
From unemployed graduate to top olive oil entrepreneur
Loyiso Manga went from earning an Honours degree to struggling to find a job and working in a call centre. Now, he’s South Africa’s first successful black olive oil producer.
FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2026, 11:46

Loyiso Manga went from earning an Honours degree to struggling to find a job and working in a call centre. Now, he’s South Africa’s first successful black olive oil producer.
Five European countries – the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands – have accused Russia of poisoning and killing opposition leader Alexey Navalny in 2024 based on lab results from a sample taken from his body.
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European leaders, worried about threats from a nuclear-armed Russia and doubts about the future of US security commitments, are increasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the continent.

Freedom Front Plus leader, Dr. Corné Mulder, said President Cyril Ramaphosa, like his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, tries to tell a good story while the country collapses.

SARS has ended its leniency on trusts in South Africa, issuing final demands for outstanding tax returns and warning trustees they have mere weeks to comply or face fixed administrative penalties.
In South Africa, as in many places, pharmaceutical companies are not free to change medicine prices as they wish. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray unpacks how medicine prices are regulated in the country and considers how this regulatory framework might change.

Bafana Bafana will return to the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010.

A Gauteng estate scored a major legal victory after the CSOS dismissed all allegations of financial mismanagement and governance failures due to a lack of evidence.

South Africa loses about R100 billion a year to the illicit economy, prompting President Cyril Ramaphosa to launch a crackdown, though industry warns deeper structural reforms are still needed.

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has slated Afrikaner commentator Willem Petzer for his view that the mayor’s policies are leading the city toward managed decline.

Rulani Mokwena has denied being in possession of Mamelodi Sundowns’ tactical plans ahead of Saturday’s showdown at Loftus Stadium.

Tongaat Hulett’s potential liquidation threatens South Africa’s entire sugar value chain, putting thousands of jobs at risk.

UCT’s historic Jagger Library is still boarded up over five years after the 2021 fire, with no concrete restoration or redevelopment yet underway.

The Limpopo police are investigating cases of murder and inquest after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in broad daylight, before taking his own life on 8 February 2026.

Cape Town has issued a tender seeking proposals from electricity traders as it moves to establish a panel of suppliers to help power South Africa’s second-largest city.
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The police have arrested a female suspect after an e-hailing driver was killed, allegedly while inside his car, in Pretoria West on Wednesday.
The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail in parts of Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng, the Free State, and the North West.

Thembinkosi Lorch will start a new chapter of his career in Libya with a new jersey number he was handed in by Al-Ittihad.
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