Unsung Heroes
Mzansi’s TikTok generation turns mother tongue pride into a movement
As South Africa gears up for International Mother Language Day on February 21, local TikTok creators are using their phones and their own voices,...
Lotto results for Wednesday February 18, 2026
Lotto:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 06| 13 | 22 | 36 | 50 | 56Â Â Bonus ball: 28
Lotto Plus 1:Â Â Â 04|...
Siviwe Gwarube uses SONA reply to defend GNU and push DA’s...
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has used her reply to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to strongly defend the...
Political activist Mandisa Mashego loses R500k defamation case
Former Member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature Mandisa Mashego has been ordered to pay R500,000 to the University of South Africa (Unisa).
The Johannesburg High...
More arrests in ex-Popcru boss murder expected as breakthrough is welcome
Police in Mpumalanga say more suspects are expected to be arrested in the long-running murder case of former Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union...
Suspended police boss Shadrack Sibiya denies procuring spying machines
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has pushed back against allegations made about him, denying wrongdoing in the procurement of crime-fighting equipment.
Sibiya said...
Gold price surge lifts profits as DRGOLD headline earnings hike by...
Gold producer DRDGOLD reported higher headline earnings for the six months ended December 31. The soaring price of gold assisted in lifting profits and...
EFF, ActionSA reject Xhakaza’s reshuffle, ‘pull out’ of Ekurhuleni executive
The EFF and ActionSA have rejected Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosiphindile Xhakaza’s mayoral committee reshuffle, demanding that their councillors be withdrawn from the city’s executive.
On Wednesday,...
‘Government at work to resolve water challenges’ — Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has moved to assure South Africans that government is at work to resolve the water crisis currently experienced...
Mining and Mobility Converge as BYD Powers Indaba
The 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba was not only about minerals, deals and policy debates. It also became a live demonstration of how...
Call for renewed push to secure water and sanitation across Africa
Namibian President Dr Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called on African leaders to re-energise efforts to improve access to clean water and safe sanitation, saying that...
Kenya’s marine life conservation shifts from foreign-led to community-driven
Community-led nature conservation that empower locals to become stewards of the environment around them are more sustainable and effective than efforts led by foreign...
Toyota tightens grip on SA market with bold hybrid and performance...
South Africa’s best-selling automotive brand, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM), has signalled that it is ready to weather intensifying competition and global uncertainty –...
Powerball results for Tuesday February 17, 2026
Powerball:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 05 | 15 | 23 | 24Â | 42 |Â Â Â Â Â Powerball: 05
Powerball plus:Â ...
UFS student found after Valentine’s weekend disappearance
The University of the Free State (UFS) confirmed that 23-year-old Lerato Sithole, who was reported missing after disappearing from her residence in Universitas, Bloemfontein,...
Suzuki drives literacy mission to rural KwaZulu-Natal schools
South Africa’s second best-selling automotive brand, Suzuki Auto South Africa, has once again taken its wheels beyond the showroom floor — this time to...
Foreign national caught driving bakkie stolen in Gauteng
Communication between police investigators in Gauteng and Mpumalanga resulted in the swift recovery of a suspected stolen Toyota Hilux GD-6 and the arrest of...
R26m frozen after Mpumalanga firm allegedly claimed UIF payouts for 700...
South Africa’s prosecuting authorities have welcomed the freezing of a Mpumalanga company’s assets worth about R26-million after it was suspected of fraudulently claiming Covid-19-related...
Thembisa learner dies after being struck by goalpost during break
A 10-year-old Grade 5 learner from Reagile Primary School in the Winnie Mandela area of Thembisa tragically died after a goalpost allegedly fell on...
Parliament boss’ relationship with public protector under scrutiny
The DA has demanded answers from parliament over whether secretary to parliament Xolile George disclosed an alleged personal relationship with public protector Kholeka Gcaleka,...
Mitsubishi Motors SA enters next growth phase by appointing new MD
Brietta Trading, the authorised distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Southern Africa and a subsidiary of Motus Holdings Limited, has entered what it describes as...
How to decode Big Tobacco’s illicit trade fiction
On the front lines of the Tobacco Bill battle, the first salvo of the year was launched.
British American Tobacco South Africa (Batsa) announced in...
Gauteng MPLs salute Cyril Ramaphosa’s SANDF plan against illegal mining
The Gauteng provincial legislature's portfolio committee on community safety has welcomed the decision to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to tackle...
US President Donald Trump ‘will back Israel’s strike on Iran’s missile...
US President Donald Trump would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile programme if negotiations between Washington and Tehran fail, US media reported on...
Services Seta partners with UCT on African Skin Health Initiative
The Services Seta, in partnership with the University of Cape Town (UCT), has officially broken ground on the African Skin Health Initiative (ARISE), a...
Pretoria trio nabbed for killing e-hailing driver abandons bail
The three suspects linked to the murder of e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat have abandoned their bail bid at the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.
The three, McClaren...
Madlanga commission postpones hearings after hospitalisation of Witness F
The Madlanga commission of inquiry has postponed its proceedings after it emerged that Witness F has been hospitalised and is unable to testify.
The legal...
Three suspects to appear in court over killing of Nigerian e-hailing...
Three suspects are expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with the murder and hijacking of a 22-year-old Nigerian...
Personal leadership paramount to university readiness
For many parents, a university acceptance letter feels like the finish line. Years of sacrifice, school fees and emotional support finally seem to pay...
Balanced reporting will do Sunday World a world of good
I am a Sunday World reader since it was a broadsheet until 1999, when it was converted into the tabloid it is today. Since...
































