WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2026, 17:37
Dr. Anthony Turton warned 18 years ago that South Africa is facing a water crisis, which can lead to public anger and social unrest. This is now playing out in real time.
South Africa’s narrow tax base may not be able to take the strain of a third consecutive Budget that does not adjust personal income tax brackets for inflation.
Kedgeree has become one of those almost forgotten dishes that were much more popular in fairly recent memory. Though it’s often a breakfast or brunch dish, I’ve enjoyed it for supper too.
SYDNEY, Feb 16 (Reuters) – A man accused of opening fire on a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach in an attack that killed 15 people appeared in court for the first time on Monday, Australian media reported.
The diamond sector enters 2026 battered by falling prices, shrinking retail demand and a surge in cheaper lab-grown stones. The industry’s response is to sell nation building, social impact and scarcity itself.
It was a State of the Nation Address defined less by spectacle and more by technocratic continuity. The muted response to the speech may reflect a country settling into routine governance.
South Africa is wedged between the past, the present and the future, which is why it is significant that in the week of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s well-received Sona, Lukhanyo Calata brought devastating unfinished business back into the spotlight.
Younger political leaders are reshaping South Africa’s landscape, ushering in fresh perspectives and dynamic reforms across government and local politics. Discover 15 trailblazers making a difference.
Zweli Mkhize’s assassination sparks fresh fears for Abahlali baseMjondolo leaders.
MILAN, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Athletes at the Milano Cortina Games seem to have embraced Valentine’s week with their trademark Olympic intensity, racing through their free condom supply to leave dispensers empty before the big day itself.
TUNIS, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Tunisian police detained opposition figure Olfa Hamdi as she arrived at the country’s main airport on Sunday, local media reported, in the latest move against a critic of President Kais Saied.
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Monday, 16 February 2026.
US Justice Department records detail Jeffrey Epstein’s links to South Africa, including references to business contacts and efforts to recruit South Africans staff and models. There is no indication that the business figures named were involved in wrongdoing. The files place South Africa within Epstein’s broader international network. Daily Maverick senior journalist Rebecca Davis explains.
Johannesburg’s water problems offer an obvious route to a win for Helen Zille and the DA, thanks to the ANC’s poor handling of the situation.
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any U.S. deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process.
The Cape Town families whose loved ones were buried in paupers’ graves without their consent wanted answers. Just one problem: the City of Cape Town didn’t seem all that keen to supply them.