South Africans will miss out on two days off work in 2026.

Social media turned Ozempic and Mounjaro into household names, driving many users to seek treatment based on digital trends and influencers.

South African corporates hold trillions in cash due to low confidence and deeply entrenched financial conservatism, with one economist arguing that a mindset shift to proactive investment is crucial to unlock growth.

Wildfires across the Western Cape have once again raised concerns about climate conditions, preparedness and the growing strain on emergency services.Wildfire seasons are becoming more intense.

Property experts warned home sellers in South Africa that choosing the wrong sales mandate or agent can delay a sale, reduce the final price, and expose them to costly double commission claims.

The Matlosana City Council will meet on Thursday to discuss a damning disciplinary report, seen by Newsday, on corruption-accused Chief Financial Officer Mercy Phetla.

The new Club Med South Africa on KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast is the biggest hospitality project in South Africa since Sun City.

Political analyst Prince Mashele said the ANC is printing T-shirts to support a bid to make billionaire Patrice Motsepe its next president.

The connection between Aber Kawas and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani goes beyond South Africa…

NEASA CEO Gerhard Papenfus says BEE is an inherently fraudulent form of enterprise and that companies are blackmailed into giving shares away.

SARS is testing the limits of the Tax Court by seeking to increase disputed assessments after prescription, an approach that could leave taxpayers worse off for having challenged an assessment.

The Naledi Ya Meso Secondary School in Limpopo province recorded a dismal 0% pass rate in the 2025 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. 

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 20 January 2026.

Military analyst Darren Olivier says Minister Angie Motshekga’s investigation into her own department ignoring instructions from the President is an attempt to escape accountability.

Mashaba argues the party is backing a crime-fighter — not a criminal — as comparisons with the ANC mount

Live the Cape Town lifestyle: from cold plunges at Bakoven to running the Promenade and visiting Giovanni’s for one of their famous items.

Several hundred South African youth had a dim festive season after the Department of Tourism failed to pay their stipends for working as Tourism Safety Monitors.

Teachers from across KZN have been camping outside the provincial education department’s offices in Pietermaritzburg since last Monday.

South Africa will take its message of dialogue, multilateral cooperation, and economic reform to the 56th World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026

With just ten days of water left, local authorities in Knysna have admitted that they allowed key infrastructure to collapse after decades of neglect.

Relief and recovery efforts are underway across the two provinces