Seven people were killed in seven crashes in less than 18 hours.

In the UK millions of people entered harsher coronavirus restrictions, as new tier changes came into force in England.

Traders say a Brexit without a trade deal would damage the economies of Europe and send shockwaves through financial markets.

Eskom on Thursday warned of a high probability of load shedding as the system is constrained.

The utility said in a statement on Thursday there was no load shedding yet, but the situation could change.

Speaking at Luthuli House, African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule said that the step-aside issue would be discussed in the new year.

Traffic police spokesperson Obed Sibasa said that it would take a long while to clear the highway.

The ailing airline has been working to implement its business rescue plan.

Moody's has downgraded the country's credit rating one notch to BA2 and maintained a negative outlook, while Fitch has downgraded South Africa's credit rating from BB to BB- and with a negative outlook.

The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee announced on Thursday that rates would remain unchanged while the economy shows some signs of picking up.

Prior to Thursday's announcement, the bank's Monetary Policy Committee had cut the repo rate by 275 basis points this year to try and counter the effects of negative growth due to COVID-19.

Earlier on Tuesday, the SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. They called for management to step down.

The SABC disclosed that 400 people were being served with Section 189 notices, with about 170 posts to be filled.

The AA said petrol was set to drop by up to 36c a litre but by contrast, diesel would likely only see a 4c drop.

The ANC secretary general faces charges of corruption and fraud, that he abused his position of authority, breached the trust of his office and violated his legal duties while Premier of the Free State.

His co-accused Heine Barnard and Solomon Lazarus appeared briefly in court and the case was postponed to 8 February 20201 and referred to the Pretoria High Court.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that the utility's power generating system was looking good and it was managing to keep the lights on.

Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said that municipalities were some of the main offenders but said that Eskom had secured 64% of funding for the 2021 financial year by the end of last month.