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National Health Insurance will cause such a decline in healthcare standards that people will flee the country, warned prominent medical professional Dr Jonathan Witt.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 24 February 2026.

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Boxer sets sights on Gauteng belt with aim to get national rating

The suspects are accused of defrauding the Mpumalanga Education Department of over R113 million.

No injuries or damage to properties have been reported following Monday’s fire.

UCT study found that CIT networks are run by criminal cooperatives.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivered his State of the Province Address at Nasrec on Monday

France’s top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist.

The unidentified suspect also died at the scene where another two officers were injured, Russian officials said.

The minister says Charles Kushner, father of Trump’s son-in-law Jared, had failed to explain US comments about violence in France.

A Chadian government spokesperson says the decision is aimed at protecting citizens.

Bellarmine Mugabe and one other man have not commented on the charges after a 23-year-old was shot.

Dr Carrie Ruxton was surprised when a Kenyan cyclist got in touch asking if the bike could help her country’s paracycling team.

Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

The president threatened to raise the tariff to 15% but has not yet issued an official directive to increase the rate.

Optimism among traders about the rand is at its highest level in three years, with many expecting the currency to strengthen further.

Clothing Coventry has been operating since 2020, and needs £50,000 a year to keep the doors open.

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Tuesday, 24 February 2026

The warrant was for the arrest of controversial blogger Musa Khawula.

Mogotsi is a key figure in allegations of corruption, political interference, leaks of police info.

The written questions relate to the extent of President’s knowledge of the disbandment of PKTT

Lesufi has indicated that Gauteng continues to attract foreign direct investment. 

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a rematch of the highest-grossing clash in boxing history this September in Las Vegas.

Varsity Cup Round 2 saw Maties produce a dominant second-half display to defeat UJ at a packed Danie Craven Stadium.

Umir Irfan analyses how Mikel Arteta got the best out of Viktor Gyokeres in the win over Tottenham and how Arsenal have not always played to the striker’s strengths this season.

Kaizer Chiefs will enter a make-or-break week in the league without two key players, their coach has officially confirmed.

South Africa’s expansive coastline is a vast untapped resource of energy, says international firm after positive feasibility test …

The rise in skateboarding activity on Hout Bay’s busiest roads has provoked the ire and anxiety of residents and motorists.

Did Rachel Kolisi just reveal that she’s ready to move on after her heartbreaking divorce from Springbok captain, Siya Kolisi?

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Police report declining murders, yet experts warn SA’s killing rate remains alarmingly high and demands urgent reform.

With the shooting involving Bellarmine Mugabe, the NPA will want to show the country Jacob Zuma’s ‘wasted years’ era is a thing of the past.

Additional warnings have been sent out, as weather conditions may affect how long it takes to respond to outages in these areas.

A Johannesburg company is applying technology to herd management as South Africa fights foot-and-mouth disease.

Wold Newton, East Yorkshire: On a dreary day in a nondescript field, I visit the site where a 4.56 billion-year-old bit of space rock came to Earth

On a low rise, beyond a screen of trees, behind a small holiday park in the Yorkshire Wolds, a brick obelisk stands incongruously at the edge of an otherwise nondescript field. It bears a plaque inscribed as follows: “Here, on this spot, Decr....

Usaasa has published a draft manual for how South Africa’s Universal Service Fund should be administered and spent.

Car sub-brands are on the rise in the South African market.

Toyota plans to release at least 8 new cars in South Africa, ranging from a GR supercar to a “baby Prado” Adventure SUV.

Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a “gaping wound”.