These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 11 February 2026.

The Board of Healthcare Funders said the government could implement two interventions that would make healthcare more affordable to millions of South Africans, essentially overnight.

Hundreds of TikTok, Instagram and Facebook ads made misleading claims about health benefits, BBC finds.

The Commonwealth secretary-general expects to make progress in reparations talks for the slave trade for member countries, including South Africa.

Robin Cousins says Britons Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson need to be “flawless” to win an Olympic medal on Wednesday.

The Israeli prime minister is expected to press Trump to pursue a deal that would halt Iran’s uranium enrichment.

Kaizer Chiefs have added Carling Black Label to their long list of partners and sponsors during this time of the team’s attempt for revival.

Three toddlers and a 34-year-old man were killed in a strike near Kharkiv as a state of emergency is declared.

Standard Bank chief economist Goolam Ballim says that South Africa would be better off having an annual rule of law conference rather than its current investment conference.

An interview by journalist Rafal Zalewski with a murderer was the “tipping point” to her confession.

Some political air has been cleared for Sir Keir but fundamental issues remain unaltered, the BBC’s political editor writes.

Conditions are expected to turn colder later in the week.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government’s 10-year strategy is a “turning point” for schools.

Defence Secretary John Healey says British personnel in Norway will rise from 1,000 to 2,000 over three years.

She is said to have sold to independent music publisher Primary Wave on 30 December for around $200m.

South Africa hails first locally made FMD vaccines in 20 years, but critics dismiss the doses as negligible nationally.

Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years.