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The luxury bar on top of the tallest building in South Africa’s richest area
At the top of South Africa’s tallest building, The Leonardo, lies Alto234, a premium bar with extensive views of the nation’s richest area.
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At the top of South Africa’s tallest building, The Leonardo, lies Alto234, a premium bar with extensive views of the nation’s richest area.
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The World Health Organization is urging governments around the world to strengthen health taxes on sugar and alcohol, to save lives and raise money. It says improving policy design and increasing taxes so that sugary drinks become less affordable ‘should be pursued more systematically by countries’.
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Orlando Pirates find themselves at the summit of the log with 13 games to go, but have they improved or not from last season?
South Africa
Lives have been improved but more still needs to be done – President Ramaphosa
Notwithstanding the persistent challenges and need for continued effort, government has profoundly transformed the lives of South Africans in the three decades since the advent of democracy.This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who delivered his reply to the Debate of the State of the Nation...

South Africa
Sibiya has testified that Senthumule’s assertion that she has no association with Matlala is simply.
South Africa
Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended
The National Treasury has extended the deadline for the submission of comments on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, 2025 (the draft Bill).
The Bill, published on 14 January 2026, has been extended for a period of 30 days.
“National Treasury would like to...

South Africa
Earlier reports had said a guard had been shot and the victim has since been hospitalised.
World
The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1 000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.
World
Hamas is cementing its hold over Gaza by placing loyalists in key government roles, collecting taxes and paying salaries, according to an Israeli military assessment seen by Reuters and sources in the Palestinian enclave.

World
U.K. police arrested Former Prince Andrew today on suspicion of misconduct in public office, U.K. media reports. And, President Trump is hosting the first-ever Board of Peace meeting today.

World
As President Trump’s Board of Peace prepares to meet for the first time Thursday, he says the group has raised $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction. But key challenges remain.

Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.

Africa
Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.

Africa
Investigators call the recruitment a well-organised trafficking ring involving immigration staff and security agencies.

Africa
A UN Fact Finding mission issued the report after investigating the capture of el-Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces.

Business
Rand Water has been granted an urgent licence to extract more water from the Vaal to help supply Gauteng.
Business

Business
The latest employment data from Stats SA show that domestic worker jobs in the country continue to decline annually, despite a slight increase in the number of positions filled over the final quarter of 2025.
Business

Politics
Former Minister Malusi Gigaba, co-accused back at the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court

Politics
President has accorded Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II a category two official provincial funeral

Politics
Gigaba’s lawyer Nicholas Kourie says today’s appearance forms part of the pre-trial hearings.

Politics
Molefe and Matlala allegedly gave Sibiya money in exchange for protection.

Sport
Lando Norris admits he described the new Formula 1 cars as “a lot of fun” last week to “see what the reaction was of everyone”.

Sport
Cricket does not have an alcohol problem but players “need to understand the time to have a drink and the time not to”, says former England captain Alec Stewart.

Sport
The BBC will televise Wrexham v Chelsea and Wolves v Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup in March.

Sport
An iconic former English rugby player has highlighted why the Springboks are one of those teams that can cope with defeat.

Education
First cohort to be impacted by change – part of Send system overhaul – are currently in key stage 1, it is understood
Children with a legal right to special needs support will face a review when they move to secondary school, with the first cohort to be impacted currently in key stage 1, the Guardian understands.
A total overhaul of the special educational needs and disabilities (Send) system...
Education
[This Day] Abuja — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the vending of e-PINs for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will close at midnight on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Education
[New Dawn] Monrovia, February 19, 2026: President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. has appointed new members to the Board of Trustees for Grand Gedeh University to advance the institution’s academic and administrative development.
Education
[FrontPageAfrica] Bong County — Senator Prince Moye on Wednesday, February 18 announced that his privately owned institution, Sumo Moye Memorial School, will be turned over to Bong County University to serve as an annex, in a move intended to address the growing space challenges confronting the newly elevated university.

Lifestyle
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been under fire due to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Episode five of ‘Uthando Nes’thembu’ revealed just how complex the issues between Musa Mseleku and Thobile MaKhumalo truly are.
Lifestyle

Entertainment
Relatives say months have passed without word from loved ones on the battlefield.
Entertainment

Entertainment
The Labour Court ruled in favor of Keegan Mantis on Thursday.

Entertainment
In November last year, Senthumule criticised the disbandment and said the Saps owed South Africa an apology.

Science/Tech
The SA Venture Capital and Private Equity Association confirms Anusha Naidu as its new CEO, effective 1 March.

Science/Tech
We sifted through the fine print to figure out how to score the best deal on all the major carriers in 2026
Science/Tech
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Financial Post: In 2024, the Ethiopian government banned the import of fossil fuel-powered vehicles and slashed tariffs on their electric equivalents. It was a policy driven less by the country’s climate ambitions and more by fiscal pressures. For years, subsidizing gasoline for consumers has been a major drag on Ethiopia’s budget, costing the state...

Science/Tech
The Gear team spends countless hours in front of displays while writing for you. So we reviewed those too (including a portable screen).
Motoring

Motoring
E-hailing companies have less than a month left to register with the National Public Transport Regulator, and none have managed to do so.
Motoring

Motoring
Toyota is bringing its newest GR supercar to South Africa.
Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
Health
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.

Health
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.

Health
The decision, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.