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Top private school in South Africa named one of the best in the world

One dead after stabbing following skate park altercation

Proteas trust high-octane bowling attack as they build toward India’s destructive batting

South Africa

Dirco details complexities in bringing SA men home from Russia

SA men brought back from Russia pose safety risk: Makhubela

Minerals Council team to assist Ekapa Mine rescue trapped miners

World

News24 | New Mexico to investigate claims of buried bodies at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch

Float featuring Brazil’s Lula comes last at Rio Carnival

The teacher who won $1m for turning India’s slums into open-air classrooms

Africa

Turkey’s president rejects Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

Social media suspended in Gabon ‘until further notice’

Gold fever hits South Africa after lucky find in cattle pen

Business

One of South Africa’s biggest shopping malls cut off, and warning to people who drink tap water

Connect to banking and insurance 24/7 in one app: Discovery Bank makes it easy

Major BEE warning for employers in South Africa

Politics

Lt-Gen Sibiya to resume testimony at Madlanga Commission

ANC’s Fasiha Hassan calls on President to act on youth unemployment

EFF’s Sihle Lonzi hands Ramaphosa CVs to highlight youth unemployment

Education

South Africa: Call to Shift VIP Security Budget to Anti-Gang Unit – South African News Briefs – February 19, 2026

Rwanda: Kagame Meets Global Education Leaders Ahead of Learning Conference in Kigali

Malawi: School Children in Machinga Abandon Classes to Work On Dangerous Highway

Lifestyle

Afrikaner family denied asylum in Ireland, fighting deportation

Redefining weddings: The shift towards immersive celebrations

South Africa to launch six-month HIV prevention injection across six provinces

Entertainment

Energy, education and home affairs: A few successes and promises from 2026 Sona debate

One million foot-and-mouth vaccines arriving this weekend

Municipal survival demands paying what is owed

Science/Tech

Meta may launch AI-powered smartwatch in 2026

Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins? – podcast

EPA Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule

Motoring

Lifeline for important car factory supplier in South Africa

Pressure mounts on South Africa’s 8-year driver’s licence plan

REVIEW | Audi A3 makes a strong case for the survival of sedans

Health

N.I.H. Director Will Temporarily Run C.D.C. in Leadership Shake-Up

How Microbes Got Their Crawl

NHS joint ops disrupted amid bone cement supply problems