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Make or break for South Africa
2026 will be a make-or-break year for South Africa, as the pace of reform efforts could see the county slip back into economic stagnation or propel it towards 2% growth.
WEDNESDAY, 04 FEBRUARY 2026, 14:50

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2026 will be a make-or-break year for South Africa, as the pace of reform efforts could see the county slip back into economic stagnation or propel it towards 2% growth.

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Novo Nordisk is facing “unprecedented” price pressures, “intensifying competition” and patents expiring.

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Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged.

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The group are cleared of aggravated burglary over the alleged raid at an Elbit Systems warehouse.

South Africa
Judge Chili said he was not convinced that another court would differ from his holistic approach.

South Africa
Judge Olivier adjourned court to tomorrow after arguments; Matthews guilty of Mandy Bailey murder.

South Africa
Two people have been critically injured after their light aircraft crashed in Midrand.

South Africa
The new mayor says a sizable percentage of rural communities still have no access to clean water.
World
Thousands of backers of Venezuela’s former leader Nicolas Maduro, who was ousted in a deadly US military operation, marched in Caracas to demand his freedom.

World
Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s former ambassador to Washington, is being investigated over claims he leaked sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

World
They are the latest Palestinians in Gaza to die since a ceasefire deal, which has been punctuated by deadly Israeli strikes, came into effect on Oct. 10, 2025.

World
The Winter Olympics brings hundreds of the world’s best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across two and a half weeks. Here’s how to follow along.

Africa
Ahmed Muharram is among several suspects arrested in a major crackdown on marijuana trafficking.

Africa
The surprise move that may threaten the stability of the coalition government of which the DA is a key partner.

Africa
The appointment of a dead opposition politician to a presidential panel caused embarrassment.

Africa
Abiy Ahmed admitted for the first time in parliament that Eritrean troops had killed people in Aksum.
Business
Business

Business
The headquarters of the collapsed South African bank, VBS Mutual Bank, will be officially going under the hammer this month, with the auctioneers hoping to recover as much as it can for creditors.
Business

Politics
Witness F is giving evidence at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria.

Politics
The DA won a seat from the ANC in Langeberg Ward four by-election.

Politics
EFF leader Julius Malema addresses the media on the outcomes of the EFF meeting at the weekend.

Politics
Zuma and Thales failed to convince the court that another court would come to a different conclusion

Sport
John Virgo: Snooker legend and BBC commentator dies aged 79

Sport
Defending champion Neil Robertson loses to Jak Jones in the first round of the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong, as Ronnie O’Sullivan progresses.

Sport
A key update has recently been provided about the injury recovery of a Springbok star, who has been fighting off retirement talk.

Sport
Ireland captain Caelan Doris says improving the team’s discipline during the Six Nations “starts with me” as he admitted he must set a better example for the squad.
Education
[Daily Maverick] In what has become a grimly familiar start to the academic year, Cape Peninsula University of Technology continues to struggle to place students in accommodation. Many have slept outside the District Six campus, while others are being moved into temporary housing. Their spokesperson says while they are ‘compassionate to those who apply and don’t get accepted’, their priority is...
Education
[Daily Maverick] Without an urgent pivot toward Grade R-3 literacy and parental empowerment, the South African educational system remains a ‘certificate factory’ rather than a centre of human capital development.
Education
[Leadership] The 16th Emir of Kano, His Highness Muhammadu Sanusi II, has blamed the persistence of child marriage in parts of Northern Nigeria on the failure of government to provide adequate schools and structured opportunities for young girls after primary education.
Education
[Daily Trust] Professor Muhammad Inuwa Ja’afaru has emerged as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Kashere, Gombe State.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Draft regulations have been published that propose limits for the possession and cultivation of cannabis for private use in South Africa.
Lifestyle

Lifestyle
ICE in? Gayton McKenzie has backed US President Donald Trump’s administration, including the recent violent clashes with immigrants.
Entertainment

Entertainment
Western Cape water storage declines by 2.1 percentage points in one week amid zero rainfall recorded across major catchment areas.

Entertainment
The 44-year-old accused will face charges of fraud and contraventions of the Municipal Finance Management Act.

Entertainment
The couple tied the knot on 4 February 2023 at La Paris Estate in Franschhoek.

Science/Tech
Instead of using AI as a coach, our AI chatbots just began talking to each other, as we became human facilitators for an AI love story. Now that’s what I call dystopian.

Science/Tech
A senior executive has admitted the broadcaster made mistakes with its sweeping Afrikaans programming changes, but AfriForum wants more information about how the decisions were taken without proper market research.
Science/Tech
Is this the year the internet changes forever?

Science/Tech
Nkosana Makate says Black Rock Mining’s claim that he owes it 40% of his Vodacom settlement is fraudulent, and there is no basis for arbitration.

Motoring
The new LDV Terron 9 is one of the most powerful bakkies in South Africa.
Motoring
Motoring

Motoring
The National Consumer Commission has issued a recall for South Africa’s cheapest hatchback.
Health
The legislation will impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, giant companies like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts that oversee prescription drug benefits.

Health
A leaked review uncovers “bullying and harassment” and “violent behaviour” at Wales’ largest hospital.

Health
Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.
Health
The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.