Budget Speech 2026: Inflation-linked ALCOHOL duty plan cheered
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s decision to limit excise duty increases on alcohol to inflation-linked adjustments has been welcomed.
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CoinCraddle Enables Private XMR to BTC Swaps Enhancing User Privacy and Flexibility in Crypto Exchanges
San Jose, Costa Rica – CoinCraddle.com, a leading non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange platform, today announced the full enablement and optimization of private swaps between Monero (XMR) and Bitcoin (BTC). This feature allows users to seamlessly convert between these two major cryptocurrencies with a strong emphasis on privacy, all without any registration requirements. CoinCraddle has...
News24 | Tyla wins 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding International Song
Tyla has won the 2026 NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding International Song category for her hit song Is It.
Swiss bar fire victims to get solidarity payout
The so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the families of the 41 who died.
Budget 2026: Godongwana allocates billions to HIV/Aids programme after Trump’s withdrawal
PEPFAR is coming to an end in March.
24 hours in pictures, 25 February 2026
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Office of the Chief Justice to control own budget from April 1
R883 million was shifted from the Department of Justice to the Office of the Chief Justice
SASSA grant recipients the BIG winners in Budget Speech 2026
All social grants – except the Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant – will increase in the next financial year.
Labour ministers explore ways of easing burden of plan 2 student loans
Government looks at options such as increasing loan repayment thresholds amid growing pressure
Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.
The Treasury and the Department for Education are reviewing different options to offer relief to graduates with Plan 2 student loans,...
LIVE | Western Cape SOPA 2026
Western Cape Premier expected to deliver the State of the Province Address , Thursday evening
News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: Tax breaks galore, reforms and economic growth forecast in Budget 2026
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
G20 multilateralism: Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ vs Ubuntu diplomacy
Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ and South Africa’s Ubuntu moment are speaking entirely different languages.
Two visions and one crumbling order
Trump’s “Golden Age” and South Africa’s Ubuntu Moment Are Speaking Entirely Different Languages
‘Extraordinary’ Constitution Hill to pursue career on Flat
Constitution Hill will prepare for “the next chapter” in Flat racing after being ruled out of this year’s Champion Hurdle and any further races over jumps.
Lawrence Summers Will Resign From Harvard After Epstein Revelations
Mr. Summers, former president of the school, had stepped back from teaching after documents showed a closer relationship to Jeffrey Epstein than previously known. He will leave at the end of the academic year.
Sangoma in court for allegedly buying boys gifts and raping them
Boy, 10, says man bought him a bicycle because ‘they sleep together’
Mitchell ruled out in England Six Nations blow
England’s first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell is ruled out of the remainder of their Six Nations campaign with a hamstring injury.
A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account
A popular right-wing account that called a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes “a masterpiece” appears to be run by a White House staffer, according to records reviewed by WIRED.
Man accused of driving wife to suicide claims she lied about abuse, jury told
Christopher Trybus, 43, is charged with manslaughter, coercive control and two counts of rape.
WATCH | Ekurhuleni cancels Tembisa indigent policy review meeting
The City of Ekurhuleni’s Department of Sustainable Development canceled an Indigent Support Policy Review meeting in Tembisa due to low attendance and an emergency involving the Executive Mayor. The meeting aimed to prepare for the new financial year and address issues such as electricity disconnections affecting indigent households. Attendees expressed frustration over the lack of organization...