South Africa Top Stories

    THE FINANCIAL WELLNESS COACH: A solid financial plan for 2026 is to review, update and simplify
    Transform your financial future in 2026 by assessing your finances, re-evaluating priorities, and simplifying your investment and estate plans for a more secure tomorrow.
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    Russia detains top doctors at Siberian hospital after nine babies die
    Russia has detained the chief doctor and acting head of the intensive care unit at a Siberian maternity hospital after the deaths of nine newborn babies, investigators said on Wednesday.
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    Singapore parliament to debate removing Leader of the Opposition after lying conviction
    Singapore's parliament will debate whether to remove opposition chief Pritam Singh from his post as Leader of the Opposition on Wednesday after he was convicted of lying to parliament.
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    George Vassiliou, 'eternal optimist' president who led Cyprus into the EU, dies at 94
    Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who died on Wednesday aged 94, once risked arrest in Cold War Hungary smuggling a banned political manifesto past the Iron Curtain.
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    At least 25 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand, police say
    A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 25 people and injuring about 80, police said.
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    MULLIGAN : Koepka’s defection back to the PGA Tour could be a watershed moment in LIV Golf battle
    Five-time major winner Brooks Koepka’s defection from LIV Golf marks the first significant indication that the breakaway Saudi-backed tour might be facing its own existential crisis.
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    Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, saying ‘help is on its way’
    DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way, as Iran's clerical establishment pressed its crackdown against the biggest demonstrations in years.
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    K-Pop sensation BTS announces return with new world tour
    LOS ANGELES, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Chart-topping K-pop boy band BTS announced on Tuesday it will embark on a concert tour starting in April after the release of its first new album in more than three years.
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    MIDDLE EAST UNREST: Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says ‘help is on its way’
    An Iranian official said about 2,000 people had been killed in the protests, the first time authorities have given an overall death toll from more than two weeks of nationwide unrest.
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    WEATHER WOES: Hoedspruit, gateway to Kruger, drenched as rivers swell, airport closes, tourists airlifted
    Hoedspruit — known as South Africa’s Safari Capital — is under siege. Across the park, impacts vary — and so does uncertainty over when the storm will finally pass.
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