THURSDAY, 08 JANUARY 2026, 21:11
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The Nelson Mandela Bay Metro is scrambling to avert a refuse crisis after failing to advertise a key compaction truck tender on time. The metro has now moved to extend the lapsed contract for six months, despite warnings that such deviations contributed to the metro’s rising unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure.
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When a fire broke out at the busy Physician-on-Call section at Nelson Mandela Bay’s Livingstone Hospital, doctors and nurses discovered that neither the fire panels nor the alarms and smoke detectors were working – and the service dates of the fire extinguishers had expired.
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In a chaotic turn of events, four suspects were arrested after a home invasion in Theescombe, with private security and the community potentially cracking a case linked to one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s most notorious robbery gangs.
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If a quick check of your daily average screen time leaves you slightly concerned, know that you are among a very large group of people who spend too much time on their devices. And South Africans are doing it more than virtually anyone else.
South Africa
Ramathuba says that in most cases, South Africans are the ones facilitating the illegal entry.
South Africa
Five fires burn across Kouga Municipality as officials await support from George to contain them.
South Africa
Police targeted a vehicle suspected of carrying unlicensed firearms, leading to a fatal shootout.
South Africa
The fires have been re-igniting since Tuesday in several parts of the western side of the province.
World
Donald Trump wants and needs quick victories. Taking Maduro is the decisive win he has craved, writes Jeremy Bowen.
World
Church leaders have dismissed a complaint against Sarah Mullally, the incoming leader of the Church of England, which had accused her of mishandling an abuse allegation, the church confirmed on Thursday.
World
The army says it has met its goal of clearing the area of non-state weapons but Israel calls the move “insufficient”.
World
The accord follows complaints that religious leaders had failed to tackle the issue adequately.
Africa
Michel Nkuka Mboladinga stood motionless throughout DR Congo’s Afcon matches in tribute to Patrice Lumumba.
Africa
The organisers of a professional women’s tournament which has gone viral because of a wildcard player’s poor performance acknowledge she should not have been allowed to play.
Africa
The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer’s twin boys were born in 2024.
Africa
Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.
Business
Business
The Greggs boss says there is “no doubt” weight loss jabs have led it to having a healthier menu.
Business
An increasing number of people cannot afford to heat their homes in winter, says a charity boss.
Business
Minister of Communication and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says that South Africa’s TV Licence regime has all but collapsed, and details on a new scheme will be presented to the department next month.
Politics
Ramaphosa says they will have a proper discussion with the party to help resolve their differences.
Politics
The African National Congress turned 114 years on Thursday
Politics
The NFP announced its withdrawal from the coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal.
Politics
The DA says the NFP’s withdrawal from the GPU does not signal a new government.
Sport
Orlando Pirates had a busy transfer window between July and September last year with close to 15 players coming in.
Sport
Former Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield is in talks to become the new manager of Oxford United.
Sport
St Johnstone hand Simo Valakari a contract extension, with owner Adam Webb claiming there is “no more beloved coach in all of the UK”.
Sport
BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on DJ and producer Shadow Child – and AI – with his predictions for all 32 FA Cup third-round ties.
Education
NASUWT members at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools are staging nine-day walkout over ‘almost daily’ attacks by pupils
Teachers at two primary schools in Greater Manchester say they have been driven to strike because of “almost daily” attacks by pupils, leaving parents bewildered by the industrial action.
Members of the NASUWT teaching union at Ravensfield and Lily Lane primary schools...
Education
[Capital FM] Nairobi — As schools reopen across the country for the 2026 academic year, thousands of students from informal settlements and marginalised communities in 11 counties are returning to classrooms with renewed hope following the award of full scholarships by Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO).
Education
[Ghanaian Times] An octogenarian and retired business executive, Mr Godwin Kwashie Anagbo, has appealed to the government to totally, or at least partially, wash its hands off mission schools to save money for national development.
Education
[Premium Times] The Minister said no beneficiary on a valid federal government scholarship has been abandoned.
Lifestyle
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi and his younger partner Rachel John have gone public with their romance during a romantic vacation…
Lifestyle
According to reports, black South Africans have been included in the US refugee resettlement programme prioritised for Afrikaners…
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Entertainment
The 37-year-old woman was shot in the head as she apparently tried to drive away from agents approaching her car.
Entertainment
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Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Thursday, 8 January 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Entertainment
Balancing tangy and sweet, as well as fresh but hearty, this is a vibrant summer salad elegantly finished with velvety chevin, crunchy dukkha and creamy amasi dressing.
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader shares a report: Prior to World War II the vast majority of telescopes built around the world were funded by wealthy people with an interest in the heavens above. However, after the war, two significant developments in the mid-20th century caused the burden of funding large astronomical instruments to largely shift to the government and academic institutions. First, as...
Science/Tech
Adam Wathan, the creator of the popular CSS framework Tailwind CSS, has let go of 75% of his engineering team — reducing it from four people to one — because AI-generated search answers have decimated traffic to the project’s documentation pages. Traffic to Tailwind’s documentation has fallen roughly 40% since early 2023 despite the framework being more popular than ever, Wathan wrote in a...
Science/Tech
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
Science/Tech
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a temporary restraining order against Samsung, blocking the company from continuing to collect data through its smart TVs’ Automated Content Recognition technology. The ACR system captured screenshots of what users were watching every 500 milliseconds, according to the state’s lawsuit, and did so without consumer knowledge or consent. The District...
Motoring
This Chinese carmaker is rapidly expanding in South Africa with considerable sales figures across its various brands.
Motoring
Motoring
Motoring
South Africa’s considerable driving licence card backlog has finally been resolved.
Health
NASA said it canceled a spacewalk planned for Thursday after an astronaut had an undisclosed medical issue on the International Space Station.
Health
Ski Sunday’s Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm.
Health
And what exactly does it mean, anyway?
Health
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.