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Ride-hailing drivers are causing traffic chaos around the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, and Donald Kau, head of PR and communications at the tourist attraction, says they aren’t using drop-off areas properly. Speaking to Cape Talk, Kau noted that many tourists are moving around the V&A Waterfront throughout the day, which e-hailing operators responded to. …

Chery was the third best-selling carmaker in South Africa in January 2026, claiming the title from Volkswagen. The latest data from Naamsa shows that VW sold 4,774 vehicles in South Africa last month, officially earning it the third spot. Chery, on the other hand, sold 2,258 units and came seventh overall. While this is 2,516 …

Malcolm Libera  ·10 Feb 2026 South Africa is facing an increased risk of social unrest due to the combination of climate shocks, poor governance, and inadequate risk planning. A relevant example is the convergence of a drought with the water supply and infrastructure challenges facing parts of South Africa, which could spark widespread protests. This …

South Africa and China have recently agreed to deepen unilateral trade, which includes increased local automotive investment. The Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership for Shared Prosperity was signed by Trade Minister Parks Tau and his Chinese counterpart, Minister Wang Wentao, and will be followed by further negotiations. This agreement will see China provide duty-free access …

GOLDMAN Sachs expects a surge in deal activity in South Africa this year, with its local CEO predicting broad-based growth across sectors as the economy begins to benefit from structural reforms and rising commodity prices. “We expect activity across the board and our pipeline has broadened across sectors,” Simon Denny, CEO of Goldman Sachs South …

Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has announced the launch of the second and final phase of his department’s Citizenship Reinstatement Portal, which will enable more citizens to apply for a smart ID. Once the portal confirms a citizen’s status, their record is automatically updated on the National Population Register. “Their profile is changed to ‘citizen’ …

Staff Writer  ·10 Feb 2026 The Department of Home Affairs has launched the second and final phase of its online citizenship reinstatement portal, allowing South Africans to reclaim their citizenship within hours. The portal was launched in late 2025 in response to a May 2025 Constitutional Court order affirming findings by the lower courts that …

It’s been 30 years since the New Zealand All Blacks last toured South Africa for a traditional rugby test series, but 2026 will see the old foes meet for three tests in the Republic and one abroad. For rugby fans at home and in the Land of the Long White Cloud, The Greatest Rivalry Tour …

South African tech distributors Esquire and Pinnacle ICT have warned of substantially higher tech prices in 2026 that may never drop to previous levels due to the global memory supply crunch. Esquire CEO Mahomed Cassim told MyBroadband the rapid expansion of AI-focused data centres, especially in the U.S., was leaving little for the traditional commercial …

Parliament, Monday, 9 February 2026 – The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) will conduct a comprehensive two-day members’ training workshop on 10 to 11 February 2026 at the NCOP Chamber in Parliament. The workshop aims to strengthen the oversight and legislative capacity of NCOP members, with a focus on constitutional mandates, intergovernmental relations, budget scrutiny, and …

Terence CorriganSouth Africa’s farming economy exists at some remove from the day-to-day life of a rapidly urbanising population, visible largely through typically reliably stocked grocery aisles.   For the country’s political class, it is frequently little more than a signifier onto which to project ideological prejudices, but whose realities are poorly understood. For both, the Foot and Mouth epidemic needs …

South Africa’s table grape industry has received a major boost following the official opening of the South Korean market to fresh table grapes from the Republic of South Africa. The announcement, made by the Department of Agriculture, marks a significant milestone for the local agricultural export sector and strengthens South Africa’s global market presence. The …

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) commends the South African Airways (SAA)’ hopeful turnaround.  SAA’s recorded its first profit in years, flying the national flag high and steadily reopening domestic, regional and international routes connecting South Africa, must be applauded as a welcome rebuttal to the champions of privatisation who not so long …

Malcolm Libera  ·9 Feb 2026 Security groups have noted that eight vehicle models are in the crosshairs of hijackers across South Africa in 2026, including one that launched just six years ago.  According to Fidelity Services Group, hijacking trends this year are expected to follow a cyclical pattern similar to that seen in 2025. Wahl …

Malcolm Libera  ·9 Feb 2026 South Africa is heading for a full-blown water crisis that has been years in the making, and it now demands urgent attention. This is the feedback from several experts who participated in the Investec-Proparco industry dialogue last week.  They warned that the country has reached a critical inflexion point, where …

Professor Salim Abdool Karim addresses delegates at the Bio26 South Africa Congress in Makhanda. [PIC CREDIT: Valentine Ntusi] By Siqhamo Jama When the nation’s world-renowned epidemiologist took the stage at the Bio26 South Africa Congress in Makhanda, we expected a pandemic post-mortem and a research-based roadmap forward. We expected charts, data, best practices and policy. …

Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has called on African countries to work together at a “moment of profound global uncertainty”. The Minister was speaking at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba which opened in Cape Town on Monday. The annual Indaba is a gathering of African leaders, industry stakeholders and investors to discuss …

AHMEDABAD, INDIA – South Africa smashed 47 off the last three overs to pile up 213-4 against Canada on Monday in Ahmedabad, the highest total so far in this year’s T20 World Cup. David Miller hit an unbeaten 39 off 23 balls and Tristan Stubbs was not out 34 off 19 as they finished the …

Caitlyn Hilliard-Lomas  ·9 Feb 2026 The rand continued to gain momentum in a volatile session on Friday. It was trading at 16.0650 against the dollar, marking an increase of approximately 1.5% from Thursday’s close and about 0.9% stronger compared to the morning levels. While most emerging market currencies remained largely stable against the US dollar, …

BMW produced an incredible 79,000 cars at its factory in South Africa in 2026, working out to approximately 216 units per day. The luxury carmaker recently outlined its performance results for 2025, and the strategic direction it has planned for the year ahead. One of the key takeaways from the report is that local production …

Reports suggesting that German automaker VW is planning to shut down operations at its Kariega plant have some calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to act as a matter of national crisis. The Chairperson of the Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade, Sonja Boshoff, said South Africa cannot afford daily industrial decline, job losses, and …

As Cape Town hosts the Mining Indaba this week, the scale of the gathering once again reminds us of mining’s enduring significance to South Africa. More than 10,000 delegates from global executives to investors and government leaders will converge to discuss the future of an industry that has anchored our economy for well over a …

Chery Group’s subbrand iCaur is launching its first two models in South Africa in May 2026, with pricing expected to start from around R550,000. Chery initially started using the iCar name for a petrol-powered pickup truck in 2007. It was later used to refer to Chery’s digital ecosystem and its network selling new energy vehicles. …