While acknowledged in the Sona, Johannesburg’s water woes continue to threaten public health and equity, prompting demands for emergency funding, accountability and sustainable infrastructure

Emergency measures include a temporary increase in Rand Water allocation, leak repairs, illegal connection removal and accelerated capital works

Shandre Campbell and his Club Brugge teammates twice fought back to hold Spanish giants Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League.

More than a chronicle of Namibia, Barbara Adair’s book experiments with language and structure

The US immigration enforcement crisis came into focus in Minneapolis, where ICE operations, political theatre, and deadly force collided.

At the top of South Africa’s tallest building, The Leonardo, lies Alto234, a premium bar with extensive views of the nation’s richest area.

Orlando Pirates find themselves at the summit of the log with 13 games to go, but have they improved or not from last season?

Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’ plans to build a wall along the N2 to curb crime have split the city into “for” and “against” camps.

After years of calls for an investigation into Parliament Secretary Xolile George’s R4 million salary increase, the Public Protector has declared a conflict of interest in the case following allegations of a romantic relationship with George.

This arrest marks another chapter in the fall from grace of the former prince, after his brother stripped him of his royal titles.

Two of the biggest parties in the council have declined positions in the Ekurhuleni Mayoral Committee, saying they won’t work with the ANC anymore.

Leader of the Freedom Front Plus, Corné Mulder, says that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC have violated agreements with the Afrikaans community laid out in the Accord on Afrikaner Self-determination in 1994.

Employment trends across South Africa’s provinces reveal sharp contrasts.

Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt said President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address signalled the beginning of the end for BEE.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 19 February 2026.

Bishops Diocesan College in Cape Town has been ranked among the top 150 schools in the world in the latest Carfax Education Schools Index for 2025/26.

Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 19 February 2026.

Lindi-Mae Humphreys’ words about the pain of leaving behind everything she knew and loved struck a chord with every South African.

The government has taken notable steps in its plans to vaccinate South African cattle against the rapidly spreading foot-and-mouth disease, though experts continue to voice their concerns regarding the pace of progress.

National employment gains are being undermined by a massive jobs bloodbath in Gauteng, SA’s industrial heartland during Q4 2025.

Many experts are warning that the Firearms Control Amendment Bill will take guns out of the hands of legal firearm owners while criminals are unaffected.