WEDNESDAY, 11 FEBRUARY 2026, 05:19
Once a site of repression and decay, Joburg’s historic Drill Hall is being reclaimed by artists who are filling its scarred walls with greenery, recycled art and a quiet act of healing.
The latest update on BLSA’s Reform Tracker showed troubling setbacks in reform progress made in South Africa’s electricity sector.
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Iran and the United States started high-stakes negotiations on Friday to try to overcome sharp differences over Tehran’s nuclear programme, with Oman shuttling between the sides, but a dispute over widening the agenda risks derailing diplomacy and triggering another Middle East conflict.
Drawing a line between the Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon and a beloved restaurant in central Cape Town, I find myself at a confluence of history, rugby and Other Person’s Plate Envy.
I bought a chunky plastic bag of Southern fried chicken, pre-cooked, to be finished in an air fryer, chop-chop. Then I read the small print.
It saddens me to think that my grandchildren, if I ever have grandchildren, will not know the simple pleasure of paging through a newspaper until their fingers are stained with printer’s ink.
Irish comedian and talk show host Graham Norton shared an awkward experience he had during a house viewing in Cape Town.
Politics expert Professor Dirk Kotzé said that the DA was caught unprepared for John Steenhuisen’s exit, but there are a few DA members in a strong position to enter the leadership race.
A new report revealed which job roles in South Africa are the highest- and lowest-paying.
Riaan Manser visited St Helena for a week – an island with an overwhelming “sense of place”, the most unique rock pool he’s ever seen named after Lot and his wife – and met a 194-year-old tortoise named Jonathan.
A Pollsmoor Correctional Centre inmate managed to escape — with officials only realising the mistake nine days later.
Jacob Zuma’s second attempt to force the removal of his corruption prosecutor, Billy Downer – who he contended was unlikely to conduct a fair trial against him after being subjected to his abusive private prosecution attempt – has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Volkswagen said a plan to start producing a new pick-up truck in South Africa will hinge on improved tax breaks and other incentives to boost the industry.
The finance minister says a panel reviewing candidates had identified one “outstanding” candidate, whom he did not name.
A possible “penis enlargement” scandal in men’s ski jumping has been flagged by a German newspaper on the eve of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
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Set against the buzz of the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town’s iconic aquarium offers a calm, captivating escape.
South Africa’s surge in online gambling is diverting disposable income from groceries and essentials, hurting retailers and prompting calls for tighter regulation and higher taxes.
In a scathing critique of the Department of Agriculture’s handling of South Africa’s Foot and Mouth Disease crisis, ActionSA MP Athol Trollip argued that distant bureaucrats lack the urgency required to save the agricultural sector.