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Less than 20% of lost or stolen police firearms are recovered in South Africa
More than 4,000 police firearms have been lost or stolen over the past five years.
TUESDAY, 09 DECEMBER 2025, 09:54

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More than 4,000 police firearms have been lost or stolen over the past five years.

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Marius van der Merwe’s widow Leanne took to TikTok, sharing videos and pictures and expressing the unbearable difficulty of accepting her new reality.

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Talks between Warner Bros. Discovery and Canal+ about renewing a content agreement for South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice have stalled over price.

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Voting is open for the BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year 2025 award.
South Africa
A Kingswood College matric pupil has turned a small flower business into a lifeline for a Makhanda children’s home, raising R35 000 to transform young lives.
South Africa
Two women, aged 75 and 36, who handed themselves over to police in connection with an case involving the alleged repackaging and sale of expired food, have been released on bail.

South Africa
Dept of labour in Free State has closed down its Petrusburg Labour Centre after an attack

South Africa
The incident happened on Saturday night at the victim’s home following an altercation.

World
Honduras’ attorney general said Monday that he had ordered Honduran authorities and asked Interpol to execute a 2023 arrest order for Juan Orlando Hernández, pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

World
Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.

World
Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.
World
Ukraine’s European allies have agreed to increase their support for Ukraine and put more economic pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin as they say efforts to end Moscow’s “barbaric” war are at a “critical moment”, according to Downing Street.

Africa
Drone attacks on a kindergarten and hospital killed 114 people, the World Health Organization says.

Africa
Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp.

Africa
Residents of the main city express shock after soldiers tried to overthrow the president.

Africa
Gunmen stormed a hostel near Pretoria and opened fire, killing 11 people including a three-year-old.

Business
Negotiations between DStv’s new owner Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery have stalled, as Netflix and Paramount fight for ownership/

Business
At the World Economic Forum’s Digital Trade Roundtable in Johannesburg, Jörg Fischer, Group Chief Information Officer of Standard Bank, delivered a powerful message: Africa is not merely a participant in the digital age, it has the resources, talent, and vision to lead it.

Business
Woolworths CEO Roy Bagattini has sold R37 million in shares amid growing concerns over the retailer’s executive pay.

Business
Shopper are increasingly using chatbots for their hard-to-buy-for family and friends, with implications for bargain hunters and businesses.

Politics
The second day of the ANC National General Council continues in Boksburg this morning in Joburg

Politics
The SACP has decided to contest next year’s local government elections alone.

Politics
Ramaphosa was speaking at the ANC’s 5th National General Council in Boksburg.

Politics
Mahumapelo says the US must not dictate South Africa’s geo-political perspectives.

Sport
Bafana Bafana are set for one last test before the Africa Cup Of Nations in Morocco in two weeks. Can they win the tournament?

Sport
Chris Sutton and Conor Coady discuss Aston Villa’s title credentials and their admiration for manager Unai Emery on the Monday Night Club.

Sport
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher labelled Mohamed Salah “a disgrace” after the Egypt star’s stunning outburst at Reds boss Arne Slot.

Sport
The All Blacks will play France in July 2026 in the first Test at their new permanent rugby stadium in Christchurch.
Education
[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, on the safe return of 100 students abducted from a Catholic school in the state last month.
Education
[Premium Times] The children were handed over to the governor by representatives of the National Security Adviser (NSA) office
Education
[Daily News] Belgium — FORMER Tanzanian President, Dr Mrisho Kikwete, who is also the Chairperson of the Board of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), speaks with the Vice Chairperson of GPE, Ms Christine Hogan, during the global education institution’s meeting held this week in the Belgian capital, Brussels.
Education
The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
To bring the fabled cable car project in the Drakensberg to life, it will likely cost millions of millions of rands. Let’s break it down…

Lifestyle
ANC employees picket outside party’s fifth National General Council (NGC), despite claims that unpaid salaries would be resolved …

Lifestyle
Minister John Steenhuisen has addressed reports he misused a political party credit card for personal purchases, like ordering Uber Eats…

Entertainment
“I really enjoyed how we played the second half,” said Amorim.

Entertainment
After court confirms payments were services …

Entertainment
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Entertainment
In March, the Cancer Alliance secured an order against Gauteng Health to provide radiation services to cancer patients on the backlog list.

Science/Tech
Sim-swap fraud, identity impersonation and large-scale Sim-farm operations are no longer fringe problems.

Science/Tech
Moving beyond prompts to practical, human-centred automation transformation.

Science/Tech
The Johannesburg-based fintech provides scalable payment gateway solutions for merchants, including online and in-app payments, digital wallets, Instant EFT, payment links, and real-time payouts.
Science/Tech
Anthropic is bringing Claude Code directly into Slack, letting developers spin up coding sessions from chat threads and automate workflows without leaving the app. TechCrunch reports: Previously, developers could only get lightweight coding help via Claude in Slack — like writing snippets, debugging, and explanations. Now they can tag @Claude to spin up a complete coding session using Slack...

Motoring
South Africa’s legacy national oil company, PetroSA, has approved a deal to give Shell a major stake off the country’s west coast.

Motoring
Toyota’s Gazoo Racing division has taken the covers off a new supercar called the GT, and it’s coming to South Africa.

Motoring
An investigation has uncovered extensive fraud at South Africa’s Driver’s Licence Testing Centres, including over 190,000 dodgy licence cards.
Motoring

Health
Frimley Health NHS Trust is the latest to reintroduce masks as UK hospitals come under strain.
Health
Statistics show a clear spike in eight cancers, but some experts say that many cases never needed to be found.

Health
It’s a mix of two major types of the virus, and has been found in someone who recently returned from Asia.

Health
Advice Direct Scotland (ADS) says it wants tighter restrictions on cosmetic procedures in new Scottish legislation.