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The CEO of BMW Group South Africa, Peter van Binsbergen, has raised concerns over the impact of the flood of cheap Chinese and Indian cars on the second-hand car market. Binsbergen stated that BMW was doing well despite the influx, but cautioned that it could be damaging the used-car market in South Africa, which is …
Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas ·1 Feb 2026 In South Africa, there is no official definition of the middle class, and estimates vary widely, from as little as R3,700 to as much as R30,000 per month. Determining who constitutes South Africa’s middle class is challenging due to the country’s high unemployment rates and substantial wage disparities. The Research …
Scalabrini warns that adopting the First Safe Country Principle could erode refugee protection and disproportionately affect African asylum seekers
Parliament, Sunday, 1 February 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy will undertake a four-day oversight visit to Limpopo and Gauteng from Monday, 2 February, to Thursday, 5 February 2026, in alignment with the Oversight Priority Plan of the Seventh Parliament. The oversight visit will focus on the Integrated National Electrification Programme (INEP), coordinated …
Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas ·1 Feb 2026 The low-cost private education group Apex Education is a Non-Profit Company (NPC) that offers learners a blended-learning experience combining digital and in-class facilitation. The education group currently serves 2,000 learners across various grades and schools, charging an annual fee of R7,800 per learner for the 2026 school year, which is …
Malcolm Libera ·1 Feb 2026 Rusty Labuschagne was a millionaire before becoming an international motivational speaker and best-selling author who currently lives in Cape Town. Sharing his story in an interview with BizNews, Rusty Labuschagne described himself as a fourth-generation Zimbabwean who came from very humble beginnings. He grew up on cattle ranches and spent …
Lawyers representing KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Maj-Gen Lesetja Senona say they are still trying to establish the facts surrounding what they called his unlawful removal from his office on Saturday. Senona’s attorney Rudolph Baloyi told TimesLIVE on Sunday that Senona and his secretary were allegedly removed from his office and his laptop was confiscated by an …
Six members of the Mnyango family died in a devastating car crash on the N2 in the Inkosi Mtubatuba local municipality on Friday night. KwaZulu-Natal transport and human settlements MEC Siboniso Duma confirmed that a Corsa collided with a truck. The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation. “We have no words to describe the …
Sage partners with Augusta Labs to accelerate the build out of its AI Centre of Excellence Together, the teams will deliver AI at startup speed and global scale to help customers run higher performing businesses The partnership brings Sage’s high-performance ambition together with Portugal’s fast growing startup talent to deliver smarter automation and real time …
South Africa needs a renewable energy industrial strategy, not just requirements for green power projects to buy a percentage of solar parts from local companies.
Prominent African policymakers and leaders will gather over the weekend in Kigali, Rwanda, to launch Leadership Lab Yetu (Yetu). This pan-African hub aims to bridge the gap between emerging and established leaders, providing the skills, values, and networks necessary to unlock Africa’s demographic potential and foster intergenerational collaboration. A New Vision for African Governance With over 60% of …
Lagos, Nigeria & Dubai, UAE: Africa’s informal peer-to-peer economy supports millions of micro-entrepreneurs but remains fragmented and vulnerable to fraud. An estimated 65% of traders report losses to scams on informal platforms; Nigeria alone represents a sizeable portion of the continent’s e-commerce activity. Investors and ecosystem actors are prioritizing digital trust, local payments, and creator …
Mabel Mobile Massage Enhances Mobile Massage Service for Hikers in Cape Town Improved treatment approach addresses recovery needs linked to the city’s demanding hiking terrain Cape Town, South Africa — Mabel Mobile Massage, a provider of mobile massage services in Cape Town, has announced improvements to its mobile massage offering for hikers, following increased demand …
As South Africa prepares to mark the 30th anniversary of Bafana Bafana’s historic 1996 Africa Cup of Nations triumph on 3 February, Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe has described the victory as a defining moment that symbolised the dawn of democracy. Mabe says the tournament united South Africans across race, class …
By Levy Masiteng All eyes will be on the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday, as South Africa take on West Indies in the third T20 International, with the match set to get underway at 7:00 pm. South Africa head into this contest brimming with confidence after securing a convincing seven-wicket victory in the second …
Nearly 2 000 MW of new generation capacity registered with an estimated investment value of R33.39 billion. Solar photovoltaic dominates new registrations, reflecting continued private sector appetite for clean energy. Faster regulatory processing highlights improving efficiency at NERSA. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has registered 147 electricity generation facilities during the third …
Through joint research programs, visiting fellowships, shared datasets, and capacity-building initiatives, UNU-AI will work closely with institutions in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia. It will collaborate across the UNU system, drawing on decades of engagement in Africa on development economics, governance, natural resources, and sustainability. The goal is not technology transfer; it …
The Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM) was launched five years ago to improve the safety of mines’ tailings facilities. As a result, the mining sector has been working on integrating more disciplines towards this goal. All images supplied by SRK Consulting South Africa This is leading to a range of professional disciplines being …
Youth Empowerment Phapano Phasha|Published 18 hours ago Copy to Clipboard IN THIS article, I will factually demonstrate that South African youth are not lazy or passive, as Minister Gwede Mantashe suggested recently, but rather how they have been systematically disempowered by design. How they and their parents are conditioned to celebrate a 35% pass rate, …
The new three-bin recycling system at Kruger National Park recovered more than half a ton of recyclable packaging in just a few weeks, material that would otherwise have gone to landfills. Image: Supplied – ADVERTISEMENT – The pilot, a partnership between South African National Parks (SANParks) and producer responsibility organisation Petco, introduced an animal-proof, three-bin …
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 1 February 2026. The South African Weather Service (Saws) has forecast partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions for Sunday, 1 February, with isolated to scattered thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country. Here …
Dr Rebone Moerane|Published 2 hours ago Copy to Clipboard South Africa’s Department of Agriculture has been struggling to contain and prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a virus that infects livestock and impacts negatively on both farmers and consumers. The situation prompted the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, to release several media statements, …
Frustrated parents who claim their kids are being turned away from local schools are demanding they be prioritised over foreigners, placing pressure on principals to defuse potential tension in an already overcrowded system. But schools surveyed by the Sunday Times say they are doing their best to accommodate all applicants, and deny claims by militant …
Volvo has officially confirmed that the new ES90 will go on sale in South Africa in the first quarter of 2026. The ES90 is an upmarket sedan that will serve as one of Volvo’s key product launches this year – the other being the new EX60 SUV. The Swedish carmaker has also revealed that the …