THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2026, 20:58
Top Stories
The R8bn Cape Winelands Airport project near Durbanville aims to boost regional travel and cut airline costs, but faces appeals and environmental hurdles before construction can begin.
Top Stories
With surprising provincial unanimity, Parliament has advanced reforms to phase out South Africa’s captive lion industry. This is likely to set up a clash with the new environment minister, who is widely expected to steer wildlife policy back toward industry-aligned priorities.
Top Stories
Residents of Gugulethu, Springs, acknowledge the illegality of the informal gold mining operation that sprang up recently at a local kraal, but argue that economic hardship has left them with limited options.
Top Stories
The NSFAS and the gambling board have joined forces to protect students from gambling-related harm and safeguard the public funds allocated for education. This is after Daily Maverick revealed that students are blowing their allowance money on online betting.
South Africa
Preliminary investigations indicate that the bus lost control along a curvy mountain pass.
South Africa
The two men have been charged with attempted murder.
South Africa
Justice Madlanga pointed out the contradiction in Sibiya’s statement.
South Africa
Police have detained Mugabe’s son and one other person.
World
The Iranian leadership is weighing up whether resisting US demands is the best option for its survival.
World
The families of 35 Kenyans lured into fighting for the Russian army demanded on Thursday that their government take action to bring them home.
World
A new Kenyan intelligence report said the Kenyans were recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine after being misled with false promises of jobs in Russia before being sent to the front lines.
World
The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1 000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports.
Africa
The gunmen launched simultaneous assaults on multiple communities in a remote border district, officials say.
Africa
Bellarmine Mugabe is in custody after he allegedly shot a security guard at a property in Johannesburg.
Africa
Officers in Kano search cafes and restaurants every year during Ramadan looking for Muslims breaking the fast.
Africa
Investigators call the recruitment a well-organised trafficking ring involving immigration staff and security agencies.
Business
The US bought more goods than it sold in 2025 as the White House attempts to reverse the flow.
Business
Sources close to the company insist that its difficulties stem entirely from “the Mandelson legacy”.
Business
Despite the gazetted reforms aimed at strengthening the industry, they do not address the imports that contributed to the liquidation of a 134-year-old South African company.
Business
Rand Water has been granted an urgent licence to extract more water from the Vaal to help supply Gauteng.
Politics
Ramaphosa insists that success within the GNU must be owned collectively rather than politicised.
Politics
The president has pushed back against MPs claims’ that the successes outlined in his State of the Nation address should be credited to coalition partners
Politics
The ANC is riding the wave of what it sees as a political victory for President Cyril Ramaphosa – the successful repatriation of members of the Zuma family and the MK Party (MKP) who were trapped on the frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Politics
MPs had criticised the president for establishing another task team to tackle the country’s water crisis after he set up a police special investigations task team to probe those implicated in corruption at the Madlanga commission
Sport
Alina Muller repeats history from Sochi in 2014, scoring an overtime winner as Switzerland beat Sweden 2-1 to claim bronze in the women’s ice hockey at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Sport
Scotland defender John Souttar signs a new contract with Rangers, keeping him at the Ibrox club until May 2027 and ending speculation over his future.
Sport
England forward Bukayo Saka commits his future to Premier League leaders Arsenal by signing a new five-year deal.
Sport
The USA need an extra end to beat Switzerland 7-6 in a dramatic finish to qualify for the women’s curling semi-finals, knocking Great Britain out of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Education
[Daily Trust] The federal government injected N10.1 billion into the education sector during the last quarter of 2025.
Education
[Daily Trust] The Vice-Chancellor of Khalifa Isyaku Rabiu University, Kano (KHAIRUN), Prof. Abdulrashid Garba, on Monday received the Emir of Sumaila, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Dan Sumaila, on a courtesy visit to his office.
Education
[Daily Trust] A former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has fulfilled the promise made to Sheikh Musa Ibrahim Sagagi, who was honoured at the 23rd edition of Daily Trust Dialogue.
Education
Readers respond to a news analysis about President Trump’s relentless demand for exaltation. Also: “Dirty money” from Jeffrey Epstein.
Lifestyle
Notorious TikToker Maryke Erasmus – who Gayton McKenzie once threatened to sue for defamation – share her latest theory on Joslin Smith.
Lifestyle
Minnie Dlamini and her friends immersed themselves in all things Galentine’s as they celebrated their friendship in Cape Town.
Lifestyle
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been under fire due to his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
Lifestyle
Entertainment
Catch up on the biggest stories this Thursday, 19 February 2026, in our simple daily news update.
Entertainment
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Entertainment
Through the lens: The Citizen’s Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and around the world.
Entertainment
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 20 February 2026
Science/Tech
The company says it has addressed the issue and it “did not provide anyone access to information they weren’t already authorised to see”.
Science/Tech
Despite the popular notion that the modern economy runs around the clock, a new NBER working paper analyzing fifty years of U.S. labor data from 1973 to 2023 finds that Americans have been steadily and consistently moving away from evening and night work toward traditional daytime hours [PDF]. The share of the workforce on the job at 11PM, for instance, fell by over 25% from its 1970s level....
Science/Tech
A new study [PDF] from Ramp’s economics lab has found that businesses are steadily replacing freelance workers hired through platforms like Upwork and Fiverr with AI tools from OpenAI and Anthropic, and the substitution is happening at a fraction of the cost. The paper, authored by Ryan Stevens, Ramp’s Director of Applied Sciences, tracked firm-level spending data from Q3 2021 to Q3 2025 across...
Science/Tech
In 2026, the digital market is shifting as traders look past the old cycles to find the next big breakout. Many are closely watching the Cardano price prediction 2026, hoping the coin can finally break through its tough resistance levels. At the same time, the latest Hedera price prediction shows a network that is stable […]
Motoring
Motorists in South Africa are spending considerably less on petrol than they were a few months ago.
Motoring
Motoring
SANRAL will raise fees across all its toll plazas in South Africa next month.
Motoring
The cheapest Toyota Corolla Cross costs more than R400,000 in South Africa.
Health
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump appoints a permanent director.
Health
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
Health
Around 1,000 operations a week rely on the product as patients are warned delays are inevitable.
Health
The decision, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.