
Motorists, pedestrians warned of road closures ahead of SONA 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA 2026 at the Cape Town City Hall at 7pm.
FRIDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2026, 02:07

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA 2026 at the Cape Town City Hall at 7pm.

Residents blocked roads with burning tyres, protesting two-week water outages in Soshanguve.

State veterinarian say livestock on two farms adjacent to the index farm are also showing lesions

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes at the Pretoria High Court.
Government intensifies oversight of Midrand water supply interventions
By Moahlodi Maphori
The stabilisation of water supply in Gauteng remains a priority for government as it implements infrastructure upgrades, system balancing and accelerates investment in new storage capacity.
On Thursday, the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Penny Majodina, alongside Minister of Cooperative...

Madlanga Commission continues today, hearing witness testimony on criminality and corruption.

Residents in Joburg’s southern suburbs have taken to the streets to protest over water outages.

Worst affected regions are 1, 2, and 3, with the Soshanguve L and Mabopane reservoirs still empty
Ndabeni puts spotlight on reindustrialisation to tackle youth unemployment
Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni has called for accelerated industrialisation as the most decisive intervention to address South Africa’s persistently high youth unemployment rate, warning that without a focused reindustrialisation strategy, young people will continue to bear the brunt of...
SONA 2026: President Ramaphosa charts the way
The Cape Town City Hall stage is set, the final preparations are underway and the parliamentary gears are turning with one moment in sight: President Cyril Ramaphosa stepping up to the podium to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) tonight.
The agenda-setting address will be held from 7pm tonight.
The event is held in terms of...
Role of media, nation branding take centre stage at Pre-SONA networking session
As anticipation builds ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA), leaders from government, the science industry, media and business gathered at NASDAK in Cape Town for a pre-SONA media networking session that placed storytelling, social cohesion and national branding firmly in the...
Morolong calls for ethical, fact-based communication ahead of SONA
Deputy Minister in The Presidency Kenny Morolong has called on media practitioners and government communicators to uphold ethical, fact-based reporting in the build up to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Speaking at a media networking session on the eve of SONA, Morolong described...

Water shortages in parts of Gauteng are persisting have been persisting.

Founding Director of STʘPS Teresa Mordoh launched the NPO in honour of her late son.

Mayor Cyril Xaba says there’s no crisis but has urged residents to use water sparingly.

A researcher at the University of Cape Town has received an international research grant to examine whether artificial intelligence can improve employment prospects for unemployed young people in South Africa. Dr. Tim Köhler, a senior research officer at the Development Policy Research Unit in UCT’s School of Economics, is one of 19 early-career researchers selected […]

Using artificial intelligence chatbots to seek medical advice can be dangerous because of their tendency to provide inaccurate and inconsistent information, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Oxford. The research, led by scientists from the Oxford Internet Institute and the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, was published in […]

AI is rapidly changing the nature of entry-level work. In South Africa, where youth unemployment hovers around 60%, this shift has serious implications. Entry-level roles have traditionally been the first rung on the ladder into meaningful employment, allowing young people to learn on the job, gain experience, and build careers. But as AI increasingly takes […]

The transformative potential of AI, at a pivotal moment, converges with the critical necessity for South Africa’s economic revitalisation. While AI holds some promise, particularly for the SME sector, realising its potential requires a strategic and concerted effort. As we navigate a low-growth economic environment, we must stop viewing Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) as […]
News24 brings you the top stories of the day, summarised into neat little packages. Read through quickly or listen to the articles via our customised text-to-speech feature.

For the first time, people report that their primary motivation for using AI isn’t entertainment, but learning. In South Africa, where young people are some of the fastest-growing groups of internet users, many teenagers are especially excited about AI and digital tools to support their learning and creativity, but they want guidance, balance, and support from adults […]