MONDAY, 23 FEBRUARY 2026, 05:20
Leader of the Freedom Front Plus, Corné Mulder, says that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC have violated agreements with the Afrikaans community laid out in the Accord on Afrikaner Self-determination in 1994.
Can essential infrastructure drive the next wave of financial inclusion? Will utilities evolve into major players in consumer finance? And who should govern household data in this emerging market? For more than a decade, Africa’s fintech story has been synonymous with mobile money. Services such as M-Pesa reconfigured payments, savings and micro-lending, creating new business […]
Availability of gold in the kraal is yet to be verified as police clash with diggers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of futurist Clem Sunter, who died of cancer at the age of 81.
A million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines are expected to arrive in South Africa this weekend, but regular shipments will be delivered in the weeks thereafter, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said on Thursday.
Former minister Malusi Gigaba is appearing before the Palm Ridge specialised commercial crimes court on Friday.
The Competition Commission has referred PG Glass and Glasfit to the Competition Tribunal for allegedly operating a long-running cartel since 2004 to fix automotive glass prices.
The murder trial of the five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa is continuing at the Pretoria high court on Thursday.
Kumba Iron Ore saw lacklustre revenue growth and a decline in profit for its 2025 financial year, partly due to a stronger rand/US dollar exchange rate.
Mark Shuttleworth, a technology tycoon, will start paying stipends to the inhabitants of an island off Africa’s west coast where he owns luxury resorts to help preserve its biodiversity.
Guinea-Bissau’s foreign minister said his government has stopped a study funded by US President Donald Trump’s administration aiming to evaluate side-effects of the life-saving hepatitis B vaccine, including links to autism.
A cross-border bus has plunged into a ditch along the N1 near Makhado, claiming multiple lives in the very spot where 42 people died in a similar accident last year.
Gold Fields said on Thursday its full-year profit more than doubled, driven by record-high bullion prices and increased output, which allowed the miner to boost dividends and announce a share buyback.
The Madlanga commission of inquiry on Thursday continues hearing testimony from suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya.
South Africa’s upcoming budget must deliver on debt targets to preserve confidence in public finances and adopting a fiscal anchor would provide key assistance, the IMF said.
Employment trends across South Africa’s provinces reveal sharp contrasts.
Standard Bank believes the rand is trading near its fair value to the US dollar, supported by elevated commodity prices, and is unlikely to strengthen much further on a sustainable basis.
A heartwarming video posted by the Alta du Toit School of a boy with cerebral palsy being gifted his dream police uniform has gone viral, reminding many South Africans of the power of a simple act of kindness.