
Can Black South Africans be Afrikaners?
Trump’s refugee programme has approved over 1000 South Africans, including Black people, under an ‘Afrikaner’ classification. This begs the question: who gets to decide what an Afrikaner actually is?
THURSDAY, 15 JANUARY 2026, 17:26

Trump’s refugee programme has approved over 1000 South Africans, including Black people, under an ‘Afrikaner’ classification. This begs the question: who gets to decide what an Afrikaner actually is?

South Africans planning to leave the country permanently must deregister as tax residents with SARS through a complex financial emigration process to avoid unexpected taxes and compliance issues.

Motorists have been told not to yield, move from a traffic lane, or be forced off the road by any vehicle displaying white flashing lights.

Conservative activist and writer Leo Brent Bozell III has been sworn in as the United States’ ambassador to South Africa.

The National Freedom Party (NFP) has suspended its KwaZulu-Natal provincial chairperson, Mbali Shinga.

As the rand weakens and markets stagnate, South Africans are increasingly investing in luxury watches, jewellery, and handbags as alternative assets.

Tensions within the African National Congress’s structures have deepened after the ANC Youth League president accused some senior party leaders of being “detached from reality.”
The 2025 matric results will be available on News24 from 13 January

As interest rates ease and affordability improves, more South Africans are re-evaluating offshore investing and turning back to local property.

The DA has condemned Gauteng’s Education Department for leaving thousands of learners unplaced with the school year only days away, but the DA-run Western Cape is struggling with the same crisis.

Data shows that sick pay rates in South Africa are among the best in Africa, with employees earning an average of R1,863.29 in mandatory sick pay for a week off.
Residents of Stanford in the Western Cape have been urged to prepare for possible evacuation, as a fire spreads across the area.

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US President Donald Trump said he had canceled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation from the South American nation.

South African motorists are being warned about a surge in scam SMS and WhatsApp messages claiming unpaid traffic fines, which use fake payment links to defraud victims.

Data confirms that this specific demographic profile represents the ‘gold standard for employment probability in South Africa.

BRICS members participating in a joint navy training exercise have docked in Simon’s Town.

South Africa’s weak and narrow economic recovery reflects persistently low business confidence that has kept private-sector investment subdued, leaving billions of rands sitting in cash.

Where you live is a major factor in whether you will find and retain employment, with this province recording the highest employment retention rate at 93.9%.
Blind law student Kabelo Kekana thought university would challenge him academically, but he didn’t expect the level of questions about how he operates his day-to-day life from fellow students.