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Robert McBride appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee | 20 January 2026
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- Robert McBride appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee | 20 January 2026
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- 36 minutes ago
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- Former IPID Head, Robert McBride is expected to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system.
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- Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 20 January 2026
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- 39 minutes ago
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- The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial returns to the High Court in Pretoria today.
Police officers involved in investigations and the arrests are expected to take the stand again.
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- Smile South Africa | Lesedi FM is where memories live!
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- 1 hour ago
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- The SABC has long been the soundtrack of our lives. Entertaining, informing, and connecting generations of South Africans.
Celebrating 60 years, Lesedi FM stands as a staple of South African radio.
Now Kenny Mc'Vital took his grandmother on a nostalgic journey, reliving the distinctive Lesedi FM style of radio that shaped her memories.
Take a look!
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- Trending Topics | 20 January 2026
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- 2 hours ago
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- Newspapers | 20 January 2026
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- 2 hours ago
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- WEF 2026 | Godongwana leads SA delegation to meeting in Davos
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- 2 hours ago
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- World leaders in government, business and civil society are arriving in Davos, Switzerland, for this week's World Economic Forum annual meeting, being held under the theme "A spirit of dialogue".
Team South Africa, led by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, says the message they are taking to the world at this year's summit is more positive than last year.
SABC News reporter Glorious Sefako-Musi caught up with Brand SA chairperson Ipeleng Selele on the streets of Davos and asked her about Team South Africa's mission.
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- Italian haute couture 'emperor' Valentino dies at 93
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- 2 hours ago
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- Valentino, the Italian fashion designer who built one of Italy's most celebrated luxury houses and was known in the industry as "the emperor," died yesterday at his home in Rome.
He was 93.
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- Vanderbijlpark Crash | Families call for accountability and justice
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- 2 hours ago
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- Some families of the victims of the fatal Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash have called for accountability after fourteen learners lost their lives yesterday.
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- Former IPID Head Robert McBride expected to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee
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- 2 hours ago
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- Former IPID Head, Robert McBride is expected to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system.
Let's cross to SABC News reporter Abra Barbier
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- SA Weather Report | 20 January 2026
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- 2 hours ago
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- Markets | 20 January 2026
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- 2 hours ago
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- Traffic Update | 20 January 2026
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- 2 hours ago
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- SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 20 January 2026
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- 3 hours ago
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- *Nine learners were injured after their scholar transport driver lost control and collided with a tree near Sarnia Primary School in Pinetown, west of Durban, while some families of the victims of the fatal Vanderbijlpark scholar transport crash have called for accountability after fourteen learners lost their lives
*Eight learners from Milnerton High School are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates court today on charges of assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
*Former IPID Head, Robert McBride is expected to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system.
*World leaders in government, business and civil society are arriving in Davos, Switzerland for this week's WEF annual meeting being held under the theme "A spirit of dialogue".
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- European leaders push back against Trump on Greenland
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- 10 hours ago
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- At least eight European countries have warned that US tariff threats over control of Greenland threatened transatlantic relations and risked a dangerous downward spiral.
The latest response from key NATO countries including US allies France, Germany and the United Kingdom among others, comes after US President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on countries that had sent small contingents of troops to Greenland for military exercises amid US concerns about the region's security.
Greenland is a self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports on the latest developments after Trump's announcement shocked Europe over the weekend.
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- NUMSA drawn into US-SA tensions
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- 10 hours ago
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- Tensions between Pretoria and Washington have drawn the attention of organised labour.
Following the dramatic capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces earlier in January 2026, South Africa's largest metalworkers union, NUMSA, is taking to the streets.
It is demanding an end to what the union calls "gunboat diplomacy" that is now hitting home. Botlhale Phele has the story.
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- Severe thunderstorms wreak havoc in parts of SA
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- 10 hours ago
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- Severe flooding in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, widespread veld fires in the Eastern and Western Capes, along with water supply challenges along the garden route has brought into focus the impact of climate change on the lived experience of South Africans.
Climate monitoring institutions report that global temperatures have already warmed by around 1,4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and adverse effects are being across the globe.
As South Africans are forced to face the consequences of climate change, government is called upon to formulate disaster management policies that take a changing reality into account.
For more, I am joined by Professor Zamokuhle Mbandlwa of the Durban University of Technology, World Wildlife Fund Senior Climate Specialist James Reeler, and Professor Guy Midgley from the Stellenbosch University School of Climate Studies.
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- Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces: Brooks Spector shares thoughts
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- 11 hours ago
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- US troops have pulled out of Ain al-Asad Airbase in Iraq.
