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15/01/2026

📚✨ Back to school, back to books! Why reading at home matters.

Reading books in additional languages at home creates emotionally safe environments where children can inhabit the language 🌍📖 rather than perform it.

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As South African families prepare for the new school year, establishing a home reading routine can make all the difference in children’s academic success and confidence.

15/01/2026

OPINION | Mbappé’s snub of guard of honour is a stain on his legacy. 🏆

Kylian Mbappé’s refusal to participate in a guard of honour for FC Barcelona after Sunday’s Supercopa de Espana final has drawn criticism for a lack of sportsmanship. ⚽️🤔

Real Marid striker Kylian Mbappé’s refusal to honour his rivals after defeat in the Supercopa de Espana final raises questions about respect, sportsmanship, and what it truly means to be a great footballer.

15/01/2026

📕 Diarise this:

This Sunday on Books And Beverages:

From Steers cashier to SA’s self‑publishing queen 👑🇿🇦 Busisekile Khumalo (Harvard Wife series) tells Fred Khumalo how a page sparked her rise — and why she printed the first 100 books herself ✍️📚🚀



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15/01/2026

Ndim Lo | Of booze, bullets and deadlines – my entry into journalism 🍻💼

Lessons from a rookie year: Vukile Pokwana on resilience, mentorship, ethics, and setting safety boundaries under pressure. 🧭📰💪

Check out the full story here: https://brnw.ch/21wZ6Lb 📖✨

In this highly engaging episode, Vukile Pokwana reminisces about the days when he first joined City Press as a rookie journalist.

15/01/2026

Another twist in the Sedibeng CFO suspension saga

Sedibeng’s speaker declares the 12 December meeting invalid for lack of quorum 🚫, meaning the resolution to lift CFO Mathapelo Masisi’s suspension has no effect.



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15/01/2026

| When will we ever learn to prepare for the bruising realities of January? Asks Fred Khumalo in this opinion piece on cabbage blues and other tales.😢

"The beginning of January is as predictable as a Fikile Mbalula speech," he writes.

Having witnessed different generations of South Africans going through heart-stopping suffering during the first month of the year, when will we ever learn to prepare for the bruising realities of January?

15/01/2026

| The speaker of the Sedibeng District Municipality declared that a December council meeting that attempted to lift CFO Mathapelo Masisi’s suspension was invalid.

Find out why, here👇🏼

The speaker of the Sedibeng District Municipality declared that a December council meeting that attempted to lift CFO Mathapelo Masisi’s suspension was invalid due to a lack of quorum, adding another twist to a suspension drama that has divided the ANC caucus and prompted court action.

14/01/2026

The 12th Man reflects on why Hugo Broos must finish his project with Bafana.

"Critics are entitled to their views, but calls for coach Broos to step down are driven more by emotion than by a fair assessment of how the veteran Belgian has revived Bafana," writes Daniel Mothowagae.

After Bafana Bafana’s premature Afcon exit, calls for the dismissal of the coach are driven by emotion rather than a fair assessment of his achievements and the team’s progress.

14/01/2026

ICYMI | From 🎉festive celebration to the Januworry pawn shop boom.

After the festive 🥳cheer fades, South Africans flock to pawn shops such as Cash Crusaders and Cash Converters to balance January budgets.💸

After the festive cheer fades, South Africans flock to pawn shops such as Cash Crusaders and Cash Converters to balance January budgets.

14/01/2026

| Editorial: For a decade now, January has represented a headache for parents in Gauteng whose children are not placed in schools on time. Enough time has passed – the system is not working.

For a decade now, January has represented a headache for parents in Gauteng whose children are not placed in schools on time. Enough time has passed – the system is not working.

14/01/2026

🏊🏻‍♀️Paralympic medallist Natalie du Toit is the latest prominent person to hit ' radar for a possible writ of ex*****on, following allegations contained in a letter of demand that she has neglected to pay more than R1 million in outstanding taxes.

Sars appears to be at loggerheads with iconic swimmer Natalie du Toit over unpaid taxes.

13/01/2026

The first few days of the new year have been marred by the digital objectification of women on the app. A legal expert and anti-gender-based violence activist shed light on the gravity of the situation and the recourse for victims.

While lawmakers elsewhere have yet to fully come on board with cracking down on cybercrimes of a sexual nature, South Africa has laws which could see perpetrators pay a heavy price.