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The rand may clock another year of gains supported by easing interest rates, with firmer public finances also boosting South Africa’s domestic economy.

People are told their homes should not be occupied due to a risk of cliff falls caused by storms.

South Africa’s increasingly delicate balancing act between Western partners and its BRICS allies is back in focus as foreign warships assemble in Cape Town for a multinational naval exercise led by China.

This follows the arrest of two suspects for statutory rape involving minors in Emalahleni.

The cause of the fire remains unknown at the moment.

The case has been postponed in order to secure an Aramaic language interpreter.

Children aged 5–17 were intercepted while allegedly traveling from South Africa to Zimbabwe.

Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council, fled to Somaliland by boat before flying to Abu Dhabi, according to the coalition.

Leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church have been arrested and Yayang Church is being torn down, groups say.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks to a man in Caracas about life in the city following the U.S. removing former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The U.S. seized an oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a two-week pursuit spanning thousands of miles from the Caribbean. During the chase, the vessel changed its name and raised a Russian flag.

The Half of a Yellow Sun and We Should All Be Feminists writer’s twin boys were born in 2024.

Ken Ofori-Atta’s lawyers say he is co-operating and is in the process of changing his US visa status.

Donald Trump’s administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, a US official tweeted.

Trackers in DR Congo’s Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.

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.

As new vehicle sales in South Africa return to pre-pandemic levels, Mahindra has emerged as a fast-riser, selling more cars than many of Europe and Asia’s most established brands.

The hospitality industry had called for a rethink of planned changes to the way the tax based on property is calculated.

The South African Revenue Service has a close to R500 billion pile of unpaid debt, with VAT being the worst offender.

The NFP announced its withdrawal from the coalition government in KwaZulu-Natal.

The DA says the NFP’s withdrawal from the GPU does not signal a new government.

Organisations including Cosatu will picket outside the American Embassy in Pretoria .

The ANC will hold anniversary celebrations in the North West this weekend.

The Stormers have increasingly cemented their status as the leading local team in South Africa, and are showing no signs of slowing down.

Five years after receiving a kidney from his brother, Exeter midfielder Kevin McDonald is preparing to face Manchester City in the FA Cup.

Former World, European and Commonwealth champion Amy Broadhurst re-joins Great Britain’s boxing programme after 18 months out of the ring.

Anthony Joshua pays tribute to close friends Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele, who were killed in a car crash in Nigeria, saying he is “finding it tough” to process their deaths.

DJ Black Coffee is taking his dissatisfaction in a ruling over his divorce to ex, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, to the Supreme Court of Appeal…

Cape Town residents are being urged to cut back on water use as dam levels fall and daily consumption climbs well above safe targets.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 9 January 2026.

The pair tied the knot back in 2017

While economists do not expect manufacturing to pick up soon, they point out that pricing is at least positive.

Maphorisa said being publicly disrespected by young artists has been hurtful.

Transport minister Barbara Creecy has revealed what is holding South Africa back from switching to digital driving licences and what the government’s interim plan is for licence cards.

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South Africa’s considerable driving licence card backlog has finally been resolved.

Bakkies are as popular as ever in South Africa, with one model experiencing a major surge in interest this December.

According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.

Cathy Read will walk across Spain to support the charity that helped her recover.

Researchers are looking to see if there’s a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction.