
Top Stories
John Steenhuisen launches scathing attack on top South African journalist
The DA leader has responded to R.W Johnson’s article, saying that most of the journalist’s claims about his finances and career are complete lies.
MONDAY, 08 DECEMBER 2025, 12:03

Top Stories
The DA leader has responded to R.W Johnson’s article, saying that most of the journalist’s claims about his finances and career are complete lies.
Top Stories
Trump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes
Top Stories
Syria marks one year since Assad toppled
Top Stories
Zelenskiy, European leaders to convene in London amid US peace push

South Africa
SAWS has issued a level 10 red alert warning for severe thunderstorms expected in Gauteng & Limpopo
South Africa
Three accused in Phala Phala theft case back in court
South Africa
Violence against women a national disaster that demands national action – President
President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his weekly newsletter to bemoan the country’s persistently high levels of violence against women and children, warning that gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) now amounts to a national disaster requiring exceptional measures.
As South Africa marks the...
South Africa
Report to be launched highlighting challenges in addressing HIV stigma
A comprehensive study which will shed light on the persistent challenges and opportunities for positive change in addressing HIV stigma and discrimination in South Africa, is expected to be launched on Tuesday.
The HIV Stigma Index 2.0 report highlights the experiences of over 5 000 participants from all nine...

World
It’s been one year since Syria toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. How the nation is marking the anniversary Monday.

World
Bird flu, or H5N1, has touched most of the globe, but there is one spot it hasn’t reached. Researchers down under are preparing for it, but gaps in bird flu surveillance elsewhere makes it difficult.

World
Soldiers briefly declared a military coup in Benin Sunday, but the government swiftly regained control, marking another episode in a rising wave of attempted coups in the region.

World
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with European leaders in London Monday as Europe vies for a role in the peace talks and Trump pressured Zelenskyy to accept the U.S.-backed plan.

Africa
Find out who has been called up for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January.

Africa
J. D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere has photographed over 2000 uniqie Nigerian hairstyles.

Africa
Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

Africa
Ex-cyclist Zeragaber Gebrehiwot, who attended the 1980 Moscow Games, is among 13 released from a notorious jail.

Business
The Department of Home Affairs is making it easier for South Africans to apply for or collect Smart ID cards and passports.

Business
A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal has ended years of confusion and given residents, HOAs and community schemes more options.
Business

Business
SME services provider Lula has highlighted the critical need for proactive financial and operational adjustments to ensure business resilience and protect profit margins in 2026.

Politics
ANC’s 5th National General Council starts on Monday

Politics
Mashatile says the gathering will not discuss leadership changes.

Politics
Shivhambu says Afrika Mayibuye seeks to win an outright majority in next year’s local elections

Politics
Mashatile says President Cyril Ramaphosa will remain in office until the end of his term.

Sport
The 2025/26 Betway Premiership season is on a break for the upcoming AFCON with the next domestic fixture scheduled for 20 January 2026.

Sport
The Sharks have touched based with former director of rugby Jake White as a coaching change begins in Durban.

Sport
The Betway Premiership season is on a break to allow Bafana Bafana time to prepare for the upcoming AFCON to be held in Morocco.

Sport
Orlando Pirates have made more than R100 million this season. The Buccaneers can still make another R50 million.
Education
[Nile Post] unyiiro Primary School in Iganga has received new toilets from the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), supported by the Community Chest of Korea, in a move aimed at improving sanitation and hygiene for learners.
Education
[Nyasa Times] Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka has outlined sweeping fee reforms as part of the government’s plan to roll out the Free Secondary Education Policy, setting clear timelines for the abolition of various charges in public secondary schools.
Education
[RFI] Malawi’s newly elected president, 85-year-old Peter Mutharika, has delivered on his campaign promise to make primary and secondary education free by abolishing almost all school-related fees.
Education
[This Day] About 100 children abducted from St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have reportedly regained their freedom two weeks after they were taken by armed men, according to media reports on Sunday.

Lifestyle
“I will never be alone in a room with a woman I work with ever again,” Jason Derulo talks to Graham Bensinger on sexual harassment allegations.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
This festive season, scammers are preying upon visitors to the penguin colony at Boulders Beach in Simon’s Town. Here’s how…
Lifestyle

Entertainment
“The president (Relebohile Mofokeng) is very important for us,” said Ouaddou.
Entertainment

Entertainment
The Lions are in danger of not reaching the Challenge Cup playoffs, due to their rotation policy for their away games in the competition.

Entertainment
But no improvement at SAA, PetroSA or Denel – and questions around Prasa.

Science/Tech
Huawei brought together its partners in Johannesburg for the 2025 Huawei South Africa Supplier Convention, centred on the theme “Empower Partners, Enhance Quality, Grow Together”. The event brought together 300 representatives from more than 100 core partners across South Africa to strengthen collaboration and chart a shared path for future growth. The convention, which opened […]

Science/Tech
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and users, today announced a landmark regulatory achievement: The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi, the Capital of the UAE, has formally approved the authorisation of Binance’s global platform, Binance.com, under a comprehensive regulatory framework....

Science/Tech
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed an interdict application to freeze 40% of the settlement Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Makate received from Vodacom.

Science/Tech
First-century luxury vessel matches description by the Greek historian Strabo, who visited city around 29-25BC
An ancient Egyptian pleasure boat that matches a description by the first-century Greek historian Strabo has been discovered off the coast of Alexandria, to the excitement of archaeologists.
With its palaces, temples and the 130 metre-high Pharos lighthouse – one of the seven...
Motoring

Motoring
Suzuki has made a change to the affordable Dzire sedan, which will be applied to all models going forward.

Motoring
This is what a R3.6-million American supercar looks like.
Motoring
Health
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
Health
Officials said one person was killed and 20 others were poisoned after eating death cap mushrooms, which look and taste like safe mushrooms but can cause liver failure.
Health
Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.
Health
The younger brother of Ken Kesey, the novelist and counterculture luminary, he turned a defunct creamery into what is now Nancy’s Probiotic Foods.