Budget 2026: Social Grants to Go up in April
Increases are slightly more than inflation
Bafana to host Panama in Durban, Cape Town – South African Football Association
25 February 2026 – Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and DHL Cape Town Stadium will host Bafana Bafana’s two international friendly matches against Panama next month. The South African senior men’s national team host the first match at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Friday 27 March before facing the Central American country in the second game in
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The Learning Crisis Facing Organisations and Professionals in 2026
By 2026, most organisations will claim to be “learning organisations,” yet few will be able to learn and adapt at the pace their environment demands. Despite rising investment in learning technology, leadership programmes, and continuous development initiatives, progress has not kept pace with the speed and complexity of change. The greatest threats ahead are not …
Budget 2026: Godongwana Takes Aim at Badly-Run Municipalities
Finance Minister warns budgets will be cut if performance targets are not met
Ndiema chases Sub-27 glory while Mofolo sets sights on Sub-28 at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K
Declaring himself ready to run fast, Isaac Kibet Ndiema (Kenya) is excited to make his South African debut at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K on Sunday 1 March 2026. “I chose to come and run the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series in South Africa because the course is really good for fast times …
Sasol Banyana have an almost full complement of players in camp – South African Football Association
25 February 2026 – Sasol Banyana Banyana have an almost full complement of players in camp following the arrival of six more at their current training base in Polokwane in Limpopo. Thembi Kgatlana, Amogelang Motau (both Mexico-based), Linda Motlhalo (Scotland), Bongeka Gamede (Denmark), Jessica Wade (Finland) and Lebo Ramalepe have all arrived at the hotel
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Ella Mai is coming to South Africa this April | SA News
Award-winning R&B singer-songwriter, Ella Mai, will be making her way to SA in April for two shows. The first will be for Konka Kulture Weekend at the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 25 April 2026, and the second will be at GrandWest in Cape Town on Sunday, 26 April. With an epic career trajectory since she began releasing music in 2014, Ella Mai has collaborated with notable artists like Babyface, Usher, H.E.R, Nicki …
South Africa Uses More Recycled Plastics as Recycling Rates Continue to Improve
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the South African plastics industry, has released its latest annual plastics consumption and recycling figures for the year ending December 2024. According to Anton Hanekom, Executive Director of Plastics SA, the results show encouraging growth in the use of recycled plastics, despite persistent challenges within South Africa’s waste management …
Plastics SA Responds to Outcome of INC-5.2 Negotiations in Geneva Industry United in Advocating Risk-Based Assessments and Clear Scope Within Plastics Treaty
Plastics SA, the umbrella body representing the local plastics industry, has expressed concern over the failure of governments to reach agreement at last week’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2) session in Geneva, Switzerland, which aimed to secure a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution. The latest round of negotiations ended without consensus due to deep …
Liquid Intelligent Technologies Announces Debt Repayment and Agrees New Credit Facilities
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), has today confirmed the full repayment of its ZAR term loan and USD revolving credit facility.
In tandem with this repayment, Liquid has agreed $410 million in new ZAR and USD credit facilities from a syndicate of commercial and development finance lenders. Cassava Technologies is further reinforcing Liquid's financial position by injecting $195 million in fresh capital into the business.
Commenting on these developments, Hardy Pemhiwa, President and Group CEO stated: “These transactions, alongside the recent sale of a minority stake in a data centre subsidiary in South Africa, are part of a significant strengthening of our capital structure as we position the Group for accelerated growth. Through our One Cassava ecosystem, we are delivering innovative AI, cloud, data centre, payments, and low latency broadband connectivity solutions to enterprise customers across Africa.”
Africa Data Centre Holdings (“ADCH”) remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Cassava Technologies as the minority stake sale was in the ADCH South Africa business.
Looking ahead, Liquid intends to issue a new $300 million bond to replace its existing $620 million bond in advance of its maturity in September 2026. This move will reduce Liquid's overall leverage and further strengthen the company's balance sheet.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Cassava Technologies.
Liquid Intelligent Technologies:
Liquid Intelligent Technologies is a business of Cassava Technologies (Cassava), a technology company of African heritage with operations in 40-plus markets across Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, where the Cassava group companies operate. Liquid has firmly established itself as the leading provider of pan-African digital infrastructure with a 110,000 km-long fibre broadband network and satellite connectivity that provides high-speed access to the Internet anywhere in Africa. Liquid is also leveraging its digital network to provide Cloud and Cyber Security solutions through strategic partnerships with leading global players. Liquid is a comprehensive technology solutions group that provides customised digital solutions to public and private sector enterprises and SMEs across the continent. For more information, visit https://www.Liquid.Tech/.
