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.

South Africa’s 2026 outlook is its strongest in years, driven by domestic reforms, fiscal and monetary improvement, favourable global conditions, and rising confidence in local assets despite lingering political risks.

South African miners are increasingly investing in renewable self-generation to escape soaring Eskom electricity prices that threaten competitiveness and profitability.

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.

South Africa’s illicit cigarette market has boomed in recent years at the expense of the legitimate market, putting thousands of jobs on the line.

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

One small coastal suburb is selling the most expensive properties on average in South Africa, outshining other luxury markets such as Clifton, Dunkeld, and Bishopscourt.

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.

Energy expert Chris Yelland has raised serious concerns with Eskom’s push to register solar systems, particularly for households in South Africa.

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

Lifestyle pressure and easy access to credit are pushing young South Africans into bad debt, which can lead to long-term financial strain, damaged credit records and delayed wealth creation.

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

Following heavy rainfall that devastated Kruger National Park and led to its temporary closure, SANParks pledged to establish the Kruger Relief Fund.

The arrest of Nicolás Maduro will not be remembered as an isolated act of American overreach. It will be remembered as a moment of clarity

Officials are seeking to open a case of culpable homicide after the vehicle of the minibus was hit by a truck as the driver attempted to overtake two cars

The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA have called for a formal investigation after Defence Minister Angie Motshekga confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had issued instructions barring Iran’s participation