Daily Maverick looked at what President Cyril Ramaphosa promised the country during his State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026 and how the 2026 Budget lived up to those promises.
Through the dense cloud of smoke that hangs over South African pot policy, recreational cannabis products — the goods that people consume to get stoned — have once again been excluded from the “unavoidable” annual ritual of the rise in excise taxes on sinful stuff.
The City of Ekurhuleni’s Department of Sustainable Development canceled an Indigent Support Policy Review meeting in Tembisa due to low attendance and an emergency involving the Executive Mayor. The meeting aimed to prepare for the new financial year and address issues such as electricity disconnections affecting indigent households. Attendees expressed frustration over the lack of organization...
South Africa keeps relying on commodity booms to bail out the fiscus, yet the mining sector’s pleas for relief – from lower electricity tariffs and targeted incentives – remain unanswered.
De Beers has gone from an iconic industry legend to costing Anglo American billions in impairments, with plans to sell the diamond giant still up in the air.
Partly cloudy and warm conditions are expected in most parts of the country, followed by thundershowers in the afternoon, according to the South African Weather Service.