The US government say the withdrawal from the base is part of an ongoing effort to consolidate troops in the region.
Official have added that US forces are consolidating outside of federal Iraqi territory, meaning they're concentrating forces elsewhere to focus on engaging remnants of ISIS in Syria.
For more, we are now joined by International Relations Analyst Brooks Spector.
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- Two nabbed for Phillipi East mass shooting
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- 11 hours ago
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- Two people have been arrested in connection with the mass shooting that occurred in Philippi East in Cape Town over the weekend, which resulted in the deaths of eight people.
Six people were shot and killed at a shebeen, while another died on the way to a medical facility.
The eighth victim succumbed to injuries at the hospital.
Two people were also injured in the incident.
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- Probe into Iran's role in a SANDF naval exercise - Dean Wingrin weighs in
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- 11 hours ago
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- A formal investigation into whether or not President Cyril Ramaphosa's instructions regarding Iran's participation in the Exercise Will for Peace 2026 naval drills were ignored or miscommunicated has been launched.
The probe will also look to find out if Iran was an active participant or an observer. A report is expected in the coming weeks.
Defence analyst, Dean Wingrin joins us for more.
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- Billionaires' wealth hits new peak amid rising poverty: Oxfam report
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- 11 hours ago
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- An Oxfam report shows that billionaires' wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025 alone, or by $2.5 trillion.
That's three times faster than the past five-year average to a whopping 18.3 trillion dollars. Releasing its annual report on inequality, entitled "Resisting the Rule of the Rich: Protecting Freedom from Billionaire Power," Oxfam warns that the inequality gap continues to widen substantially and could threaten social stability if left unchecked.
It traditionally releases its annual inequality report ahead of the World Economic Forum, kicking off in Davos, Switzerland, this week, where policymakers, governments, big business and civil society meet to discuss the pressing issues of the day.
Nompumelelo Siziba filed this report.
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- Prime News | 19 January 2026
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- 12 hours ago
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- Gold price holds near record highs
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- 12 hours ago
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- The gold price is holding near record highs after rallying almost 2% over the past week, as investors flock to safe-haven assets, amid rising geopolitical tensions and concerns over global trade.
The precious metal briefly touched a new all‑time peak of around 4,690 dollars per ounce before easing slightly.
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- KZN Floods | Schooling disrupted following KZN floods: Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi shares more
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- 12 hours ago
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- Teaching and learning are disrupted at Zwelinye Primary School in uMkhanyakude, in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The school is in a flood-stricken area, where several houses were damaged by the recent persistent rainfall and strong winds.
Over one hundred people were forced to abandon their homes to seek shelter at the school.
Some parts of KwaZulu-Natal are hard hit by floods.
Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi is the KZN Cogta MEC
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- Police probe deadly Vanderbjilpark scholar transport accident
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- 12 hours ago
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- Gauteng police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following a collision involving a scholar transport vehicle and a truck that claimed the lives of thirteen learners in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal this morning.
Four others including the driver of the minibus taxi, were taken to hospital.
The Gauteng Education Department says it is devastated by the tragic incident that resulted in the deaths of learners from four schools in the Vaal.
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- Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Phillip Kakuru weighs in
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- 13 hours ago
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- Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, has been re-elected for a seventh term.
The National Unity Platform has described the election as a sham.
President Museveni, has been in power since 1986.
Some accuse him of a crackdown on his political opponents while some praise the longtime leader as the man who ended Uganda’s post-independence chaos and oversaw rapid economic growth in the country.
Let's speak to Philip Kakuru, Senior Presidential Advisor in the Republic of Uganda.
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- SALGA calls for better disaster management framework
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- 13 hours ago
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- The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) has urged better response to update the country's disaster management framework and improve support for municipalities.
It says delays in reviewing the system despite a 2022 Cabinet directive have left local governments struggling to respond to increasing floods, storms, droughts and fires with outdated tools.
Joining us now is SALGA Chairperson of its Emergency and Disaster Working Group, Mluleki Nkosi.
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- KZN Floods | Schooling disrupted at Zwelinye Primary School in uMkhanyakude
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- 13 hours ago
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- Teaching and learning are disrupted at Zwelinye Primary School in uMkhanyakude, in northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The school is in a flood-stricken area, where several houses were damaged by the recent persistent rainfall and strong winds.
Over one hundred people were forced to abandon their homes to seek shelter at the school.
Some parts of KwaZulu-Natal are hard hit by floods.
