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Gauteng faces a looming water crisis as ageing infrastructure, rising demand, massive water losses, and delays to the Lesotho Highlands project threaten severe shortages.
Cape Town traffic has become a defining part of daily life, influencing how residents move.
Eskom’s argument that it should own the grid assets rather than have them housed in the independent Transmission Systems Operator is flawed, says Busisiwe Mavuso.
Copper 360’s commercial executive and CEO, who had only been at the helm for seven months, have taken an immediate leave of absence.
These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 9 February 2026.
Tackle the Tugela Falls hike in the Drakensberg, a breathtaking route featuring iconic chain ladders and the world’s highest waterfall.
As relentless rain batters parts of the Western Cape, multiple homes in Hawston are flooded – and residents have been warned to brace for more.
The 2026 Budget could see hikes on two taxes in South Africa, presenting risks to the country’s inflation outlook for the rest of the year.
East London’s name has been changed to KuGompo City, which is linked to the sound the waves make as they break against a rock formation near the metro.
A Durban-based mother-and-daughter business has sparked a wave of small-scale giving across the country after paying off school-uniform lay-bys at a local clothing store and urging others to do the same.
A 63-year-old woman has died after suffering cardiac arrest while participating in the aQuellé Midmar Mile on Sunday, event organisers confirmed.
A governance crisis in Matlosana has erupted as civil society challenges the council’s allegedly unlawful reinstatement of the dismissed CFO, while the provincial ANC and CoGTA move to intervene.
South Africa’s energy regulator has allowed state-owned Eskom to raise tariffs and recover R54.7 billion over three years after a series of pricing errors and a failed attempt to settle the matter privately.
The South African Weather Service has warned people to brace for a wet and potentially dangerous day, with flooding warnings in place across several provinces.
Business owners in the historic mining town of Krugersdorp are issuing a desperate plea for help, warning that the CBD is undergoing a “slow death” due to rampant urban decay, crime, and infrastructure collapse
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has called on South Africans to ignore the name change from Graaff-Reinet to Robert Sobukwe Town.
South Africa’s electricity reforms are dismantling Eskom’s century-old monopoly to create a competitive market led by a new grid operator and private investment, despite resistance from the utility.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition swept to a landslide election win on Sunday, paving the way for her tax cuts that have spooked financial markets and military spending aimed at countering China.
Students from Roedean, a prestigious Johannesburg-based girls’ school, have been slated for their alleged refusal to play tennis against Jewish opponents.
With just 2.4% of South Africans now paying 77% of all personal income tax, SARS is tightening scrutiny on this small, wealthy group of taxpayers.