TUESDAY, 13 JANUARY 2026, 20:45
Top Stories
The matrics of 2025 in Mfuleni, Cape Town, have defied crime, fear and deep social challenges to pass their matric exams, offering fresh hope for a better future.
Top Stories
The Nelson Mandela Bay district matric performance has improved by 0.7% to 87.4% in 2025, despite the 0.66% drop in Bachelor’s passes. With two pupils honoured for their achievements in both the national and provincial matric results announcement ceremonies, the future remains bright for the incoming matric class of 2026.
Top Stories
As a group of cross-party MPs calls on Fifa to consider expelling the USA from the World Cup, BBC Sport analyses what Donald Trump’s foreign policy means for the tournament.
Top Stories
Maverick Earth launches today as a renewed commitment to deep, investigative environmental journalism.
South Africa
St Mary’s Secondary learner who was partially blind while writing his matric gets a bachelor’s pass
South Africa
Temogo Matong from Setswakgosing Secondary School is the best-performing learner in the NW.
South Africa
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting. This is The Lead, and this is the South African story.
South Africa
Gauteng parents queued outside district offices to secure school placements for their children.
World
The former president didn’t show up on Tuesday to testify before a committee investigating Epstein, saying its subpoena wasn’t enforceable
World
There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.
World
As the US cracks down on illegal immigration in Minneapolis, home to a large Somali community, it will end protections for many in the country legally.
World
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iranians should continue nationwide protests and take over the country’s institutions as authorities there cracked down on mass demonstrations.
Africa
The communications authority says the suspension is aimed at preventing misinformation and violence.
Africa
The offensive is in the central state of Kogi, where the bandits have recently become more active.
Africa
Eritrea are included in the preliminary qualifying round draw for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations despite being unranked by world governing body Fifa.
Africa
Jihadists have been targeting tankers entering Mali, worsening the country’s fuel shortage.
Business
Business
Business
Business
Redhill in Johannesburg was the best-performing private school in the country, achieving an average 4.3 distinctions per student.
Politics
Health Department requested more funding after Trump administration withdrew PEPFAR funding.
Politics
The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has requested an audience with the National Freedom Party following its departure from the provincial unity government.
Politics
The DA has taken Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie to Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka after he withdrew a pro-Gaza art submission to the 61st Venice Biennale.
Politics
Makhubele was removed as Chief Whip with immediate effect.
Sport
Former Scotland and Chelsea player Eddie McCreadie, who was once hailed by Tommy Docherty as the best left-back in Europe and went on to manage the London club, dies at the age of 85.
Sport
Richie Murphy says he would like to extend his stay as Ulster head coach into next season as his contract expires at the end of the season.
Sport
A coroner concludes that a 36-year-old Liverpool fan took his own life after he was enticed to use illegal gambling websites to bet on football matches.
Sport
TS Galaxy winger Puso Dithejane has completed a move to MLS side Chicago Fire, ending links with Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Education
The people who support barring trans girls from girls’ sports say the debate affects not just transgender athletes but whole teams and sports.
Education
[Vanguard] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the arrest and arraignment of students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, following a violent protest in the Edo State town, describing the action as an intolerant and heavy-handed response by the Federal Government.
Education
[Vanguard] Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) has condemned the arrest and alleged unlawful detention of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), describing the action as a dangerous attempt aimed at suppressing democratic expression.
Education
[Vanguard] The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it will disburse N6.452 billion to tertiary institutions in its 2026 intervention cycle.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
City officials have flagged another Bryanston property for illegal rentals, as investigations into home hijackings in the area continue…
Lifestyle
Minister Gayton McKenzie has shared a motivational message to learners who have failed matric last year …
Lifestyle
Entertainment
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Entertainment
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Entertainment
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Entertainment
South Africa is increasingly making progress in being seen as an investment destination that is safe and run according to financial legislation.
Science/Tech
America’s largest power-grid operator, PJM, which delivers electricity to 67 million people across a 13-state region from New Jersey to Kentucky, is approaching a supply crisis as AI data centers in Northern Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” consume electricity at an unprecedented rate. The nonprofit expects demand to grow by 4.8% annually over the next decade. Mark Christie, former chairman of...
Science/Tech
Python Software Foundation: We are thrilled to announce that Anthropic has entered into a two-year partnership with the Python Software Foundation (PSF) to contribute a landmark total of $1.5 million to support the foundation’s work, with an emphasis on Python ecosystem security. This investment will enable the PSF to make crucial security advances to CPython and the Python Package Index (PyPI)...
Science/Tech
A contract justification published in a federal register on Tuesday says that 31 ICE vehicles operating in the Twin Cities area “lack the necessary emergency lights and sirens” to be “compliant.”
Science/Tech
Scott Adams, who kept cubicle denizens laughing for more than three decades with Dilbert, the bitingly funny comic strip that poked fun at the absurdity of corporate life, died Tuesday. He was 68. From a report: His death was tearfully revealed by his first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, at the start of Real Coffee With Scott Adams. In May, he said on the podcast that he had been diagnosed with...
Motoring
South Africans are spending noticeably less on petrol than they were a few months ago.
Motoring
South Africa has an exclusive selection of high-powered bakkies that can tackle rough terrain and give hot hatchbacks a run for their money.
Motoring
Tata has announced that two new SUVs are heading to South Africa this year.
Motoring
One of South Africa’s largest municipalities plans to generate revenue by auctioning off 800 cars next month.
Health
That number could increase significantly as more consumers are faced with higher bills brought on by expiring premium subsidies.
Health
Dr May van Schalkwyk from the University of Edinburgh shares her thoughts with Drs Chris and Xand on What’s Up Docs?
Health
Medical checks for the show picked up contestant Amanda Collier’s heart condition.
Health
The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.