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Harith General Partners, a South African private equity firm, is in advanced talks to acquire budget airline FlySafair.

South African private equity firm Harith General Partners plans to acquire budget carrier FlySafair as the investor with $3 billion in assets expands its transport portfolio on the continent. 

Sir Keir’s survival as Labour leader and prime minister hangs in the balance, writes Nick Eardley.

Discover the sun-soaked shores and vibrant culture of Durban with our guide to the coastal adventures and city gems awaiting you in 2026.

About 500 Sporong informal settlement residents fled their homes due to intimidation and violence.

Thabo Bester takes his urgent application to be moved from Ebongweni to High Court.

Opinion is divided on whether Manipur’s new chief minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh can bring calm to the state.

Since 2022, Zambia has rolled out free education from primary through secondary school, boosting enrolment by over 2.3 million learners. As Hakainde Hichilema’s government seeks to entrench the policy in law, the opposition warns of overcrowded classrooms and strains on education quality

Imagine it is 2099 and a historic treaty to return African artefacts is falling apart.

Police say the “transnational” criminal group has been in operation since 2017.

Africa is pursuing a single electricity market to overcome the limitations of fragmented national power grids that constrain economic growth and energy access

South African private equity firm Harith General Partners plans to acquire budget carrier FlySafair as the investor expands its transport portfolio on the continent. 

Lepas is establishing its after-sales network ahead of its launch this quarter, as its parent company, Chery, continues to expand in South Africa.

Century City in Cape Town is getting a new office development, with the key node seeing strong demand for office space.

The oil giant also says it is suspending its share buyback programme ahead of the arrival of its new boss.

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee.

Ramaphosa will engage with the youth on their perspectives, challenges and ideas

O’Sullivan says he will use his testimony to set the record straight and present facts

Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan to appear at Parliament’s Ad Hoc committee on Tuesday.

Bas de Leede stars with both bat and ball as the Netherlands open their account in the T20 World Cup with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Namibia.

The list for most assists in a single Premier League season is so full of legends it inspired us to build this quiz.

One of the most universally popular Springbok players is expected to feature in his final season for the national team this year.

MC Alger head coach Rulani Mokwena could decide Mamelodi Sundowns’ fate in the CAF Champions League this weekend.

Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it reshaping economists’ education

As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University in the US walked out of their introductory economics class complaining it was teaching a “specific and limited view” that perpetuated “a problematic and inefficient...

As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice

“Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor,” my Spanish tutor instructs. I cringe at the butchered Spanglish my estuary accent produces. Like Del Boy Trotter ordering a cocktail: “Key – yeah – row oon margari’a, pour far four.”

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The KZN native believes the decision to close shop was long overdue because they were not meant to be still operating since 2025.

The six-year-old boy’s contagious laugh was caught on camera by his amused mother.

Eskom areas experiencing morning and evening load reduction include communities across two main blocks.

Meanwhile, exploration spending continues to lag in South Africa’s mining sector

Sandlana tried to bribe Gauteng High Court Judge Portia Phahlane to secure a favourable ruling in a succession battle within the church.

The deal will help FlySafair — which controls more than 60% of domestic seat capacity — address regulatory pressure to meet South African ownership rules.

Good sales growth through online platform asap! was not enough to stop Pick n Pay plunging deeper into the red.

Johannesburg, February 10, 2026 – Huawei South Africa and the National School of Government (NSG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen digital skills development within the public sector and accelerate government’s digital transformation journey. Under the two-year agreement, Huawei will support the NSG in integrating selected Huawei technology courses into the existing NSG […]

Communications minister Solly Malatsi says sufficient guidelines and enforcement mechanisms must be established before South Africa can age-restrict social media.

Chinese cars are in the spotlight for their expansive data collection.

Municipalities have less than six months to ready themselves for the rollout of the AARTO Act.

BMW’s factory in South Africa has been producing cars for over 50 years.

Scientists are developing nerve repairing surgical devices from the silk of spiders.

Oxford researchers find that using AI to make medical decisions presents a risk to patients.