
Lesufi’s Sopa in numbers: Here is how much the Premier is throwing at Gauteng
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has pledged R760 million for water infrastructure in Johannesburg and billion in infrastructure projects.
TUESDAY, 24 FEBRUARY 2026, 09:25

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has pledged R760 million for water infrastructure in Johannesburg and billion in infrastructure projects.

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

A full round of the URC returns this weekend, and here are the kick off times for two South African derbies.

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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....

Acknowledging that BEE is not fulfilling its transformation mandate, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition is implementing new laws and a new R100 billion fund for BEE compliance.
[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has said the 2025 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which takes effect from January 2026, is designed to strengthen autonomy safeguards and stabilise Nigeria’s university system.
The scene outside the Alexandra Magistrate Court, captured by Daily Maverick’s photographer Felix Dlangamandla, underscores the urgent need for improved waste management and sanitation services in Alexandra.

Lula has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to increase the VAT registration threshold for businesses.
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s Budget.

Cutoff low brings storms and heavy rain eastwards, with cold front expected to cool Western Cape later this week.

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

The former site of the Nature and Culture History Museum in Pretoria, once a key national cultural and historical institution, now stands abandoned.
Iranian students defied authorities with protests for a third day, weeks after security forces crushed mass unrest with thousands killed and as the US weighs possible air strikes against the Islamic Republic.

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

As Snoop Dogg attends his first Swansea City game, BBC Sport Wales looks at how the sport-loving American rapper became an investor in the Welsh club.

Any future SA F1 GP prospects took a nosedive this weekend, when the sport’s CEO Stefano Domenicali had this to say …
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Car sub-brands are on the rise in the South African market.

For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodies, but now that’s changing. Scientists are beginning to understand that our fat is actually intricate and dynamic, constantly in conversation with the rest of the body. It’s now even considered by some to be an organ in its own right. To find out more about the complex role fat plays in our health, Ian...
If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.