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South Africa News Archive: October 26, 2026
50 headlines from South Africa on October 26, 2026, each linking to the original publisher. Times are GMT. South Africa News Archive »
POLITICS
- Opposition claims ANC is using council jobs to ‘buy votes’ in EkurhuleniThe Citizen · 03:30
- ‘Damning’ report reveals Tshwane mayor knew about water crisis, claims DA’s BrinkThe Citizen · 03:00
- Battle for Cape Town’s No 2 job: Five DA heavyweights eye deputy mayor postNews24 · 02:35
- Western Cape independent candidates look to shake up local government electionsNews24 · 02:35
- PALI LEHOHLA | When the 2026 MTBPS meets the municipal ballot box: institutional atrophyTimesLIVE · 02:30
- Poll shows MK Party falling short of outright win in eThekwini as ANC loses groundTimesLIVE · 02:30
- Max du Preez | Disappointing, indecisive, yet Ramaphosa still deserves 6 out of 10News24 · 02:00
- Declassified: SSA planted insiders in EFF to spy on and win members back to the ANCNews24 · 02:00
- This is why South Africans should still trust the ANC, according to RamaphosaThe Citizen · 01:51
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- Smell of opportunity: perfume entrepreneur Bathabile Moreki enters telecoms with MVNO launchTimesLIVE · 02:30
- R12m on the table as Absa targets young entrepreneursMoneyweb · 02:07
- Does SA have too many malls?Moneyweb · 02:05
- Residential estates may not impose ‘marketing’ fee on estate agents – high courtMoneyweb · 02:04
- Sygnia’s contentious R600m share scheme approvedMoneyweb · 02:02
- South Africa’s bold plan to become a global financial centreMoneyweb · 02:01
- SA firms hit as ITAC tariff probes now drag out for yearsNews24 · 01:45
MORE NEWS
- Uganda imposes 21-day quarantine on citizens returning from CongoDaily Maverick · 03:46
- Lula, Brazil’s iconic working class president, wins historic fourth term in dramatic comebackWORLDDaily Maverick · 03:46
- WELLNESS: Why your efforts to improve your sleep may be keeping you awakeDaily Maverick · 03:46
- CAUGHT OUT: Gayton McKenzie’s Blu Label visits raise fresh questions over Ticketpro saleDaily Maverick · 03:46
- Ekurhuleni not living up to its full potential - RasilingwaneeNCA · 03:35
- A rebel with mountains to climbThe Citizen · 03:15
- JUST IN: N12 shutdown: ‘Intense’ Lenasia protest sparks major traffic chaosThe Citizen · 02:49
- notices - TendersNews24 · 02:48
- Numsa strips Irvin Jim, office bearers of powers to run SA’s largest trade unionNews24 · 02:33
- ‘We can’t reduce water consumption if we have none’TimesLIVE · 02:30
- Former RAF boss Collins Letsoalo faces sequestration over R1m legal billTimesLIVE · 02:30
- NOKUTHULA NQABA | Decisive action against GBVF perpetrators protects women and childrenTimesLIVE · 02:30
- EDITORIAL | Tshwane water crisis a warning to other municipalitiesTimesLIVE · 02:30
- Road rage turns deadly: Motorist stabbed to death, SUV driver soughtCRIME & SECURITYThe Citizen · 02:28
- EXTRACT | Roelf Meyer on rage, grief and the reconciliation with FW de KlerkNews24 · 02:24
- Maya on Money | Banks face a trust meltdown over fraudCRIME & SECURITYNews24 · 02:20
- ATM bombing plot foiled: Four arrested, AK-47 seized in LimpopoCRIME & SECURITYThe Citizen · 02:16
- Picasso, Monet and the rats: Inside the slow-motion crisis at Johannesburg Art GalleryNews24 · 02:00
- Operation Prosper deserted? Soldiers MIA as Cape Town gang violence spirals out of controlCRIME & SECURITYNews24 · 02:00
- The Queue | Willie Spies pitches FF Plus as Tshwane’s bridge-builderNews24 · 02:00
- Same money, 3 very different cars: Which R550 000 buy makes the most sense?News24 · 02:00
- Lisette IJssel de Schepper | Treasury steadied the ship. Why didn’t it drop a bigger anchor to keep it there?News24 · 01:45
- Christo van der Rheede | Manufactured victimhood: Land reform is restitution, not persecutionNews24 · 01:45
- OR Tambo drug bust: 250kg cocaine worth R200m seized in major crackdownCRIME & SECURITYThe Citizen · 01:03
- More from OIS Environmental Impact StudiesNews24 · 00:51
- notices - OIS Environmental Impact StudiesNews24 · 00:51
SPORTS
- The Pitch Report | Long live Test cricket! Reliving the greatest Proteas comeback everNews24 · 03:33
- ‘Opening the batting in Test cricket sucks,’ says Rickelton as he relishes Newlands returnNews24 · 02:45
- After ‘a big punch in our faces’, Cardoso eyes Premiership redemption for SundownsTimesLIVE · 02:30
- BLAST FROM THE PAST | Baloyi bombs his way to victory over BotileTimesLIVE · 02:25