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Very hot to extremely hot weather triggers severe fire danger warning in SA

15 February at 21:25 PM, via SA People

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Monday, 16 February 2026.

News24 | Monday’s weather: Temperatures rise above 40°C in Western Cape, cool and cloudy elsewhere

15 February at 17:29 PM, via News24

Temperatures will rise above 40°C in parts of the Western Cape as extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions persist in the province, as well as in the Northen Cape. Cloudy and cool weather is expected elsewhere in the country, according to the South African Weather Service.

News24 | Ramaphosa to open News24’s jobs and growth summit

15 February at 15:51 PM, via News24

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the opening keynote at News24’s On the Record summit in Cape Town in March, where leaders will tackle plans to create five million jobs in the next decade.

Ramaphosa gives false hope about water crisis

15 February at 15:30 PM, via Newsday

Afriforum said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a new National Water Crisis Committee to help address the water crisis is meaningless.

South Africa’s democratic crisis

15 February at 11:30 AM, via Newsday

South Africa has experienced a steady and worrying decline in voter turnout since the dawn of democracy in 1994, despite a growing population and rising voter registration figures.

News24 | Economists see 3 more SA rate cuts, but split on ‘when’

15 February at 11:18 AM, via News24

Interest-rate cuts could last until September or be spread out until the first quarter of 2027. Some economists even predict seven more cuts.

News24 | Wendy’s Win of the Week | Billed for a repair under warranty

15 February at 11:07 AM, via News24

When an octogenarian’s car tracker failed under warranty, she had to remind Cartrack that a repair fee wasn’t appropriate.

News24 | WATCH | Oudtshoorn cops probe assault case after video shows woman beating children

15 February at 11:02 AM, via News24

Police are investigating a case of assault after video footage of what appears to be a woman violently beating children in the streets of Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape surfaced online.

Single women lead home buying

15 February at 09:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Many of them buy for control over their own lives and protection rather than prestige. That’s worrying

From unemployed graduate to top olive oil entrepreneur

15 February at 07:30 AM, via Newsday

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.

News24 | Five European nations accuse Russia of poisoning Navalny with deadly dart frog toxin

14 February at 20:29 PM, via News24

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.

News24 | Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results

14 February at 20:05 PM, via News24

Here are the Lotto and Lotto Plus results

News24 | Europe weighs nuclear independence amid Russia threat and US doubts

14 February at 15:54 PM, via News24

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.

President Ramaphosa tells a good story while the country collapses

14 February at 15:30 PM, via Newsday

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.

News24 | OPINION | How medicine pricing works and how it might change

14 February at 15:06 PM, via News24

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.