Protests have erupted across Johannesburg as water outages hit many parts of the city, leaving residents’ taps dry for weeks.

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Medical aid in South Africa looks noticeably different this year, with contribution increases and benefit adjustments.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 12 February 2026.

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi assured residents across the country’s richest province that he too feels their plight of prolonged dry taps, noting that he sometimes has to bathe in a hotel.

Seven African countries attended the first Critical Minerals Ministerial meeting hosted by the United States as part of Project Vault. Notably, South Africa was absent.

As preparations for the 2026 State of the Nation Address continue, the central challenge may be less about policy design and more about confidence.

The multi-million-rand Lancaster Shopping Centre in Johannesburg is entirely empty after the only store in the mall, Top Deck, closed at the end of 2025.

Over a year after the Minister of Tourism said she would regulate short-term rentals in Cape Town to remedy the housing crisis, she now says she is not empowered to do so.