
South Africa’s biggest food producer feeling the heat
Tiger Brands’ efforts to make its business more efficient and streamlined are paying off, though a dampened consumer environment continues to weigh on the food producer’s margins.
SATURDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2026, 07:10

Tiger Brands’ efforts to make its business more efficient and streamlined are paying off, though a dampened consumer environment continues to weigh on the food producer’s margins.

The five workers trapped at Ekapa Mines are now presumed dead, though rescue efforts are still ongoing.

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These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 26 February 2026.

Lydenburg, now called Mashishing, is set to receive a new pre-primary to Grade 12 private school, a potential boost town’s economic revival amid pressures on its mining-dependent economy.

“I am Mbali Nhlapo and I’m a housekeeper” is the sassy tagline that set the TikTok content creator into viral superstardom.

Nedbank is set to take a hit after the disposal of its stake in Nigerian-based Ecobank, with an up to 55% decrease in earnings expected.

If you have ever attended a SA wedding and didn’t dance to O Nketsang, did they even get married?

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 26 February 2026.
Fig season in South Africa runs until March, and these gloriously jammy little biological marvels – technically not even fruit, but a syconia packed with hidden flowers – are worth every cent of their punnet price, especially since their natural enzyme, ficin, doubles as a meat tenderiser, which makes them the ultimate savoury ingredient.

Mining analyst Peter Major said Cyril Ramaphosa and Gwede Mantashe have overseen the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs in South Africa’s mining sector.

Legendary promoters told their ranked boxers must fight against each other

South Africa relies on a narrow tax base, where a small percentage of individuals contribute the majority of the revenue.

Team focused on mental prep, and co-coach happy with Chislett

Zwane calls for immediate response as Usuthu title ambitions take a knock

Across townships, rural areas, and industrial nodes are resilient entrepreneurs who have built businesses under severe constraints. They have navigated weak infrastructure, scarce capital, and volatile demand. They have endured – and grown.
In South Africa, access to weight loss medicines like Ozempic and Mounjaro remains limited to those who can shell out a few thousand rand a month.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) – A US Senate committee next week will consider extending the planned life of the International Space Station by two years to give companies more time to develop a replacement, one of a few changes to a Nasa bill focused on rivalling China’s growing footprint in space.
SAO PAULO/JUIZ DE FORA, Brazil, Feb 25 (Reuters) – The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil’s southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to figures released by the state fire department on Wednesday.