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- Limpopo Floods | Limpopo villagers say floods disrupted their lives
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- 13 hours ago
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- Residents of Ga-Modjadji in Bolobedu, in Limpopo, say persistent rains have disrupted their daily routines.
The area has been experiencing heavy rainfall and flooding for weeks.
Several bridges are washed away, and roads are left with gaping potholes.
This is making travel dangerous and isolates communities.
SABC News Reporter Koketšo Motau reports.
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- Flood Crisis | Mpumalanga floods leave 30 dead, over 500 homes destroyed
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- 13 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa says more than five hundred homes have been damaged in the Nkomazi municipality of Mpumalanga after torrential rain struck the province in recent days.
Ramaphosa visited the area to assess the damage caused by the recent heavy rains.
It's estimated that the rains damaged over 1,300 houses in the province.
This comes as Disaster Management authorities are counting the cost and closely monitoring flood-affected areas across the country, as persistent heavy rainfall continues to wreak havoc in several provinces.
Emergency teams in Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal remain on high alert. At least thirty-one people have lost their lives.
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- SAHRC finds systemic neglect in North West scholar transport
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- 14 hours ago
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- The South African Human Rights Commission has found persistent and systemic failures in the delivery of the scholar transport programme in the North West Province.
The commission has released its investigative report in Rustenburg after probing scholar transport challenges in the province last year (2025).
It includes the deprivation of scholar transport to qualifying learners, resulting in the learners having to walk long distances to school, arriving late for classes, or dropping out altogether.
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- SABCNews PM Headlines @19H00 | 18 January 2025
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- 14 hours ago
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- * There've been calls for stricter oversight and vigilance around private scholar transport this after a horror crash in Vanderbijlpark this morning claimed the lives of 13 pupils.
* President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mpumalanga this afternoon to assess the damage following devasting floods in the region.
* Beverly Stock, the mother of DJ Warras believes her son was lured to his death.
* As world leaders gather in Davos for the World Economic Forum, the South African delegation will focus on selling the country as a competitive investment destination.
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- Gauteng Education Transport Services react to scholar transport crash
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- 14 hours ago
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- 13 learners have been confirmed dead and some critically injured following a scholar transport accident near Vanderbijlpark earlier on Monday.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sorrow and conveyed his deepest sympathies to the families, communities, and schools affected.
The incident has raised serious accountability issues as far as some scholar transport in the country.
Matthews Mkhatshane is the provincial secretary of the Gauteng Education Transport Services.
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- 9 children injured as school transport crashes into tree in Pinetown
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- 14 hours ago
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- Nine children have been injured after their scholar transport lost control and crashed into a tree near Sarnia Primary School in Pinetown west of Durban.
According to ALS paramedics their injuries range from minor to moderate.
The learners have since been transported to hospital.
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- SA Weather Report | 19 January 2026
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- 14 hours ago
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- Limpopo Floods | Search for missing teens continues
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- 14 hours ago
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- The search for two teenage boys who drowned in a river at Mashishimale village outside Phalaborwa in Limpopo continues.
The boys, aged 15 and 17, were swept away by the overflowing Selati River as water levels rose rapidly following heavy rainfall.
The South African Weather Service has issued an Orange Level 5 warning for parts of the Vhembe and Mopani districts.
SABC News reporter Nonhlanhla Ntshingila is in Thonyandou.
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- Mpumalanga Floods | Ramaphosa vows stronger disaster management amid climate change
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- 14 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is working on strengthening its disaster management system to ensure a swift response as climate change continues to intensify.
Fossil fuels like oil and coal are the main drivers of climate change.
Ramaphosa made these remarks during an oversight visit to Mpumalanga, where he assessed the damage caused by recent floods.
More than 500 homes were destroyed in the Nkomazi Municipality, and at least 20 people are confirmed dead.
The National Disaster Management Centre has classified the floods in the affected provinces including Mpumalanga and Limpopo as a national disaster.
Ramaphosa highlighted the need for climate damage financing for countries in the Global South, saying they bear the brunt of climate change.
For the latest we are joined by SABC News reporter, Tumelo Machogo in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
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- Family distraught after Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident
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- 14 hours ago
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- Gauteng police are investigating a case of culpable homicide following a collision involving a scholar transport vehicle and a truck that claimed the lives of thirteen learners in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal on Monday morning.
Four others including the driver of the minibus taxi, were taken to hospital.
The Gauteng Education Department says it is devastated by the tragic deaths and injured learners in the Vaal.
SABC News Reporter Lopang Alamu has more.
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- World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos
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- 15 hours ago
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- The 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum kicks off in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland this week under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue," amid rising geopolitical fragmentation and rapid technological change.
