or destroyed during the war, Unicef says.

These are some of the key developments happening today, 8 January 2026.

Firm which part-funded Sunninghill Park purchase received “allegedly corrupt” payments, court documents say.

The United States and South African officials reached an agreement during a closed-door meeting in late December to allow America to continue its controversial effort to bring white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees.

As an interim measure the transport department has been allowed by the court to outsource the printing and issuing of driving licence cards to the home affairs department.

Codehesion, voted South Africa’s top software development company in 2025, is a perfect partner to help companies scale their development and ensure successful software projects.

South African motorists will enjoy significant relief in January 2026, with petrol prices being significantly lower than they were a year ago due to declining global oil prices and a weaker US dollar.

A rampant Stormers side are bracing themselves for a tough scrum battle when they collide with a desperate Harlequins outfit in the Investec Champions Cup on Sunday, forwards coach Rito Hlungwani said.

The Jacob Zuma Foundation, former president Thabo Mbeki, and others have filed a recusal application against Justice Sisi Khampepe, claiming she lacks impartiality due to past roles in the TRC and alleged misconduct. Advocate Ishmael Semenya and the Calata Group oppose the application, labeling it opportunistic and unfounded, arguing there is no evidence of bias and suggesting the application...

As SA prepares for a new academic year in its basic education system, familiar debates once again take centre stage, ranging from access to education and school readiness to persistent infrastructure backlogs.

Midfielder says team picked up valuable lessons in defeat

10-bout tourney set for Toekkies in March

Despite a disappointing Afcon, the writer believes that Bafana Bafana remain capable of performing well at the FIFA World Cup in June.

The President has said that he is not worried about a US invasion of South Africa.