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MI Cape Town have revived their Betway SA20 playoff chances with a three-wicket victory over Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Newlands on Friday evening. The defending champions collected four valuable points to lift them to 14 points with their all-important final round-robin fixture against Sunrisers at St George’s Park on Sunday remaining. MI Cape Town, however, …
When the week feels like a rollercoaster and is constantly busy, nature has a calming way of resetting and bringing things back into balance. Green spaces and nature sounds can help lower stress levels, restore attention and gently shift your nervous system out of survival mode Here are five nature spots that feel deeply restorative …
Rows of tobacco crop at Mutwiwa’s farm. Photo: Mutwiwa – Advertisement – Before venturing into agriculture, Mutwiwa lived in the small town of Rusape in his home province of Manicaland, where he owned and ran a number of bookshops. When he decided to turn to farming, he sold his old trucks and bought two old …
Tyre maintenance is a crucial aspect of owning a car that most drivers tend to neglect in South Africa. A tyre in poor condition can lead to a blowout and a potentially catastrophic accident, but there are also more subtle ways that badly maintained tyres can impact your driving experience, including ride quality and fuel …
Eight people died in an extortion-related mass shooting at a shebeen in Cape Town’s Marikana informal settlement in the early hours of Saturday. Western Cape police commissioner Lt-Gen Thembisile Patekile and his top management visited the area, where 11 people were also shot dead in 2017. Patekile said six people died at the scene, one …
Millions of learners made a return to classrooms across the country this week, which has led to an increase in vehicles responsible for scholar transport on our roads. As such, the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) and ChildSafe South Africa have urged parents to take on a proactive role in ensuring the safety of their …
With the highly anticipated Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final between Senegal and hosts Morocco still to be played on Sunday, South Africa’s Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has officially announced that the country will bid to host the 2028 edition of the tournament. The last time South Africa staged Africa’s premier …
THE foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has devastated South Africa’s agriculture, has raised urgent concerns for farmers. Considered the worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in recent years, the implications are dire, with prices for red meat and dairy products set to surge. FMD is a highly contagious disease of all cloven hoofed animals and South …
It was another frenetic encounter in the South Africa vs Canada Test series, ending goalless once again, but not without plenty of intensity and chances at both ends in the fourth of the five-match series at the Hoërskool Menlopark in Pretoria, Gauteng, on Friday, 16 January 2026. The match also marked a debut for Nuriyah …
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 📷 Rising school costs and heavy debt leave many South African families under severe financial strain as the school year begins. As schools reopen across South Africa, many households are confronting intense financial pressure as education-related costs collide with already high levels of personal debt. From school fees and …
Lilita Gcwabe|Published 18 hours ago Copy to Clipboard As of mid-January, reports across various media platforms and a statement from the US Embassy suggest that Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola is carefully weighing whether South Africa should accept the credentials of the newly appointed United States Ambassador-designate, Leo Brent Bozell III. Bozell …
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The US formally seized two shipping containers housing training workstations made by a South African flight academy. The US Department of Justice has accused a South African training academy of masking its operations to smuggle information to the Chinese military. US officials on Thursday confirmed that documentation had been filed to seize two mission crew …
Another sub-brand from the Chinese powerhouse, Chery Group Holdings, is scheduled for an imminent release into the local market when Lepas start to hit South African roads next month. The first of these will be the L4, which will lead the way for two more models, namely the L6 and the brand’s flagship, the L8. …
The three Iranian navy ships in False Bay on 13th January. (Photo: Brenton Geach) Naval-gazing — the SANDF, Iran and the potential threat to SA’s democracy Recent images of an Iranian military ship sailing alongside a South African Navy ship and appearing to take part in a joint military exercise raise questions about whether President …
Staff Writer ·17 Jan 2026 Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof has been crowned the top Afrikaans school in South Africa with 3.62 distinctions per candidate in the 2025 matric exams. Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof is a government high school for girls located in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. Founded in 1874 by Rev. JH Neethling, Prof. NJ Hofmeyr and Prof. …
·17 Jan 2026 The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has announced Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool Pretoria (Affies) as the top-performing government school in the province based on its 2025 matric results. According to the school, 247 learners from Affies sat the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams. Collectively, the class of 2025 achieved 791 distinctions, excluding 10 distinctions …
South African households with small-scale embedded generation (SSEG) installations have until March 2026 to register their systems with Eskom without paying the R10,000 connection fee. According to the Department of Electricity and Energy, all grid-connected solar systems must be registered, even if they don’t export excess power back to the grid. “Solar systems linked to …
Extending South Africa’s driving licence validity period to eight years will mark the dawn of a new era for South African motorists, and AfriForum has raised questions about why it is taking so long. In a statement, Louis Boshoff, an AfriForum campaign manager, said extending the validity period should be as simple as updating the …
Another tight Test encounter closed out the series as South Africa and Canada once again showed a deep understanding of each other’s game. Fine margins defined the contest, but this time South Africa found the decisive moment, claiming a 1–0 victory to seal a 3–0 series win. South Africa looked most dangerous when Edith Molikoe …
Social media has become part of everyday life for millions of South Africans. Beyond communication and entertainment, it has also become a space for shopping and self-expression. Yet the question of how this affects consumers’ happiness and mental health remains not fully explored. Previous studies have shown mixed results about how social media influences well-being. …
Eight people shot dead in shebeen in Marikana informal settlement
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The mass shooting in Marikana, Philippi East, in the early hours of Saturday, 17 January 2026, which claimed the lives of seven people and left three others injured, is a brutal reminder that crime statistics are failing to reflect the reality on the ground.
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