South Africa Top Stories

    LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: ANC losing wall-to-wall support as ActionSA, DA show growth
    While results were still being counted on Wednesday afternoon, the signs are dire for the ANC in both cities and rural areas.
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    TOURNAMENT RESET: Finances behind CAF’s decision to revert to biennial Afcon cycle
    CAF announced last year that the Africa Cup of Nations would take place every four years. Now it has reversed this stance and reverted to the traditional two-year cycle for Africa’s premier soccer competition.
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    Democrats vow to rein in Trump as he shows off White House ballroom
    Democrats vowed to use their resounding midterm victory to rein in President Donald Trump, setting up two years of possible deadlock in Washington, as Trump spent his first post-election appearance showing off his under-construction White House ballroom.
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    US slaps sanctions on Indian, Turkish firms and people for aiding Iran
    The US Treasury issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday against companies and individuals based in India and Turkey for their support of Iran, warning that it would continue to go after anyone who supported the Iranian government.
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    France faces new protests as Macron seeks to prevent repeat of October unrest
    Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to march through French cities and public workers to strike on Thursday, in a fresh test for President Emmanuel Macron after weeks of unrest that have rattled his government and dominated the agenda five months ahead of a presidential election.
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    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: It’s only natural — why Africa’s conservation stories need both science and storytelling
    Science matters, but so do the people behind the data. National Geographic Explorers make the case for conservation stories that connect research with lived experiences.
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    ORIGIN STORY: Georgia’s wines take you on a wild but enjoyable ride
    As with anything you should start at the beginning. And Georgia’s long history of wine – it was invented here, 8,000 years ago – is as rich and complex as they come, a whole universe to unpack.
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    WHAT’S COOKING: Roast chicken with a walnut and date stuffing
    Here’s a recipe first published in 2022, delivered to you again while your Food Editor is on leave. A stuffing of walnuts and dates with fynbos herbs makes this fresh way with a roast chicken a class act worth sharing with friends at the dinner table.
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    FRENCH LETTER: The thrill of green tomatoes and a pink hotel (and other colourful things)
    After years of struggling to grow vegetables, an unexpected crop of green tomatoes in a new courtyard leads to the making of delicious ginger-spiced jam and the realisation that sometimes it is best to let nature take its course.
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    South Africa cannot afford a government so pleased by Trump’s setback that it mistakes it for the resolution of its difficulties.
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