While President Cyril Ramaphosa celebrates the end of loadshedding, the plan to fix a new electricity crisis, load reduction, is falling behind schedule and proving more difficult.

Ian Cameron, Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, said South Africa needs more than the army deployment to win the war on crime.

EFF leader Julius Malema said he does not hate white people. However, he hates the system and capitalism, which have taken from black people.

Residents of Gauteng are facing a deepening water crisis, with water restrictions looming.

Best Before clearance stores, which have grown to eight branches, offer lower prices on food and household products than Pick n Pay, Checkers, and Spar.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 23 February 2026.

Political analyst Prince Mashele said the Gupta family facilitated state capture and stole billions from South Africa through very smart but perverse actions.

Efficient Group Chief Economist Dawie Roodt said incompetence, corruption, and the wrong macroeconomic policies are to blame for South Africa’s economic problems.

Dr Mamokgethi Phakeng said that while introducing Mathematical Literacy was well-intended, it should be done away with in schools.

Construction of Akademia’s new R3.2 billion Christian Afrikaans university in Pretoria started in January 2026, promising to become a world-class institution.

The latest Passport Index shows that South African passport holders can now visit 100 countries without a visa.

Political analyst Prince Mashele said that the ANC is rotten to the core, entirely corrupt, and that it is not possible to save the organization.

Political analyst Prince Mashele said white businesses in South Africa funded Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2017 ANC presidency campaign.

Zambia has announced that all import permits for South African livestock-related products have been suspended indefinitely.

South Africa’s minimum wage of R30.23 per hour is driving increased unemployment and poverty in the country.

The Rupert family, particularly Anton Rupert and his son Johann Rupert, has had a profound impact on the preservation and economic revitalization of Graaff-Reinet.

Responding to GNU parties demanding an end to BEE, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the levels of inequality in South Africa should be unacceptable to everyone in the cabinet.

Five workers at Ekapa Mine in Kimberley have been trapped in a shaft since Tuesday morning, with rescue efforts still underway.

These are the key developments happening in South Africa today, 20 February 2026.

The South African Government’s National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 set a goal of 5.4% GDP growth. Instead of increasing economic growth, it plummeted to under 1%.

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.