The recent murder case of an e-hailing driver has shined a light on the need for further legislation to protect both South African e-hailing drivers and passengers.

AfriForum has served a summons on President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi as part of its legal action against the National Health Insurance Act.

Woolworths is piloting a new “scan and go” system, signalling a shift in how South Africans may soon shop and pay.

New Reserve Bank rules have made SARS the gatekeeper for offshore directors’ fees, meaning non-resident directors now face stricter compliance, longer approval processes, and increased delays.

This province recorded a staggering official unemployment rate of 42.5%, the highest in South Africa.

If you’d told most South African investors two years ago that bond yields would compress by nearly 300 basis points, inflation would be flirting with 3%, and Eskom would be talking about excess capacity, you’d probably have been laughed out of the room. Yet here we are.

Commenting on the State of the Nation Address, Julius Malema says that the President is hiding his own failures by creating an abundance of task teams.

South African inflation eased in January, edging closer to the central bank’s 3% target, bolstering the case for an interest-rate cut when policymakers meet next month.

The City of Johannesburg has urged media owners and outdoor advertising agencies not to support companies operating without proper approval.

Rising remuneration among Black South Africans has dramatically changed the racial makeup of the country’s band of middle- and top-income earners over the course of three decades of democratic rule.

Trading financial markets during Ramadan requires careful planning and disciplined thinking.

Inconsistencies at the local government level could discourage private investment in South Africa’s electricity sector, threatening reform progress and the critical expansion of the national grid.

The Johannesburg mayoral race is heating up as ActionSA prepares to announce its candidate, with many speculating it will be the party’s leader, Herman Mashaba. He thinks he could easily take on the DA’s candidate, Helen Zille.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 18 February 2026.

SA’s critical minerals strategy is under strain as manganese is exported raw, smelters shed jobs, and beneficiation stalls.

Five South Africans are accused of recruiting for Putin’s army, as reports allege Ethiopia is secretly training fighters for Sudan’s war.

South African motorists are expected to face higher petrol and diesel prices in 2026 as the Finance Minister is likely to hike fuel levies in his upcoming Budget Speech.