News South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s deployment of the South African army to fight organised crime reflects a loss of government control over crime and a dysfunctional police force.

Two of South Africa’s biggest trade unions have rejected an improved 6% salary increase offer from state-owned power utility Eskom.

MTN has agreed to take over the remaining stake in IHS Holdings it doesn’t already own in a deal that values the mobile infrastructure company at about $6.2 billion (R99.7 billion), including debt.

Statistician-general Risenga Maluleke highlighted that young people aged 15 to 24 are the most affected by unemployment, with many not engaged in employment, education, or training.

One of them, Riaan Hoeksma, was arrested for allegedly reconnecting power.

Jerome Booysen and and 11 co-accused face charges relating to the 2017 murder of Brian Wainstein.

The park is gradually recovering from damage caused by recent devastating floods.

Two people were killed and three others were injured at a shooting at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket.

India’s government launched a Vibrant Villages Programme almost four years ago. But as China steadily builds up its side, Indian residents wonder what’s taking so long.

Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at age 84. And, the U.S. and Iran are set for high-stakes negotiations today in Geneva about Iran’s nuclear program.

The troops, who landed at an airfield in Bauchi state, will not take part in combat operations, officials say.

Officials allege that an empty coffin was placed over concealed bags of charcoal in a hearse.

John Steenhuisen will not seek re-election as DA leader, leaving the race wide open for a successor.

Seven men from Ghana were “burnt beyond recognition” after Islamists raided the town they were travelling through.

Young people are bearing the brunt of a weak jobs market, the latest figures show.

A new, state-of-the-art primary school designed to serve over 1,100 students in Hammanskraal is standing empty.

Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity

The party singled out the city’s chief financial officer, whom it accused of flouting the Municipal Finance Management Act among other failings

Professor Firoz Cachalia was taking part in the debate on the State of the Nation Address.

Sooka testified before the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown today.

Danny Wilson says it was never going to be a “smooth ride” for Wales in the Six Nations.

New Tottenham Hotspur interim manager Igor Tudor says “nobody can accept” the club’s current position.

BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team explains how the commentary in best-selling football video game EA FC 26 is put together.

After Coventry’s win over Middlesbrough took them top of the Championship, where do both sides go from here?

Dozens of universities face legal action from students who say they missed out during the pandemic.

Ever thought you are eating dinner too early or too late? Find out what a new study showed about your dinner time and health.

Two South African rugby players Herschel Jantjies and Ntuthuko Mchunu – who’ve played for the Springboks and Stormers – wed in Feb.

Reality TV personality and traditional healer Gogo Maweni has added a brand-new Range Rover to her collection of cars.

Correctional services department states that there were 135 100 instances over a three month period where inmates accessed mental health services.

Outright value for money is Jaecoo J5’s trump card in taking on the big guns like Toyota’s Corolla Cross and VW’s T-Cross.

Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 18 February 2026

South Africa are already looking ahead to the play-offs at the T20 World Cup.

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These are the lowest prices you can expect to pay for a last-minute flight from Joburg to Cape Town this February.

Operations at one of South Africa’s busiest airports will be impacted while the site undergoes a multi-billion-rand upgrade.

VW is set to launch a special-edition version of the iconic Polo GTI hot hatch in South Africa.

Farmer Sam Stables walks from Herefordshire to London to raise awareness of mental health.

The latest stage of the public inquiry into 2,000 deaths in Essex hears more from bereaved families.