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WeBuyCars co-founders sell over R860 million worth of shares
WeBuyCars co-founders Faan and Dirk van der Walt have sold R866.4 million in shares as part of their personal investment diversification and estate planning.
MONDAY, 02 FEBRUARY 2026, 18:30

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WeBuyCars co-founders Faan and Dirk van der Walt have sold R866.4 million in shares as part of their personal investment diversification and estate planning.
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Johannesburg Development Agency boss Themba Mathibe was arrested on money laundering charges last week, yet he is still in his post.
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This mirrors the unfolding tragedy of many other South African waterways in the age of state failure, including the sewer that is running through the Cradle of Humankind.
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This is the dark underbelly of South African mining – the dubious re-mining of tailings dams in an ecologically destructive way that feeds the laundry mat of illicit gold. Daily Maverick’s queries on this operation prompted action from the Department of Water and Sanitation – an example of how journalists and government can work together for the public good.

South Africa
The SRC cites issues of academic exclusion and weakened security force as an impediment to readiness

South Africa
Trump accused Noah of making a defamatory statement, and warning that he’d send his lawyers to sue.

South Africa
Director Mandla Zwane attributes the increase in malaria to the recent floods in the province.

South Africa
The data analyst testified earlier that all the accused were in the vicinity of the farm.

World
Italy’s capital city has introduced a €2 fee to access the viewing area of its iconic fountain, which had previously been free to visit.

World
The teenager is praised for his courage and bravery after swimming back to shore to raise the alarm.

World
The Buddhist spiritual leader is recognised in the audiobook category for his meditations.

World
The 22-year-old became caught in a chairlift and was suspended in midair before having a heart attack, officials say.

Africa
They were among 177 people seized last month from three churches in northern Kaduna state.

Africa
South Africa’s sports minister Gayton McKenzie says “no formal decision” has been taken to relocate the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations away from Morocco.

Africa
Clinton Nyapara Mogesa is said to have been recruited in Qatar to fight for Russian forces in Ukraine.

Africa
The 24-year-old bagged her second-ever Grammy beating three Nigerians and a Ugandan.

Business
South Africa’s formal independent retail, with an estimated turnover of R190 billion, is increasingly competing with South Africa’s traditional retail giants.
Business
Business

Business
The old adage about the higher things climb, the harder they fall, rang true for the rand on Monday as the local currency’s recent rally came to a sharp end.

Politics
Carrim was implicated in testimony relating to alleged cartel member, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala.

Politics
Makgotloe says Witness B pressured him to alter the Swart forensic report during probe.

Politics
Didiza warns Mogotsi safety risks are serious, citing alleged threats and claims against police

Politics
Makgotloe is one of the ballistic experts who was assigned to Swart’s murder case in April 2024

Sport
Craig Bellamy says he will not push Aaron Ramsey into making a decision on his future ahead of Wales’ World Cup play-off campaign in March.

Sport
Fifa president Gianni Infantino apologises for controversial comments he made about British football supporters which were criticised by fan groups.

Sport
Kaizer Chiefs have won 11 matches this season, with eight decided by 1-0 scorelines. It’s been a results team before entertainment.

Sport
After another weekend of long delays during Premier League matches is there a way of speeding up VAR reviews?
Education
[This Day] In Nigeria, the academic calendar has, for too long, behaved like a fragile truce rather than a dependable promise. Families plan for semesters the way coastal communities plan for storms: with caution, with backups, with a quiet readiness to start again after everything has been interrupted. Students have learned to measure time not by sessions completed but by months lost–months...
Education
[This Day] Ihere is no other family in the history of Africa in which there are five generations of graduates from Oxbridge-level universities.

Education
We’d like to hear from graduates about how they’re faring with paying back student loans. Have you experienced large increases in outstanding debt?
In last year’s budget Rachel Reeves froze the salary threshold for plan 2 loan repayments for three years from April 2027 – which means borrowers will have to pay even more towards their student loans as they benefit from pay rises.
Student finance...

Education
George Mitchell chaired the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
EFF MP Carl Niehaus has shown his support to eNCA’s Heidi Giokos, whose interracial relationship was attacked by online trolls…
Lifestyle
Lifestyle

Entertainment
South Africa’s manufacturing PMI is still struggling, and although it increased somewhat, it is expected to remain sluggish.

Entertainment
Several camps and popular tourist attractions at the Kruger National Park have been reopened as of Monday, 2 February.

Entertainment
Ranaka said she stands by her views despite the backlash.

Entertainment
Ford Transit ELWB van joins Transit Custom Base, Transit Custom Sport and Transit van.
Science/Tech
The U.S. laid fiber-optic cables to a record number of homes last year as billions of dollars in federal broadband grants and a surge in data-center construction fueled an enormous buildout, but the industry does not have enough workers to sustain the pace. A 2024 report by the Fiber Broadband Association and the Power & Communication Contractors Association projects 58,000 new fiber jobs...

Science/Tech
South Africa’s media industry is experiencing an influx of money at a time when many have been preparing its eulogy.

Science/Tech
GridCars has detailed its 2026 plans following the acquisition of 75% of its business by an anonymous high-net-worth investor.
Science/Tech
China’s decades-old network of elite high-school “genius classes” — ultra-competitive talent streams that pull an estimated 100,000 gifted teenagers out of regular schooling every year and run them through college-level science curricula — has produced the core technical talent now building the country’s leading AI and technology companies, the Financial Times reported Saturday. Graduates of...

Motoring
The South African car industry got off to a great start in January 2026.

Motoring
The N1 between Bloemfontein and Pretoria is one of the busiest routes in South Africa.
Motoring
Motoring

Health
A Scottish Parliament committee is calling for urgent action to improve assessments for autism and ADHD.

Health
Kimberley Wilson talks to psychologist and therapist Dr Sula Windgassen on how to build “quiet” or “flexible” resilience.
Health
Ostarine held the promise of profound medical treatments. Something unexpected happened on the way to F.D.A. approval.

Health
After having to halt their first attempt due to an injury, the couple are ready to set off again.