WEDNESDAY, 21 JANUARY 2026, 20:00
US President Donald Trump barrels into Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, and he is likely to use the World Economic Forum to escalate his push for acquiring Greenland despite European protests in the biggest fraying of transatlantic ties in decades.
Versatile Stormers back Wandisile Simelane has signed a contract extension that will keep him in Cape Town until at least 2028.
Despite statements about cutting fuel prices to R14 per litre, South Africa’s petrol and diesel remain well above that level, largely due to sharply rising taxes and a weaker rand, with little relief delivered from government reviews.
A 19-year-old grade 11 pupil has been fatally stabbed at MD Moetanalo Secondary School in the Steve Tshwete municipality in Mpumalanga.
Former President Thabo Mbeki says that the uMkhonto weSizwe’s success in the 2024 elections was an organised attempt by apartheid-era agents to topple the ANC
Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the taxi driver involved in Monday’s tragic scholar transport crash in Vanderbijlpark was driving with an expired public driver’s permit.
Food price inflation remained unchanged at 4.4%, but the increase in red meat prices attributed to foot-and-mouth disease continues.
Northampton lock JJ van der Mescht’s gainline power and 23-stone frame is fuelled by just one meal a day.
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest lender by assets, is set to lose two more top executives to smaller rival Absa.
Harry Brook says supporters have “every right to be annoyed” by his behaviour after he was punched by a nightclub bouncer on England’s tour of New Zealand that preceded the Ashes.
These are the key developments unfolding in South Africa today, 21 January 2026.
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that inflation was on course to meet the bank’s new target of 3% in 2026 as prices remained stable.
At Davos, Canada’s prime minister argued that the ‘rules-based order’ was always a useful fiction, but now the sign has to come down. Borrowing Václav Havel’s greengrocer parable, he warned that ‘go along to get along’ won’t buy safety in an age where tariffs, supply chains and finance are weapons. His pitch: middle powers aren’t helpless, but they need honesty, ‘value-based...
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney about the four shark attacks in 48 hours along Australia’s New South Wales coast.
Whether fried, baked, or air-fried, these wings deliver deliciousness for every craving. From buttermilk-brined beauties to biltong-spiced stunners, here are seven irresistible wing recipes to satisfy any craving, any day of the week.
Jacob Zuma has flooded his party with notable looters and he’s positioning them for the big day, the dreaded day of the MK Party takeover of the KZN provincial government.
The launch of the Patrice Motsepe presidential campaign is wrongly labelled once it is described as an ANC government presidential campaign.
The launch of the Patrice Motsepe presidential campaign is wrongly labelled once it is described as an ANC government presidential campaign.
Setting clear savings goals whether it is to put money aside to pay a deposit for a house or car and reviewing them as the months go by is a recipe for success.
Bafana Bafana have moved one place up to 60th in the latest Fifa rankings
Zak Calisto’s Karooooo continues to go from strength to strength, with its latest quarterly results showing strong revenue and subscriber growth.