
Warning for anyone heading to the beach in South Africa
South Africa’s beaches are expected to be packed this festive season, and security experts and rescue services are warning holidaymakers to be extra cautious.
THURSDAY, 29 JANUARY 2026, 02:23

South Africa’s beaches are expected to be packed this festive season, and security experts and rescue services are warning holidaymakers to be extra cautious.

A major first world country has issued a warning to its citizens travelling to South Africa.

South African chocolate lovers have reason to feel optimistic heading into the festive season, with global cocoa prices finally easing after two years of volatility.

Qantas has launched a new direct service that connects Johannesburg and Perth, Western Australia.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued both level 1 and level 2 storm warnings for parts of the country.

A landmark ruling from the Supreme Court of Appeal has ended years of confusion and given residents, HOAs and community schemes more options.

Kevin Aron explains how governance and affordability will shape SA’s medical schemes.

The growing criminality in South Africa has now put teachers in the crosshairs.

St Anne’s Diocesan College began with one woman’s decision to build a new kind of educational space for South African girls in the late 19th century.

FYN co-founder Jennifer Hugé has been named as the Woman of the Year by Relais & Châteaux and Pommery.

The latest Braai Index shows that meat prices in South Africa are still running hot, and cooling inflation for side dishes aren’t enough to balance it out.

Magda Wierzyck recently revealed she has returned to South Africa from the United Kingdom—a country she calls “uninvestable”.

The latest PayInc Net Salary Index shows that South African salary earners are on track for the second consecutive year of real pay growth, with higher buying power ahead of the festive season.

Damain McHugh is a thirty-year veteran of the healthcare and finance industries and has worked at Momentum Health since 2008.

Inflation has increased by almost 371% since 1996, but with the recent surge in food prices, R100 tends to buy you less than it should in 2025 compared to 29 years ago.

Tracker South Africa’s latest vehicle crime data shows a notable shift in hijacking patterns across the country.

A price comparison of instant coffee reveals how much more coffee drinkers are paying in South Africa.

New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani spent some of his early years in Cape Town, and attended St George’s Grammar School.

Visitors are flocking to the Kruger National Park to stay at Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge, which is an old railway train turned into a luxury lodge.

This is the only municipality outside the Western Cape that has consecutively earned a clean audit for over a decade.

The Western Province Preparatory School is one of only two South African prep schools to be ranked among the top 100 in the world.