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South Africa

Wentworth car hostages freed unharmed after 4-hour standoff

Mopping up operations underway after fire at the Laborie Wine Estate

North West farmers count losses after heavy rains

World

Australians honor victims one week after Bondi Beach shooting

News outlet informing Sudanese about war faces foreign aid cuts

A radio station in Amsterdam is a lifeline for Sudan. After USAID cuts, it’s faltering

Africa

Will Afcon 2025 be a defining moment for Morocco?

Uganda prison officer sacked for ‘politicking’ on TikTok

More British boxers will fight in Nigeria – Okolie

Business

Charity welcomes living wage rise in January

Diesel ban still on the cards for South Africa

Postcode glitch freezes pensioners out of winter heating benefit

Politics

Joburg still a battleground for hijackers, crime syndicates: Mashaba

Commission recommends 4.1% salary increase for Public Office Bearers

No response yet on Batohi application to amend Nkabinde Enquiry terms

Sport

CONFIRMED: SABC to show Bafana Bafana’s first AFCON match

Orlando Pirates to welcome to new faces in January

Orlando Pirates find surprise Mabasa replacement?

Education

A Lifeline for New York’s Working Families

A ‘Timeout Box’ in an Elementary School Draws Outrage: ‘This is Not OK’

Scott C. Beardsley Named University of Virginia’s New President

Lifestyle

NEW arrests made in Joburg City Power electricity extortion ring

Heinz Brunner: The Chef who shaped South African cuisine

A South African Christmas of sun, sand, and seven colours

Entertainment

48 hours in pictures, 21 December 2025

Williams wants rock solid Bafana at AFCON 2025

‘We’re doing an amazing job,’ says Dobson on Stormers’ winning run

Science/Tech

Temu warning this festive season

There’s a new space race – will the billionaires win?

5 Best Monitors for the Mac Mini (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Motoring

South Africa’s vehicle recall crisis

All reported potholes in South Africa are fixed within 2 weeks – according to the transport department

How to avoid car sale scams in South Africa

Health

What Is ‘Functional Freeze’?

R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s

Trump Announces Pricing Deals With Nine Drugmakers