SATURDAY, 07 FEBRUARY 2026, 21:53
As the DA prepares to take another step in its political journey, take a step back in time and read what News24’s investigative head, Pieter du Toit, News24’s editor-in-chief, Adriaan Basson, and analyst Mpumelelo Mkhabela wrote about the DA in turmoil in 2019.
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Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Leader John Steenhuisen has confirmed that he will not seek re-election as party leader in the upcoming April leadership congress.
South Africa’s rand is in its golden era, with the local currency on track to reach R15.60/USD by the end of this year, according to Bank of America research.
More than a year after illegal pesticide terbufos claimed the lives of six children in Naledi, the community remains a flashpoint of grief and xenophobic tension. While government mandates for spaza shop registration continue, families are still waiting for the closure and justice they were promised.
The declaration of Gauteng’s Crime Prevention Wardens (AmaPanyaza) as peace officers primarily makes them traffic wardens with very limited powers. The move fails to rectify their illegal establishment, political recruitment, lack of proper training, or inadequate command structure, creating a high risk that they will operate outside their legal boundaries.
DA leader John Steenhuisen has announced that he will not seek a third term as party leader.
South African equity sectors that lagged behind in 2025 are poised for a recovery as the rally in mining stocks begins to cool.
The Foschini Group (TFG) may recognise up to R750 million in impairments as its Australian and UK operations continue to struggle.
Seeing Cape Town from an open-top bus offers a relaxed and scenic experience.
The DA picked up two seats in the Western Cape, edging the Patriotic Alliance in a Cederberg by-election and beating the ANC in the town of Bonnievale in the Langeberg municipality. The ANC retained a seat in Mogale City on the West Rand of Gauteng, despite losing ground to ActionSA in a traditionally safe ANC seat.
Vodacom continues to reap the rewards of its ongoing expansion in Egypt, which delivered revenue growth of over 40% in the third quarter of the 2026 financial year.
Rainbow Chicken, one of the country’s largest poultry producers, is set for a strong start to its 2026 financial year, with earnings expected to double.
These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 4 February 2026.
Eskom’s latest load-shedding data shows that rolling blackouts exploded under former chief executive Andre de Ruyter and rapidly declined under the current leadership.
At Maynardville in Cape Town, director Steven Stead and a formidable cast have created a Twelfth Night that’s a genuinely funny antidote to whatever it is that ails you.
Newsday asked whether the DA’s FMD vaccine rollout contradicts its liberal ideology and how it meaningfully differs from ANC approaches.