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GROUNDUP: After five years, Prasa moves to revive trains south of Johannesburg 21st January 2026
Trains on the Vereeniging line stopped running during the Covid-19 lockdown due to vandalism.
INFLATION EASES: SA consumer inflation averages 3.2% in 2025, well inside Sarb’s new target range 21st January 2026
Inflation cooled markedly in 2025, with the consumer price index averaging 3.2%, down from 4.4% in 2024 and comfortably within the Reserve Bank’s target range, signalling success in containing price pressures. Although inflation edged up slightly to 3.6% in December, economists say the overall outlook remains positive, helped by fuel price cuts, a stronger rand […]
PERSONAL FINANCE: It pays to question your medical bills 21st January 2026
One quick phone call was all it took to slash a healthcare quote.
GROUNDUP: More than 600 people left homeless after fire tears through Masiphumelele 21st January 2026
Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims, many of whom were left homeless and without basic necessities.
ODDS OVERCOME: Sithengile Senior Secondary’s matric triumph is a lesson in conquering learning challenges 21st January 2026
Sithengile Senior Secondary School in Claremont, KwaZulu-Natal, achieved an impressive 96.8% pass rate, a significant improvement from 90.6% in 2024 despite socioeconomic challenges.
UNDERAGE DRINKING: Hitting the bottle — alcohol is destroying the future of SA’s young people 21st January 2026
We cannot claim to be building a sustainable future while allowing our young people’s potential to be drowned in easy alcohol access.
Japan court sentences ex-PM Abe's assassin to life in prison 21st January 2026
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an incident that stunned the nation three and a half years ago.
Former South Korean PM Han jailed for 23 years in martial law case 21st January 2026
A South Korean court jailed former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo for 23 years on Wednesday, on charges that included insurrection relating to ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law in December 2024.

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