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Zuma’s MK Party’s year of chaos
The UmKhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), has experienced a rollercoaster 2025, with repeated resignations, dismissals, and internal crises overshadowing its rapid rise.
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The UmKhonto we Sizwe Party (MKP), has experienced a rollercoaster 2025, with repeated resignations, dismissals, and internal crises overshadowing its rapid rise.
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Highlights of eight Premier League games, including Tottenham v Liverpool.

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Foreign investors are overlooking an undervalued South African equity market, with improving fiscal conditions, structural reforms, and attractive valuations positioning local stocks for a strong 2026.
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South Africa
A man has been holding his wife and young child hostage in a motor vehicle.

South Africa
Professor Puleng LenkaBula was reappointed for a second term late last year.

South Africa
Rand Water says maintenance on water infrastructure will be completed on Sunday night.
South Africa
RTMC urges motorists to ensure full road traffic compliance
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has encouraged vehicle owners to use their end of year bonuses and payouts from savings clubs or stokvels to fix their vehicles and renew vehicle licences ahead of festive season travel.
“With the festive season fast approaching many people are finalising their travel plans....

World
A Kremlin envoy says peace talks in Florida on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine are proceeding constructively, after U.S. meetings with Ukrainian and European officials in Berlin.

World
Police say another 10 people were injured in the township shooting near Johannesburg, and a manhunt is under way.

World
As some West African nations choose to cement old ties with France or a new ally in Russia, Togo wants both.

World
Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him “everything”.

Africa
Morocco has spent more than a decade reshaping its football, but will hosting Afcon 2025 allow the country to end a 50-year wait for the trophy?

Africa
Ugandan law requires public servants to remain politically neutral and bars them from active politics.

Africa
Former world champion and Olympian Lawrence Okolie believes his decision to fight in Lagos will inspire other big British names including Anthony Joshua.

Africa
Communities grapple daily with failing health services, entrenched corruption and gender inequality, leaving women and girls literally walking for survival

Business
South Africa’s move to cleaner diesel is still officially on track, with plans to ban the sale of certain types of diesel.

Business
Customers living in a specific Glasgow postcode were unable to apply for the Warm Home Discount.
Business

Business
Growthpoint Properties has built a R26 million bridge between its head office and Sandton City.

Politics
The City of Johannesburg is currently facing significant challenges with hijacked buildings.

Politics
The proposed salary increases, if approved, could see the President earning R3.4 million annually.

Politics
The enquiry is investigating suspended advocate Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office.
Politics
The ANC called on South Africans to defend their democracy and to reject “AfriForum’s racist disinformation campaign”.

Sport
Dragons are growing in belief after thrashing Connacht 48-28 in the URC to win back-to-back games for the first time since 2022.

Sport
Chrissy McKaigue says Slaughtneil ‘can’t look beyond’ the challenge of Galway champions Loughrea in Sunday’s All-Ireland club Hurling semi-final at Parnell Park (13:30 GMT).

Sport
Hugo Broos’ tenure with Bafana Bafana will end in June/July next year but SAFA have still not find a replacement yet.

Sport
Our Ask Me Anything team explore why Afcon 2025 is in December and why it is held biannually.
Education
Children’s Aid provides free after-school programs for low-income New Yorkers that students love and parents see as a solution.
Education
An upstate New York district, where most students are Native American, placed its superintendent on leave after images of a wooden box in a classroom spread on social media.
Education
The selection of Scott Beardsley by the G.O.P.-appointed board comes after the previous president resigned under pressure from the Trump administration. A new Democratic-appointed board could try to overturn the choice.
Education
A new study suggests that the people who reach the pinnacle of their fields typically dabbled in multiple disciplines when they were young.

Lifestyle
Suspects arrested in latest Joburg City Power electricity extortion clampdown were posing as fake managers and meter men …

Lifestyle
Veteran chef Heinz Brunner reflects on mentorship, sustainability and how South African cuisine earned its place on the global stage.

Lifestyle
Discover what makes a South African Christmas unique. From ‘Dezemba mode’ to beach trips to braais and seven colour lunches.

Lifestyle
US YouTuber and TikTok star Salah Brooks has revealed how she was robbed in Cape Town for valuables over R160 000…

Entertainment
The Stormers head into 2026 with an unblemished record thanks to nine straight wins at the start of their 2025/26 campaign in all competitions.

Entertainment
On 16 December, 62 cross‑border buses were screened, resulting in 26 overloading charges.

Entertainment
‘I have always said the objective is to win this AFCON at home in front of our fans,’ Morocco coach Walid Regragui insisted on Saturday.

Entertainment
Erling Haaland was City’s inspiration once more in a 3-0 win over West Ham

Science/Tech
Digital tools are not always superior. Here are some WIRED-tested paper agendas and notebooks to keep you on track.
Science/Tech
Inside a tornado-hardened office in Texas, 1,700 American Airlines employees manage the carrier’s operations, responding to bad weather, plane trouble and ailing passengers.

Science/Tech
With less than two weeks to go before their current content deal lapses, MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery have not yet signed a new agreement on the distribution of a dozen of the US media giant’s channels on DStv.

Science/Tech
South Africans can get a big-screen monitor to replace their TV without needing a valid TV licence, and some models go up to 86 inches in size.

Motoring
The Department of Transport told parliament that it repaired 100% of potholes within 14 days of being reported.

Motoring
The first red flag you should look out for is a car sale that seems too good to be true.

Motoring
These apps can go a long way towards making your car journeys easier and more fun.
Motoring
Health
The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings.
Health
The shift would mean fewer shots recommended for children. But a Danish health official found the idea baffling, saying the United States was getting “crazier and crazier in public health.”
Health
The companies agreed to sell most of their drugs to Medicaid at the prices they charge in European countries and to sell drugs directly to consumers through a planned TrumpRx website.

Health
Their union BMA Scotland has accused the government of reneging on a commitment to restore pay to 2008 levels.