Month: February 2026
News24 | Bearish bets on the rand hit three-year high
Bearish options bets on the rand are at the highest in almost three years as traders start to question whether the South African currency’s headlong rally has further to run.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Steenhuisen grilled over foot-and-mouth task team’s mandate, NDAs
Parliamentarians serving on the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture grilled Minister John Steenhuisen on the terms of reference for his foot-and-mouth disease task team, demanding to know exactly what the task team’s role would be.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Rassie and Razor reunion: Springboks confirm another home clash against Barbarians
The Springboks will again open their 2026 season with a match against the Barbarians.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Only 3 in ten Grade 1 to 3 pupils can read at grade level, report reveals
Only three out of 10 pupils in Grades 1 to 3 can read at their grade level in home languages.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Carla Schulze is the Luxe Awards Chef of the Year – here’s the full list of winners
Carla Schulze, executive chef at Luke Dale Roberts’ Salon in Cape Town, was announced Chef of the Year, while MERTIA in Stellenbosch was announced the Luxe Restaurant of the Year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Ekapa mine disaster: Mud clearing operation to recover bodies, expects Mantashe
The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister said rescue teams are preparing to start removing mud at the mine as efforts intensify to recover the bodies of miners now believed to have died in a mudrush last week.
Continue ReadingNews24 | US judge blocks release of Trump criminal case report into illegal documents storage
A US judge permanently barred the Justice Department from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing US President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Will Godongwana adopt a rule on debt? Economists think not yet
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana is unlikely to formally adopt a fiscal anchor in this week’s Budget.
Continue ReadingNews24 | Second suspect arrested in Gugulethu mass shooting that claimed 7 lives
Police in the Western Cape have made another breakthrough in the investigation into the mass shooting that left seven people dead in Kanana informal settlement, Gugulethu, in June last year.
Continue ReadingNews24 | UK police arrest ex-envoy Peter Mandelson in Epstein case
London police on Monday arrested Britain’s former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, amid allegations over his ties to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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