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Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Friday, 17 April.
FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2026, 08:31

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Friday, 17 April.

Two of South Africa’s major labour unions have accepted state power utility Eskom’s 7% wage increase offer, and one has rejected it, demanding more.

Capitec has slowly been rolling out a new real-time safety feature that warns customers of suspicious accounts.

Experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cybersecurity weaknesses.

Firms say digital twins make staff more productive, but are they a potential legal minefield?

Small shops across the UK are being targeted by thieves stealing collectibles worth thousands of pounds.

Hastings set up the company in 1997, when it rented DVDs to customers and delivered by post.

The BBC’s Emma Simpson explains why fizzy drinks, salad and meat could be affected by the Gulf conflict.

The BBC asked the president’s supporters about Iran, the economy and immigration at the largest conservative gathering in the country.

The BBC’s Emma Simpson explains why fizzy drinks, salad and meat could be affected by the Gulf conflict.

The chancellor was speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.

The store, in Mablethorpe, buys surplus stock so it can keep prices low.

The sudden resignation of South African Airways’ CEO, and recent reports of criminal syndicates stealing millions from the airline, has raised questions about the airline’s long-term sustainability.

New draft laws will make it an offence to incite or organise illegal occupations in the country.

The snack giant cut some of its prices by up to 15% ahead of the Super Bowl in February.

Tongaat Hulett’s liquidation proceedings have been delayed to June after the IDC extended a funding facility.

South African homeowners in the process of selling their primary property may find their profits from the sale are taxed more than they expected.

The City of Johannesburg has proposed name changes for four streets in the metro, all in the new precinct planned for the city centre.

Up to 300 DHL logistics workers based at Jaguar Land Rover in Solihull vote to strike indefinitely.