Thembinkosi Lorch handed Al-Ittihad Tripoli a 1-0 win over Al Shamooa in the Libyan Cup in what was his first official match.

More than a year after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease began devastating South African herds, the country finally has the beginnings of a plan to tackle the disaster and stave off a food crisis.

An investigation by The Free Press has found that many of the Afrikaners who moved to the US as refugees are living in poor conditions.

Dual-qualified solicitor Adam Mitchell advises South Africans in England on protecting complex cross-border wealth in family law disputes.

Minister Angie Motshekga has recently announced a new board of directors for Denel after a recent forensic report exposed alleged renewed corruption at the state entity.

Award-winning economist Dawie Roodt said he was positive about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address.

South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Bantu Holomisa, warned that people should not point a gun at soldiers.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 16 February 2026.

While many citizens welcome the army’s presence on the streets, there is growing pressure for deeper solutions.

Dr. Anthony Turton warned 18 years ago that South Africa is facing a water crisis, which can lead to public anger and social unrest. This is now playing out in real time.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Bafana Bafana will return to the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time since hosting the tournament in 2010.

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has slated Afrikaner commentator Willem Petzer for his view that the mayor’s policies are leading the city toward managed decline.

Rulani Mokwena has denied being in possession of Mamelodi Sundowns’ tactical plans ahead of Saturday’s showdown at Loftus Stadium.

The Limpopo police are investigating cases of murder and inquest after a man allegedly shot and killed his wife in broad daylight, before taking his own life on 8 February 2026.

Thembinkosi Lorch will start a new chapter of his career in Libya with a new jersey number he was handed in by Al-Ittihad.