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Optasia, an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform serving underbanked customers in emerging markets, today announced its results for the twelve-month period ended 31 December 2025 (“FY25”). Salvador Anglada, Optasia’s CEO, commented: “2025 was a transformative year for Optasia. We successfully completed our category-defining listing on the JSE in November and welcomed FirstRand...
Government dissolves Ingonyama Trust Board amid governance concerns
Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyhontso has dissolved the Ingonyama Trust Board following a series of resignations of several board members before the expiry of their terms of office.
The move comes after the Minister consulted with the Ingonyama and the KwaZulu-Natal Premier due to concerns...
SA Innovation Week highlights gains of investing in research and development
Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina says innovation is the lifeblood of any forward-looking country and industrialisation.
“…All fast-growing economies are driven by strong investments in research and development (R&D) and a robust system for commercialising...
Government welcomes easing of CPI
Government has welcomed a further easing of the annual consumer price inflation (CPI) to 3.0% in February 2026, down from 3.5% in January 2026, indicating sustained progress in stabilising prices.
The monthly change in the CPI was 0.4%, reflecting contained price pressures across the economy.
The lower inflation outcome was supported by several key...
The cross-examination of Bongani Ntanzi is continuing in the Senzo Meyiwa trial.
Call for PROs to drive waste diversion
Government has called on the Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs) and their members to significantly increase the rate of waste diversion, especially of plastics and composite packaging.
“The PROs and their members are well-positioned to drive this shift — not only through recycling targets, but by closing material loops and...
Panic broke out along the Muizenberg Beach promenade on Saturday when children were left screaming in pain after being struck by what parents believe were electric shocks.
Nelson Mandela Bay activates comprehensive drought mitigation plan
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has activated and is implementing a comprehensive Drought Mitigation Plan as dam levels supplying the metro approach critical levels, following the declaration of a national disaster in the Eastern Cape.
In February 2026, the National Disaster Management Centre classified the drought...
Drugs and illicit goods intercepted at Oshoek border
Officials of the Border Management Authority (BMA), the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have intercepted a truck transporting illicit drugs and goods at the Oshoek port of entry.
BMA Commissioner, Dr Michael Masiapato, has commended the officials for the successful joint...
Commission hears how a man linked to to the late taxi tycoon Mswazi Msibi gave Nkosi case list
eThekwini intensifies compliance inspections to curb hazardous risks
The eThekwini Municipality has intensified compliance inspections across the city to ensure that people living and working near hazardous operations remain safe and protected.
The municipality’s Fire Services Directorate and Environmental Health Division has ramped up enforcement through unannounced inspections,...
Legal action filed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court this week has revealed the sweeping scope of the uMngeni Municipality’s fight against neighbouring Msunduzi Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal in a bid to supply electricity to Hilton locals.
The inaugural National Transport Conference 2026 reaches its final day.
Scorching temperatures have added pressure to Cape Town’s already strained water supply, with dam levels just above 50% amid low rainfall and increased water usage – already 20% lower than the same time last year.
Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi insists that allegations against Cele were based on incorrect information
Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly has attributed the lower inflation rate to delayed medical aid rates.
Man believed to be in his 20s has been killed in a shootout with police in Berea, Durban
Hlabisa reaffirms DDM as key to coordinated service delivery
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has reaffirmed the District Development Model (DDM) as a central pillar of South Africa’s development strategy.
“The DDM acts as the primary operational framework to bridge the gap between planning and service delivery across all 44...
Severe thunderstorm warning issued for five provinces
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape, KwaZulu Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
“A surface trough, supported by a slow-moving upper trough, will result in severe thunderstorms in the Karoo Hoogland District (Northern Cape), leading to...
Probe into PRASA contract irregularities continues
The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has provided an update on an independent forensic investigation into irregularities in seven contracts awarded for the refurbishment and extension of the service life of the agency’s legacy rolling stock fleet.
The investigation by Webber Wentzel Attorneys was commissioned to probe...
Vusimuzi Cat Matlala and others back in court, on charges of conspiracy to commit murder.