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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address signalled the beginning of the end for BEE.
Pensioner Margaret* has lived without a reliable supply of running water for more than a decade, in Ward 5 of the Lekwa Local Municipality in Standerton, Mpumalanga.
These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 19 February 2026.
Three years and R230 billion later, Eskom is now well-positioned to survive without more government bailouts.
South Africa’s largest car dealer is widening the range of brands it offers to ramp up revenues, as the country’s motor industry is reshaped by rising competition from Asia.
Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town has been ranked among the top 150 schools in the world in the latest Carfax Education Schools Index for 2025/26.