The South African rand strengthened significantly against the US Dollar in 2005, reaching its highest level in over three years at the end of the year.

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is expected to crack down on individual expats who remain non-compliant.

The pass rate for the exams administered by the IEB has dropped slightly, but this is par for the course.

Here are five important things happening in South Africa on Monday, 12 January 2026.

There are several ways in which the over 1 million South Africans who wrote the 2025 Matric examinations can find their results.

Eskom is starting the 2026 calendar year in its best position in five years amid major structural improvements.

Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.

Bugatti is the latest auto firm to construct an opulent apartment building for the super rich.

Gary Nagle is central to talks that could see Glencore and Rio Tinto create the world’s largest miner.

Lion Lager is one of the oldest and most popular beer brands in South Africa.

New smoking laws being processed by parliament could force tobacco brands to use standardised packaging. But there’s a big problem.

Discovery Health announced that it will cover the cost of a claims system error that resulted in the overpayment of certain Above Threshold Benefit (ATB) claims during 2025.

Leo Brent Bozell III has been sworn in as the US Ambassador-desigante to South Africa amid a strained relationship between the two nations.

As South Africa’s class of 2025 gets ready for their results to be published this week, the Public Servants Association (PSA) has warned matriculants to be wary of ‘bogus’ colleges and education groups.

Rising electricity costs have emerged as a key cost-of-living concern, pushing families further into debt.

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has reiterated the party’s plan to expropriate land without compensation, saying it should be implemented.