FRIDAY, 23 JANUARY 2026, 04:01
FirstRand said the fate of its UK unit remains in the balance as it awaits a final ruling over the amount of compensation banks have to pay to consumers over claims they were missold car loans.
Speaking on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, United States President Trump stood firm on his claims that there is a white genocide taking place in South Africa.
US envoy Steve Witkoff said he was optimistic about a deal ahead of talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
US President Donald Trump aims to remove Cuba’s leadership and is actively seeking government insiders in Havana who are willing to make a deal with Washington to “push out the Communist regime”, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
The Johannesburg Inner City Partnership is transforming the downtown area into a ‘walkable city’ with solar lighting, clean streets and vibrant public spaces. ‘You want vibrance. You want people walking around, going to the shops, going to school,’ says CEO David van Niekerk.
After being challenged by Theo Walcott, Wayne Rooney said the Manchester United side of 2008 would “batter” the current Arsenal team.
The 22-year-old driver involved in the Vanderbijlpark crash which claimed 14 school pupils’ lives appeared in court on Thursday.
Uganda police said on Thursday they have detained a legislator and senior official of the country’s biggest opposition party for his alleged role in election-related violence in which at least seven people have been killed.
South Korea introduced on Thursday what it says is the world’s first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to strengthen trust and safety in the sector — but startups fretted compliance could hold them back.
Heavy rains have ravaged the country’s North Island, with a minister comparing it to a “war zone”.
Prominent automotive retailer Motus is facing employee backlash and legal action after cutting jobs and salaries by up to 30%, citing pressure from Chinese car brands and lower margins despite record sales.
Suspended Ekurhuleni metro police department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi is on Thursday appearing before parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating corruption in the criminal justice system.
The body of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell was recovered days after she went missing in June 2023.
The cost of a six-pack of beer in South Africa is rising nearly twice as fast as a bottle of brandy or gin.
ArcelorMittal and South Africa’s biggest development-finance institution have resumed talks over the potential acquisition of the Luxembourg-based steel giant’s operations in the African country.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says the Russian president has shown no commitment to peace in Ukraine.
The 22-year-old scholar transport driver who was driving the vehicle in which 14 school pupils died in Vanderbijlpark on Monday is expected to appear at the Vanderbijlpark magistrates court on Thursday.
The Western Cape government will apply for two declarations of disaster – one for the rampant fires in the province, and the other for help with dwindling water availability in some regions.
The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organisation on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both US health and global health — and in violation of a US law that requires Washington to pay the agency $260m (R4.24bn) in fees it owes.