Here are 5 important things happening in South Africa today, Thursday, 18 December 2025.

Springbok scrumhalves Morne van den Berg of the Lions and Cobus Reinach of the Stormers go head-to-head in a URC derby on Saturday.

Volvo’s best-selling model ever has been given a minor update, but remains unchanged on the power front.

The 2012 panic remains one of the most commercially successful doomsdays in history.

“Make it Possible: Now is Yours” signifies a moment of empowerment for youth: the era has arrived for young people to embrace their unique possibilities and authentic selves.

Van der Merwe was gunned down at his Brakpan home on 5 December.

The property purchase flagged by the SIU was secured using National Lotteries Commission funding meant for old-age homes.

Nedbank has sold its stake in Ecobank to Bosquet Investments for R1.8 billion, exiting a loss-making investment to reset its Africa strategy toward fully owned businesses in SADC and East Africa.

Bitcoin’s modest rebound to $87K has steadied short-term sentiment, but conviction is still weak in a fragile market. One analyst even predicts a sub-$80K price, pointing out that traders are either stepping aside or being forced to rotate elsewhere.  Amid this capital rotation, traders are looking toward altcoins to buy and crypto presales that offer […]

Half of South Africa’s teachers are over the age of 50, and will cause a major shortage when they retire within the next ten years.

The Commission is probing criminality, political Interference, and corruption in the justice system

When the money dries up, the mashonisas come out to feed. Here’s how the National Credit Regular (NCR) says you can spot them …

The Chinese government is ramping up its efforts to curb “excessive competition” in the local car industry.

Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a space scientist and science educator who has worked on a number of instruments that are revolutionising our view of the cosmos, including the James Webb Space Telescope. This year she will be giving the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, Britain’s most prestigious public science lectures, in which she will be exploring some of the big questions space science...

Conflicting reports about the US refugee centre raid in Johannesburg suggest miscommunication, legal issues, and potential propaganda at play.

South Africans planning to visit shopping malls are being warned about the risks of criminal activity.