Exploring shared struggles and the power of love, Hank Willis Thomas’s latest exhibition layers American and South African histories into thought-provoking artworks

Executive producer, Siphosethu Tshapu strikes gold with high-stakes telenovela Inimba

‘A Grammar of Belonging’ reframes home as something carried within the body, shaped by memory, history and shared traditions of making

Vision, the lead secured lender to the troubled sugar giant, said it was committed to saving the company and jobs despite the business rescue process failing

At a time when rampant unemployment — one of the country’s biggest crises and a national emergency — takes root, the looming jobs bloodbath will decimate not only the sugar industry but also blight efforts to reduce jobless numbers and wreak havoc on the region’s food security

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Minerals Minister Gwede Mantashe says the country faces challenges in developing an effective system for exploration and mining licences

Orlando Pirates suffered their 28th league defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in the PSL era on Wednesday. Hoodoo?

The Jesse Jackson legacy spans civil rights, anti-apartheid activism, LGBTQ advocacy, and global moral leadership.

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

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.