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News24 | Matric results; Rand gains against the dollar: Today’s top 7 stories in 7 minutes

12 Jan 2026 - 15:56:17

News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature. Source

National News

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News24 | Chris Yelland | Eskom’s double talk on trading licences is treacherous

12 Jan 2026 - 15:48:34

After creating the impression of backing down publicly, Eskom is quietly pressing ahead with damaging legal action against power trading licences, writes Chris Yelland. Source

National News

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News24 | Steenhuisen cleared of abusing party credit card, disrepute probe still coming

12 Jan 2026 - 15:31:07

DA leader John Steenhuisen has been cleared by the party’s top brass over allegations that he abused a party credit card. Source

National News

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News24 | Want your 2025 matric results? Here’s when and how to check on News24

12 Jan 2026 - 15:10:32

Matric candidates can find their results on News24’s special hub as soon as they are released on Tuesday. Source

National News

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News24 | ‘Everything was on fire’: Displaced Dunoon residents pick up pieces after devastating blaze

12 Jan 2026 - 14:51:54

Thousands of residents of Site 5 in Dunoon, Cape Town, have started picking up the pieces after a devastating fire ripped through the informal settlement last week. Source

National News

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News24 | MKP leadership changes: Brian Molefe new TG, Colleen Makhubele booted out as chief whip

12 Jan 2026 - 14:05:11

Disgraced former Eskom CEO and corruption-accused Brian Molefe is the new treasurer-general of the MK Party, the party announced in a statement on Monday afternoon. Source

Business & Finance

IOL Business

Adobe, IBM team up on marketing software for banking industry

21 Jul 2020 - 16:30:00

Adobe and IBM said they are teaming up to make marketing software easier to use for banks that face controls on how customer data must be handled. Source

Business & Finance

IOL Business

Major Pierneef Landscape heads Strauss & Co July flagship auction

21 Jul 2020 - 16:04:00

The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Source

Business & Finance

IOL Business

SA stocks set to snap back from 2020 losses

21 Jul 2020 - 15:13:42

South Africa’s benchmark equities index is set to erase its 2020 drop, staging a spectacular snap-back. Source

Africa

AllAfrica

Congo-Kinshasa: Justice Elusive for UN Experts Murdered in DR Congo

13 Jan 2026 - 10:15:52

[HRW] Congolese Rights Body Urges 'Masterminds' to be Held to Account for 2017 Killings Source

Africa

AllAfrica

Kenya: Removal Order for Billboards Along James Gichuru-JKIA Highway

13 Jan 2026 - 10:14:38

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has directed the removal of all temporary structures along the James Gichuru Road to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Highway ahead of planned beautification works. Source

Africa

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Somalia: Somalia, Palestine Reject 'Illegal' Israeli Recognition of Somaliland

13 Jan 2026 - 10:00:25

[Shabelle] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali met with his Palestinian counterpart, Varsen Aghabekian Shaheen, in Jeddah to coordinate a unified front against Israel's recent recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. Source

Sport

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Eddie Jones remains respectful of depleted France

30 Nov 2020 - 09:48:30

England coach Eddie Jones is braced for a gruelling encounter when his side go in search of Autumn Nations Cup glory at Twickenham even though they will arguably be up against something less than a France 2nd XV. Source

Sport

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New Zealand win toss and bowl in 3rd West Indies T20

30 Nov 2020 - 09:27:29

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl as they chase a series clean-sweep against the West Indies in the third Twenty20 international at Mount Maunganui on Monday. Source

Sport

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Bulls' 14-man triumph: Jake White draws comparisons to Crusaders upset in 2014

30 Nov 2020 - 08:55:44

Bulls mentor Jake White has compared their win over WP to when he coached the Sharks to an upset win over the Crusaders in 2014. Source

Sci/Tech

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News24 Business | Facing a broken economy, Ghana's tech-savvy teens turn to fraud

05 May 2025 - 17:49:02

In the dusty alleys of Nima, a shanty town in the heart of Ghana's capital, a 17-year-old called Ghost reclines on a faded plastic chair inside a dimly lit internet cafe. Source

Sci/Tech

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News24 Business | Meta threatens to cut off Facebook, Instagram in Nigeria

03 May 2025 - 15:09:45

Meta on Saturday vowed to fight Nigerian fines for various consumer data violations as the US tech giant reportedly threatened to cut off Facebook and Instagram in Africa's most populous country. Source

Sci/Tech

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News24 Business | EU slaps big fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury

23 Apr 2025 - 12:21:35

The EU on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with 700 million euros in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. Source

World

BBC World

Le Pen's political fate rests on appeal trial opening in France

13 Jan 2026 - 09:57:04

The head of her far-right party, Jordan Bardella, warns banning her running for president would be "deeply worrying" for democracy. Source

World

BBC World

How Australian festival imploded after axing Palestinian author

13 Jan 2026 - 05:28:11

Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event. Source

World

BBC World

Pioneering gay footballer Josh Cavallo accuses former club of homophobia

13 Jan 2026 - 05:24:22

Adelaide United says it "categorically rejects" Cavallo's claims he was sidelined because of his sexuality. Source

Motoring

Wheels24

WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

29 Nov 2020 - 09:00:06

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

Motoring

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WATCH | How the Kia Seltos managed to cover more than 1100km on a single tank of diesel

29 Nov 2020 - 09:00:06

Tumelo Maketekete drove the Kia Seltos from Gauteng to the Western Cape. Here's what went into that epic drive. Source

Motoring

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Ferrari's 488 GT Modificata is a track day weapon

29 Nov 2020 - 04:30:03

Ferrari will sell a handful of customers what is essentially a GT3 car. It's powered by a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 engine and Ferrari claims it has 1000kg of downforce at 230km/h. Source

Health

BBC Health

Safe spaces needed for drug-addicted children, say grieving mums

13 Jan 2026 - 03:03:56

More children in England are in drug and alcohol treatment, but families say many cannot get help. Source

Health

BBC Health

I spent months investigating whether gut health affects ageing - and if I could hack my own gut to age better

13 Jan 2026 - 02:05:26

Health editor Hugh Pym revamped his diet after a test suggested his gut health appeared to look five years older than he was Source

Health

BBC Health

Are there 'forever chemicals' in your raincoat?

12 Jan 2026 - 19:41:05

Could your skin be absorbing PFAS (Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances), also known as 'forever chemicals' through your raincoat? Source