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In this issue

December 24, 2025

NFP steers GPU back on to the rocks with call to fire Shinga

THE KwaZulu-Natal Government of Provincial Unity (GPU) is on shaky ground, again, after the NFP national executive committee wrote to the Speaker Nontembeko Boyce and asked her to fire Mbali Shinga as a member of the legislature.

2 mins

Legislature in turmoil as 36 MPLS suspended

THE political climate in KwaZulu-Natal continues to simmer, with the Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) upping the ante with accusations that the Provincial Legislature's Speaker, Nontobeko Boyce (pictured), had used tactics reminiscent of the apartheid era to suppress the party’s democratic rights.

2 mins

Pinetown student makes history in Edinburgh

A DAUGHTER of KwaZulu-Natal, Kelisha Pandaram 27, has made history by becoming the first South African to be awarded the Principal’s Medal from the prestigious University of Edinburgh.

2 mins

Fake S Coast flood posts slammmed

UNNECESSARY STRESS

3 mins

High alert as holiday traffic surges and severe weather threatens motorist safety

THE N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) has urged motorists to exercise extra care as busy holiday traffic and unpredictable weather persist along the N3 Toll Route between Cedara, in KwaZulu-Natal, and Heidelberg, in Gauteng.

2 mins

Lily Mine tragedy: closure continues to elude families

IT HAS been nearly a decade since the tragic events at Lily Mine in Mpumalanga’s gold belt, where a catastrophic collapse claimed the lives of three individuals and left a community grieving and without closure.

1 mins

2025: the year South Africa grew up

AS THE sun sets on 2025, something unfamiliar is settling over South Africa.

3 mins

Sports diplomacy unites China and Africa

SPORTS are increasingly emerging as a powerful connection that unites people, acting as a glue holding bilateral and multilateral relations through shared purpose and commitment to mutually beneficial relations development.

4 mins

Bulgarian villagers fret about the introduction of the euro

IN BILYANA Nikolova’s grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed in levs and euros on hundreds of food products and other items.

2 mins

New resort gets Kim Jong Un's seal of approval

NORTH Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter opened a lavish new mountain resort complete with “cosy” leisure spaces, barbecue restaurants and hot tubs, state media said yesterday.

1 mins

Pleas for truth 1 year after crash

GRIEVING mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others died last year, desperate for the truth about South Korea’s deadliest airline disaster.

3 mins

Rising sea a threat to Bijagos archipelago

TURQUOISE waves splash against the white sand beaches of the Bijagos archipelago, where locals fear rising sea levels will swallow their islands whole.

2 mins

Mind-blowing adventure as Africa reveals its true heart to Irish cyclist

THEY say that it's only mad dogs and Englishmen that go out in the midday sun, but it doesn't stop there and the saying is wrong because it could apply to any of us, with important lessons.

7 mins

Celebs share their heart-warming Christmas traditions

CELEBRATE the joy of Christmas through the eyes of South Africa's finest and find inspiration for your own festive celebrations.

3 mins

A raw testament to strength and survival

LOCAL AUTHOR

3 mins

Australia captain Cummins out of rest of Ashes, Lyon to have surgery

AUSTRALIA skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were on Tuesday ruled out of the final two Ashes Tests against England, with the veteran spinner facing surgery and an extended period on the sidelines.

2 mins

Liverpool rocked by Isak blow after surgery on broken leg

LIVERPOOL striker Alexander Isak faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Premier League champions revealed he had surgery on an ankle injury, which includes a fibula fracture, on Monday.

2 mins

Bafana break AFCON opening curse as Angola win signals new belief

Teetering on the brink of despair for just over two decades, Bafana Bafana transformed years of anxiety and disappointment into triumph — at least for the moment.

2 mins

Sharks close in on Du Preez, Stephan Lewies to bolster pack after Kolisi exit

WHILE the Sharks will bid farewell to Siya Kolisi in July next year, they are set to welcome back another burly loose forward in Dan du Preez.

1 mins

Broos weighs centre-back options ahead of Egypt clash

It has become increasingly difficult to question the selection criteria of Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos, as time and again he proves his detractors wrong.

2 mins

Family one of the big reasons for Kolisi's move back to the Stormers

TWO-time World Cup-winning Springbok captain Siya Kolisi will depart the Sharks and rejoin the Stormers at the conclusion of the United Rugby Championship next year, the Cape franchise confirmed in a statement on Tuesday.

2 mins

AFCON 2025 Broos downplays unbeaten run as Bafana Bafana chase AFCON glory

RECORDS are meaningless without honours and silverware in football.

2 mins

CRICKET Forget about the World Cup, just have fun in the SA20, says Proteas T20I captain Markram

IT'S the festive season, so go out there and have fun.

2 mins

Bafana's long Afcon rivalry with Egypt reignites

IT'S time to get even, Bafana Bafana.

3 mins

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