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Navigating trust issues in South Africa's energy reforms post-state capture
SOUTH Africa's energy debate is increasingly shaped by a tension that sits beneath every technical or commercial discussion.
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February 25, 2026
Cape Times
The urgent need for a Just Transition to capacitate South Africa's automotive industry
SOUTH Africa’s automotive sector remains a critical anchor of employment, exports and industrial capability, yet it is under growing pressure from both domestic structural constraints and rapid global technological change.
3 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
In-form West Indies mystery wrist-spinner Gudakesh Motie looms large for Proteas
THE Proteas may have confidently dealt with the threat India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy posed in their opening ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights clash, but now West Indies’ Gudakesh Motie looms large in tomorrow's encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Loosehead depth keeps Boks setting the tone
RASSIE’S RADAR
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February 25, 2026
Cape Times
UK POLICE RELEASE EX-ENVOY PETER MANDELSON ON BAIL
LONDON police released former ambassador Peter Mandelson on bail in this week, in a probe into his ties to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein, only days after ex-prince Andrew was arrested
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
UEFA can make fight against racism more than a slogan: Arbeloa
REAL Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa yesterday called on European football governing body UEFA to make their fight against racism into more than just a slogan after the alleged abuse of star Vinicius Junior.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Brown Mogotsi peddled unfounded CIA claims against Mkhwanazi
CONTROVERSIAL North West businessman Oupa Brown Mogotsi has blamed the “unreliable nature of his sources” for his suspicions about KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi being a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Why 2026 is crucial for South Africa's offshore oil and gas industry
DEBATE has been ongoing for years on South Africa's offshore oil and gas potential.
3 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Proposal to rename UWC as Allan A Boesak University gains momentum
SOME prominent South Africans have thrown their weight behind the proposal to rename the University of the Western Cape (UWC) as Allan A. Boesak University, in honour of liberation theologian, scholar, and activist Dr Allan Aubrey Boesak.
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Tough balancing act awaits second GNU bugdet
PERMANENT and adequate universal “social protection floors” have been identified as the key ingredients for the country to achieve transformative growth, employment, and prosperity.
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
How the battle for the Zulu throne moved to court
The weapons are no longer spears, but legal arguments
4 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
What waste tyre management teaches us about effective economic policy
AS PARLIAMENT opens and _ the national budget is presented, public debate inevitably focuses on the headline issues: large infrastructure programmes, rail and port performance, market access, and other macroeconomic levers.
3 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Top cop's testimony marred by a web of contradictions
SUSPENDED SAPS Deputy National Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s alleged contradictions came back to haunt him during his testimony at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry yesterday.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Fear grips Senegal town as jihadist threat looms
EVERY time Senegalese mechanic Ibrahima Mbodj hears screeching tyres, a popping firecracker or even shattering glass, he fears another jihadist attack on the Malian border post near his village.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Gaming career options
GAMING culture is a worldwide media subculture formed initially by video game hobbyists.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Aveng terminates Moolmans disposal talks amid Tshipi contract disputes
AVENG’S mining contracting unit Moolmans disputes on the Tshipi manganese mining project have resulted in talks for the disposal of Moolmans to be terminated.
3 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Ex-prosecutions boss implicates former minister in obstructing TRC case
FORMER Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla has been placed among the leaders who allegedly interfered with the prosecution of apartheid-era human rights violations.
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Will South Africa's 2026 budget provide relief for struggling workers?
AS THE crucial National Budget Speech approaches on Wednesday, South African workers are left anxiously wondering: will this year's budget truly address the substantial challenges they face?
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Super-sub Sesko fires Red Devils out of limbo
MANCHESTER
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
A REMARKABLE MARITIME WAYPOINT TOMORROW - AND GOOD NEWS FOR THE CAPE
IN WINTER, the North Atlantic Ocean can be a frightening place, even for seasoned mariners as winds associated with major depressions generate extremely heavy seas that, in the heyday of North Atlantic ocean travel, brought a decline in winter bookings on trans-Atlantic liners.
6 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
THE WALL IS ANOTHER DA INSULT
THE DAs continued insult of black people is exactly why it has given up its dream of aa outright majority support to govern the country alone.
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Meetings Africa creates 2 600 jobs as impact surges to R690m
MINISTER of Tourism Patricia de Lille said in her address at Meetings Africa on Tuesday that the economic impact over the past three years alone of Meetings Africa has nearly doubled, from R371 million in 2023 to R690m in 2025.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Cyril Ramaphosa's reform push gains momentum amid South Africa's economic challenges
A NEW Bureau for Economic Research report by Natasha Marrian and Claire Bisseker indicated that South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's reform push is finally gaining momentum, enjoying a more stable macroeconomic backdrop than it has in years.
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February 25, 2026
Cape Times
ANOTHER TWIST IN R60BN LAWSUIT AGAINST BANKS
WHAT was supposed to be the start of the long-awaited R60 billion class action against the country's major banks took a dramatic turn when it emerged that the lawyer representing the scores of dispossessed homeowners was not in possession of a licence to practice.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
January paychecks see small boost, PayInc Net Salary Index shows
THE Paylnc Net Salary Index for January released on Tuesday, which tracks the nominal net salaries of an estimated 2.1 million salary earners in South Africa, indicated a marginal increase in January 2026.
3 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Mediclinic wins first round in renal dialysis service dispute against Life Healthcare
THE Competition Tribunal has turned Life Healthcare Group’s (Life) bid to continue offering renal dialysis services by patients at five Mediclinic hospitals including Vergelegen, Morningside, Panorama, Potchefstroom and Newcastle
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Stubbs happy to be back in the swing of things for the Proteas
BY ALL accounts Tristan Stubbs has got his smile back.
2 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Scrap BEE? Not while poverty, joblessness and inequality still devastate black South Africans
ONE shudders in disbelief at efforts to scrap black economic empowerment (BEE).
4 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Kim’s sister bags promotion
NORTH Korea's ruling party has elevated leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful younger sister to a top position, state media said this week, a sign of her far-reaching influence within the reclusive nation.
1 min |
February 25, 2026
Cape Times
Pressure mounts over Andrew documents
THE UK government this week faced calls to release documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, just hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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