Cassava Technologies:
Cassava Technologies is a global technology leader of African heritage providing a vertically integrated ecosystem of digital services and infrastructure enabling digital transformation. Headquartered in the UK, Cassava has a presence across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the United States of America. Through its business units, namely, Cassava AI, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Liquid C2, Africa Data Centres, and Sasai Fintech, the company provides its customers' products and services in 94 countries. These solutions drive the company's ambition of establishing itself as a leading global technology company of African heritage. https://www.CassavaTechnologies.com/
With Over 3.8 MILLION Entries Received Nationwide – Switch and OMODA Handover 15 Brand-New Cars
Switch Energy Drink and OMODA South Africa has concluded their most talked-about consumer campaign, by handing over the final 15 brand-new OMODA C7 vehicles to lucky winners at a special event held at Switch’s head office. The “Switch Up Your Life” competition, which ran from September 2025 to January 2026, turned every can of Switch …
Africa’s Fintech Surge and the Financial Crime Challenge That Grows With It
Africa’s financial system is being rebuilt in real time. What took Western economies decades to construct through branch networks, physical […]
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Poll Friendly Budget 2026 Cushions Taxpayers
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the 2026 Budget avoids major tax shocks and offers measured relief to taxpayers and small businesses in the same year as local government elections, but stops short of the decisive reform South Africa urgently needs. Government withdrew the previously announced R20bn tax increase and provided full inflation relief …
Looking for Shelly Products Online in South Africa?
A long long time ago I had a girlfriend named Shelley. This Shelly I speak about here is a completely different ‘animal and yet it does evoke the same feelings I had then! True story: I met Shelley whilst playing “Father Christmas’ Little Helper” delivering Christmas presents to clients of Straton Electrical. Those were good …
Eskom Notes the High Court Judgment in a Matter Brought by Sibanye‑Stillwater and Others for a Wayleave Application
Wednesday, 25 February 2026: Eskom notes the judgment delivered by Adams J on 18 February 2026 in the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng South Division, in a matter brought by Sibanye‑Stillwater and others (“Sibanye”). Eskom’s intention was always to facilitate Sibanye’s wayleave application by ensuring it met the applicable regulatory requirements that maintain the...
Plastics SA Appoints Samuel Kumbula as New Sustainability Project Coordinator
Plastics SA is proud to announce the appointment of Samuel Kumbula as its new Sustainability Project Coordinator. Based at the company’s Head Office in Midrand, Sam joins the team with more than eight years of experience in the environmental management sector. His professional journey has equipped him with robust skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, …
A Few Fiscal Rays of Hope Do Not Mean South Africa Is Enjoying Economic Summer Just Yet
Minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2026 Budget offers a mixture of relief and optimism, but it remains within a framework of poor policy directions and inadequate service delivery. With the constraints of damaging policy such as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) and Affirmative Action (AA) still firmly in place, the economy is growing too slowly to achieve rapid […]
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Budget 2026: Ten Takeaways From Godongwana’s Speech
Minister of Finance paints an optimistic picture
MIAGI Has Never Been Just an Orchestra It Is A Movement
On a crisp spring evening in Frankfurt, as the lights of the city begin to shimmer against the River Main, something extraordinary is about to unfold inside the majestic halls of the Alte Oper. For years, the MIAGI Orchestra has carried a powerful sound across continents — from South Africa to Europe — filling grand …
Rebranded Grant, Same Poverty Reality
This year’s budget was delivered at a time of cautious optimism, a relatively stable macroeconomic outlook and an upgrade by S&P Global Ratings. But stability on paper must translate into tangible outcomes for the most vulnerable.
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Dealer and Distributor Excellence Awards
PRETORIA – Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Manufacturing) Pty Ltd (“Ford South Africa”) showcased the strength and longevity of its dealer and distributor network across South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) at the Ford Recognition Awards for 2025, highlighting both top performance and multi-generational partnership. Held in Johannesburg, the annual event spotlighted excellence across …
Rugby’s “Biggest Step Forward”
The official launch of the Nations Championship was the “biggest step forward” for the sport since the advent of professionalism 30 years ago, said Mr Mark Alexander, president of the South African Rugby Union, on Wednesday. The venues for the 42 matches in the 12-nation series – which culminates with a showdown between the best …
Tax Cuts Reflect Coalition Politics
Statement by Mark Burke MP – DA Spokesperson on Finance: Today’s Budget Speech incorporates several DA policy positions and is evidence that the ANC no longer governs alone. The DA welcomes no tax rises and no bracket creep for the first time in three years. In fact, this budget displays a wholesale rethinking of tax …
Can TB Return? Understanding TB Relapse and Reinfection
Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, is raising awareness this TB Awareness Month around an important but often misunderstood question: can TB return after treatment? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), TB affects more than 10.7 million people globally each year, despite being preventable and curable when diagnosed early and treated correctly. “Tuberculosis …