News24 | Eskom rattles creditors with revised breakup plan
South Africa’s decision to modify a plan to break up its state-owned power utility into three separate entities is encountering opposition from creditors and foreign government funders.
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G20 is 2025 South African Word of the Year
PanSALB said G20 was selected as the winner after carefully considering a range of words, terms, and expressions, including notable contenders such as government of national unity, tariffs, femicide, and the Madlanga commission.
‘The ball has been dropped’: Morero blames shop owners for filth in Joburg CBD
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has warned shop and property owners in the CBD the city will no longer tolerate practices that contribute to filth and illegal activity as authorities move to intensify efforts to reclaim the inner city.
WATCH LIVE | Funeral service for DJ Warras
Media personality and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
WATCH | Funeral service for DJ Warras
Media personality and businessman Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock will be laid to rest in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
R54 billion blow to Eskom
A South African court rejected a R54 billion settlement between the nation’s energy regulator and electricity provider over a tariff-calculation mistake that would have seen power prices raised by more than previously permitted.
END-OF-YEAR BRAINTEASER: The Maverick quizzical news quiz of 2025
Thirty questions to test your knowledge of the year’s events that made the headlines – from politics to pilchard-loving VIPs.
News24 | ConCourt upholds self-confessed paedophile Iain Wares’ bail laws challenge
The Constitutional Court has upheld self-confessed paedophile Iain Wares’ challenge to South Africa’s bail laws for extraditees.
RUNNING DRY: Desperate measures: Swellendam community rallies to confront water crisis
As Swellendam faces severe water restrictions due to dwindling supplies, residents unite to address the ongoing crisis.
Two suspects charged with DJ Warras’s murder
Police spokesperson Brig Brenda Muridili said the two suspects will appear at the Johannesburg magistrate’s court on Wednesday.
High court blocks Eskom’s R54bn tariff claw back deal with Nersa
Court sends Eskom tariff decision back to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa for a fresh public process.
News24 | Koos Bekker family sells R2.5bn worth of Naspers, Prosus shares
Koos Bekker, chairperson of Naspers and Prosus, has sold almost R2.5 billion worth of shares in the two companies to fund his luxury tourist estates in South Africa, England and Italy.
Speaker suspends 36 MK Party and EFF lawmakers in KwaZulu-Natal
Thirty-six members of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature have been suspended following chaotic and violent scenes during a no-confidence vote sitting earlier this month.
Billionaire Johann Rupert’s busy year
Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert’s companies inked some notable deals in 2025.
BEST SMALL TOWNS: Richmond is easy to miss, but if you do visit, it’s hard to leave
Halfway between Cape Town and Joburg sits the historic town of Richmond. Ordinary-looking at first glance, it has a delightful character.
Where every R100 you pay in tax is meant to go in South Africa
The largest portion of what South African taxpayers pay to the revenue service is allocated to managing the country’s debt.
The politics of literacy
In November 2025, the R50 million Funda Uphumelele National Survey (FUNS) delivered the first comprehensive measurement of early-grade reading in all official languages. The findings confirmed what researchers suspected: only 31% of Grade 1 learners can identify 40 letter-sounds per minute — the minimum threshold for reading readiness. By Grade 3, 15% cannot read a […]