SABC News Reporter, Glorious Sefako-Musi has more for us.
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- Israel unhappy with composition of Board of Peace
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- 15 hours ago
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- The Trump administration has invited a number of world leaders, some new additions, to join the Board of Peace for Gaza.
But Israel is taking exception with the composition of an executive board that will oversee the management of the strip.
Blake Sifton reports from Tel Aviv
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- Parliament panel subpoenas Paul O’Sullivan in justice probe
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- 15 hours ago
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- The Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system, has resolved to subpoena private investigator Paul O’ Sullivan.
His request to testify virtually has been vehemently rejected by the committee.
It wants him to appear in-person in Parliament.
O’Sullivan has raised concerns around his security if he appears in-person.
Committee Chairperson, Molapi Lekganyane, says they will not be dictated by O’Sullivan about which parties he will engage with when testifying.
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- EU considering $100bn tariffs on US
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- 15 hours ago
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- The European Union is considering imposing tariffs on the US worth more than 100 billion dollars in retaliation to President Trump's threats over Greenland.
Washington says it will impose duties of 10% on eight European nations from February 2026 unless it's given control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Meanwhile, Danish and Greenlandic officials are at NATO headquarters meeting with the head of the military alliance to discuss the ongoing crisis.
SABC News Correspondent, William Denselow reports from Brussels.
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- [Exclusive] 'My son was lured to his death': DJ Warras' mother
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- 15 hours ago
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- In an Exclusive interview with SABC News senior reporter Chriselda Lewis - Beverly Stock, the mother of slain DJ Warras believes her son was lured to his death.
Warrick Stock known as DJ Warras was gunned down outside the hijacked Zambezi building in December 2025.
Accused Victor Majola who is alleged to have been involved in the assasination will know if he will be granted bail on January 26.
The family believes that Warras was betrayed by someone close to him.
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- ActionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate Xolani Khumalo granted bail
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- 15 hours ago
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- ActionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Xolani Khumalo, has been granted R2000 bail.
He eralier handed himself over to police in Katlehong, in connection with an alleged case of assault.
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- Ugandans in SA reject presidential poll results
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- 16 hours ago
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- Some Ugandans based in South Africa have rejected recent election results,
They staged a demonstration outside the Ugandan high commission in Pretoria.
Long time leader Yoweri Museveni was declared a winner in the polls marred by intimidation and internet blackout.
Opposition leader Bobi Wine has also rejected the controversial election results.
Khayelihle Khumalo has more.
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- India defends decision to skip BRICS naval drill in SA
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- 16 hours ago
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- India has defended its decision to skip BRICS naval drills held off the coast of South Africa last week.
The drills have come under scrutiny over Iran's participation, with analysts saying Tehran's presence may be the reason India and Brazil chose not to participate.
The group includes India, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and China as founding members.
It was recently expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.
Neha Poonia has more from New Delhi.
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- KZN scholar transport accident leaves 9 injured
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- 16 hours ago
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- Nine children have been injured after their scholar transport lost control and crashed into a tree near Sarnia Primary School in Pinetown west of Durban.
According to ALS paramedics their injuries range from minor to moderate.
For more on this, lets now speak to ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson.
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- Limpopo Floods | Search continues for two missing boys
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- 16 hours ago
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- The search and rescue mission to trace the two missing boys who were swept away by floods along the Selati River is underway.
SABC News Reporter, Katlego Nyoni is live for us in Phalaborwa.
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- Scholar transport accident claims 13 pupils: Lesiba Mpya weighs in
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- 16 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his deep sorrow following the loss of life in a scholar transport crash near Vanderbijlpark earlier on Monday.
Let's now speak to Lesiba Mpya, Gauteng Department of Transport spokesperson.
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- President Ramaphosa assesses flood damage in Mpumalanga
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- 16 hours ago
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- President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to visit flood-ravaged Nkomazi municipality in Mpumalanga.
Ramaphosa will assess the extend of the damage and devastation.
Several villages have been completely cut off after bridges were submerged or washed away, leaving roads inaccessible.
SABC News reporter Tumelo Machogo is in Mjejane
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- ICE operations | Minnesota volunteers launch patrols amid ICE
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- 16 hours ago
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- Community volunteers in Minnesota have launched neighbourhood patrols and rapid-response networks to shield residents amid ongoing US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, operations.
This follows President Donald Trump's threat to invoke the Insurrection Act, deploying troops after protests erupted over a surge in immigration agents.
The Pentagon has since ordered 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for possible deployment to the state.
Bonolo Maribe compiled this report.
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