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If you are an unemployed South African youth looking to gain work experience, practical skills, and a recognised qualification, this is your moment. Several top learnerships are closing on or before 20 February 2026. These programmes are offered by leading companies in mining, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chain sectors. Below is a breakdown of …

  A factory reset will clear the configuration parameters of the CPE. In this case, you will need to reconfigure the CPE. The UI is subject to the CPE model, app version, and configuration page version. Method 1: Via hardware Power on the CPE and press and hold the Reset button for at least 2 …

Around the world, many teachers are choosing to leave their home countries once they’ve qualified. It’s a global phenomenon, and one that impacts both developed and developing nations – in some positive ways, but with negative effects particularly for the source country that’s losing skilled teachers to supposedly “greener pastures”. International teacher mobility is driven …

Total tax paid R 183,280 Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 4 482 to pay you R 430 537. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.26 goes to the government. Real tax rate 42.1% So, with you and the employer …

The summit is something South Africans might have to pay close attention to as the country battles a deepening water crisis. President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Ethiopia ahead of the African Union (AU) Summit. The President is leading a high-level South African delegation at the 39th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly of Heads …

As the government scrambled to put a Band-Aid on the national water crisis, the sheer scale of ineptitude and incompetence in Johannesburg told the story of a city drowning in broken promises. President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the enormity of the problem in his state of the nation address this week, saying he would personally take …

Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas  ·14 Feb 2026 As businesses look to retain and attract skilled workers, they are shifting toward integrating better benefits—such as training, development, and rewards—into pay packages alongside salary hikes. According to PayInc, South Africans can anticipate salary increases averaging 5.2% in 2026, driven by favourable economic trends. These include record-high commodity prices, a …

Crime is an unfortunate reality that South African motorists have had to contend with for years, and while progress has been made to fight hijackings and vehicle theft, there has been an increase in smash-and-grab attacks. To avoid becoming a target of such an attack requires drivers to plan their drive and be vigilant on …

South Africa’s electricity system is changing. After years of blackouts until 2024, the state-owned energy company Eskom is being unbundled into smaller companies, and the sector is increasingly open to private investment. Households, businesses and municipalities are finding ways to rely less on the national grid and switch to renewable energy – a process known …

Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas  ·14 Feb 2026 One of the largest auditing firms globally has announced that its South African branch will soon have a new CEO. KPMG South Africa has declared that Joelene Pierce will assume the role of CEO starting next month, 1 March 2026. The firm’s partners made the decision on 31 July 2025. …

Aiden Markram hammered a sensational 86 not out from just 44 balls to complete an excellent all-round performance from South Africa as they beat New Zealand by a resounding seven wickets with 17 balls to spare in their third T20 World Cup match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday evening. Marco Jansen …

Shammi Mehra / AFP Captain Aiden Markam’s unbeaten 86 and 4-40 by Marco Jansen led South Africa to a seven-wicket thrashing of New Zealand on Saturday to all but book their Super Eights berth at the T20 World Cup. Left-arm quick Jansen helped limit New Zealand to 175-7 in the top of the table clash …

Rhetoric vs reality: civil society delivers sobering scorecard on Sona 2026 A man waits for water in Johannesburg. February 11, 2026. (Photo: OUR CITY NEWS / James Oatway) By Lerato Mutsila. Beyond the glitz of the red carpet, advocacy groups warn that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ambitious promises on water, jobs, and education lack the actionable …

China is taking aim at stripped-down, screen-dominated car interiors favoured by the likes of Tesla and Xiaomi, requiring that essential safety functions be controlled by physical switches or buttons.  In a set of proposed regulations, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that functions including turn signals, hazard lights, gear selection and emergency calling must …

Lilita Gcwabe|Published 13 hours ago Copy to Clipboard The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa shows that roughly 6 in 10 young people aged 15–24 who are economically active cannot find work, while about 40% of those aged 25–34 are unemployed. In the Western Cape, a province that is usually regarded as …

Built on Trust. Shaped by Purpose. At Pilot Crushtec, we are more than machines – we are people, passion and performance. We’ve built our business on trust and shaped our culture with purpose. This is a place where people choose to belong – not just work. If you’re driven by innovation, inspired by engineering excellence, …