Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the government is holding discussions on turning the R370 SRD grant into a "livelihood grant."

City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has appointed three new MMCs, including Speaker of Council Dora Mlambo who now becomes Economic Infrastructure and Development MMC.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana had a mix of good and bad news for South Africans in his 2026 national budget speech.

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced social grant increases of up to R80 in South Africa's 2026 national budget.

"Having a public life forced me to learn how to handle criticism and to grow a thicker skin," MaKhwela Mseleku says after joining "Uthando neS'thembu."

Ahead of the national budget, manganese smelter Transalloys says it will be forced to retrench around 600 employees if an electricity tariff relief for the wider smelting sector is not announced.

Unlike last year when an attempt to increase the VAT rate ultimately failed, the big question this year is whether there is scope for tax relief measures.

Controversial Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri has disputed the SIU's findings, insisting that his residence permit application was approved lawfully under South African law.

Amid signs of economic recovery and a commodity boom that is likely to shore up corporate tax revenues, there are hopes that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will finally adjust personal income tax brackets for inflation in the 2026 budget after two years of not doing so.

Opposition parties in Gauteng say the provincial government is running out of workable solutions to deal with the province's deepening social and economic challenges.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has confirmed that 11 more South Africans who were lured to fight in the Russia-Ukraine conflict will return home "soon."

City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has welcomed a decision by community stakeholders to suspend the protest against electricity disconnections in Thembisa.

A Durban derby between Lamontville Golden Arrows and Durban City FC helms the 2026 Nedbank Cup quarterfinal fixtures.

1Life Insurance and Clientèle Life have launched a joint education and awareness campaign against unlawful deductions from SASSA old age grants.

The SIU says it has uncovered corruption involving foreign nationals and Department of Home Affairs officials who treated South Africa's immigration system as a "marketplace, where permits and visas were sold to the highest bidder."

Colleen Makhubele has resigned as an MP representing the MK Party, a month after her removal as the party's chief whip.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has ordered a stop to electricity disconnections to indigent and deemed indigent households in a bid to avert a planned shutdown in Thembisa.

The City of Ekurhuleni, led by Mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza, has paid tribute to anti-apartheid struggle veterans drawn from the ANC, Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) and Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO).

As was widely expected, ActionSA has confirmed that its leader, Herman Mashaba, will be its mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg in the upcoming local government elections.

DStv subscribers will not face an annual price increase this April as has been the practice for many years, MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot says.

The Community Safety MMC when the alleged wrongdoing revealed at the Madlanga commission happened was from ActionSA, the ANC also says.

Popular telenovelas "House of Zwide" and "Kelders van Geheime" are being cancelled despite earning nominations for the 19th SAFTAs.

"We reject the protection of BEE, which has benefited only politically connected elites at the expense of the poor," DA leader John Steenhuisen says in response to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

"I may reasonably be perceived to have a conflict between my private interests and my official duties in this matter," Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says.

Police have taken in Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and another man for questioning following a shooting at their residence in Hyde Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The City of Ekurhuleni remains committed to creating an enabling environment where franchises can thrive, Mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza has said.

"Just being toxic for the sake of it is not someone I want to associate myself or my brand with anymore," Jojo Robinson says of Christall Kay.

SASSA's next payment cycle for social grants will start on Tuesday, 3 March 2026.

City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has urged ActionSA to reject blackmail after the party refused to join his reconstituted mayoral committee.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s mayoral committee reshuffle shows he is holding everyone accountable on Madlanga commission revelations and no one is being left off the hook, writes political commentator Rebone Tau.

The Eastern Cape has emerged as the province with the highest official unemployment rate in South Africa, sparking renewed concern over deepening regional disparities in the labour market.

The ANC in Tshwane wants the city's CFO Gareth Mnisi suspended immediately for allegedly overseeing major financial misconduct.

The EFF has announced that it will no longer form part of the City of Ekurhuleni's mayoral committee after Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza fired two of its MMCs.

ActionSA says it will not join the City of Ekurhuleni's reconstituted mayoral committee despite Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza appointing the party's Xolani Khumalo as MMC for Community Services and By-Law Enforcement.

City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has reshuffled his mayoral committee as political parties in the council reportedly agree on a common minimum programme centred on service delivery.

DA Federal Council chairperson Helen Zille has called on the State Security Agency to investigate an alleged social media disinformation campaign allegedly coordinated by Russia's foreign intelligence service, the SVR.

Mamelodi Sundowns will play Mali's Stade Malien in the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Social Development Minister Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe has warned that there will be legal consequences for people who are benefitting from SASSA grants illegally.

Discovery Bank and VFS Global have partnered to launch a new UK visa application centre for South African travellers.

AfriForum has criticised NERSA's bid to amend court-ordered deadlines for municipal electricity tariff applications, arguing that this could compromise public participation.

Billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe has retired as the executive chairman and as an employee of African Rainbow Minerals, which he founded in 1997.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has confirmed the full suspension of senior officials Kemi Behari and Linda Qxasheka, with suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi facing an additional disciplinary charge sheet.

"Mgidi Moms," a new reality series hosted by Moshe Ndiki which explores the initiation process of Xhosa boys from the point of view of their mothers, premieres soon on DStv's Mzansi Magic.

Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla has overseen the start of this year's vetting of EMPD officers as the city continues to take corrective action against past wrongdoing revealed at the Madlanga commission.

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza has vowed to push ahead with assessment of coalition partners and potentially review the composition of the city's government.

SASSA says it has saved R500 million after suspending grant payments to 70,000 beneficiaries who did not respond to notifications to undergo reviews.

Kaizer Chiefs have narrowly missed out on a quarterfinal spot in the CAF Confederation Cup after a 2-1 loss to Egypt's Zamalek SC.

American rapper Doja Cat, whose real name is Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini and whose father is the legendary "Sarafina" actor Dumisani Dlamini, is set to finally perform in South Africa.

City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Doctor Xhakaza will be a keynote speaker at the Franchise Association of South Africa (FASA) Conference and Expo 2026.

The SRD grant will be redesigned to "more effectively support livelihoods, skills development, work opportunities and productive activity," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.