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South Africa’s mining collapse
South Africa’s mining sector has experienced a steady decline in output over the past 20 years as exploration spending plummets due to regulatory hurdles, infrastructure challenges, and illegal mining.

South Africans can get cheap homes – with a catch
Repossessed homes in South Africa can offer a cheaper entry into the property market, but buyers must beware of hidden costs, legal risks, occupation issues, and long-term affordability to avoid making an expensive mistake.

South Africa must stop offering Mathematical Literacy in schools
Dr Mamokgethi Phakeng said that while introducing Mathematical Literacy was well-intended, it should be done away with in schools.

IMF plan to save South Africa’s economy
The International Monetary Fund says South Africa can lift growth above 3% and reduce unemployment and debt by accelerating structural reforms through Operation Vulindlela.
News24 | SEE | New sister restaurants splitting the steakhouse experience in Cape Town’s East City
Cape Town’s trendy East City has just gained a blazing Japanese-inspired double act in its historic District Six.
News24 | Wendy’s Win of the Week | What to do when your water meter goes haywire
A Grassy Park medical practice’s water use jumped from a steady 4kL a month to a wild 63kL – with no leaks. The City later replaced the faulty meter, but still pushed for payment.

Investec Cape Town Art Fair names its 2026 award winners
The Investec Cape Town Art Fair announces its 2026 prize winners, spotlighting artists whose practices are reshaping contemporary conversations around material, image and digital space

Warning for South Africans living in sectional titles
As sectional title living becomes increasingly popular in South Africa, experts have warned that disputes are common and can even escalate to court in some cases.

CT rental tariff poses a dilemma
Increasing fees alone does not automatically fix affordability

Two ways the ANC broke South Africa’s economy
Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt says the ANC’s outdated ideology has resulted in misguided policies focused on redistribution over growth.

Secret way the South African government is taking taxpayers’ money
Carla Rossouw, head of tax at Allan Gray, explained that bracket creep is a measure for the National Treasury to collect more tax without people noticing.

New R3.2 billion Christian Afrikaans university built without any government money
Construction of Akademia’s new R3.2 billion Christian Afrikaans university in Pretoria started in January 2026, promising to become a world-class institution.
News24 | What’s in City Press: Push for Motsepe to enter ANC presidential race | Inside Bellarmine Mugabe’s arrest
Everything from this week’s edition of City Press in one convenient place.
News24 | WATCH | ‘iSangoma made us do it,’ say illegal gold diggers
A traditional healer’s dream of buried treasure has sparked a gold rush in an Ekurhuleni settlement, with hundreds of desperate job-seekers paying to dig for their fortune. But is there really gold beneath the kraal, or just hope in hard times?
News24 | ‘That’s going to be a wild one’: Trump to visit China for first time since 2017
Donald Trump will travel to China from 31 March to 2 April, the White House has said, in what will be the first official visit to Beijing by a United States president since Trump’s last trip there in 2017.