SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2026
2,626 HEADLINES TODAY FROM 118 SOURCES ACROSS 45 COUNTRIES
SOUTH AFRICA NEWS TODAY
South Africa news today from Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and across South Africa, collected from 9 South African sources: Daily Maverick, TimesLIVE, IOL, Mail & Guardian, The Citizen, SABC News, Moneyweb, TechCentral and Health-e News. Politics, business, sport, health and entertainment, updated every few minutes, and every headline links straight to the original publisher. 239 headlines in the last 24 hours.
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- OUR CITY NEWS: Joburg power, water outages put medically vulnerable residents at riskDaily Maverick · 3m
- Elysian Fields: A Cape Town villa with its head in the starsTimesLIVE · 7h
- Sundowns knocked out of the Champions League by Wiliete SC of AngolaTimesLIVE · 9h
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Daily Maverick
POLITICS
- LOCAL ELECTIONS TOUR: ‘We are moving backwards’ — Lekwa-Teemane’s collapse bleeds into residents’ daily livesDaily Maverick
- Battle for Cape Town: Former PA candidate takes on DA in Manenberg | LGE 2026IOL
- FF Plus candidates undeterred by stance on BEE and AASABC News
- In case you missed it: MK Party fires another SG | Tshwane water crisis ‘indefensible’ | Olivia Dean headlines festivalThe Citizen
- Masemola assures South Africans of safe, fair electionsSABC News
- We are very confident of ANC victory in Eastern Cape: RamaphosaSABC News
- DA targets Ekurhuleni majority in make-or-break municipal electionThe Citizen
- DA election campaign posters removed from Free State streets as police investigate theft caseThe Citizen
- Free State police probe theft of 174 DA campaign posters ahead of local electionsIOL
- CONSTITUTION @ 30: Art, justice and Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Celebrating 30 years of the Constitutional CourtDaily Maverick
- Ditsobotla on its way to financial recovery after 15 years under administration, says municipal managerThe Citizen
- Electoral Court says independent candidate ‘left things to the last minute’ after IEC disqualificationThe Citizen
- ANC orders Mantashe to apologise after refusing ANCWL callTimesLIVE
- LORATO TSHENKENG | Before you vote, ask who you can trust with your waterTimesLIVE
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
- University of Mpumalanga promises refunds for 2026 application feesThe Citizen
- The car is gone, but the debt lives on: What happens after vehicle repossessionIOL
- BIG READ | Hanratty’s final move: Sanlam bids for all of SantamTimesLIVE
- South African real estate has repaired its balance sheetMoneyweb
- Been abroad for five or 10 years? The tax questions that do not go away for South African expatriatesMoneyweb
- How Coca-Cola got burned with a $5bn bet on Costa CoffeeMoneyweb
- South Africa is going digital on VatMoneyweb
- Prepare or sit the paper twice: Part 2Moneyweb
- When tax officials visitMoneyweb
- Rand Water to restrict water supply to Johannesburg and TshwaneMail & Guardian
- Numsa National Congress delayed due to unresolved issuesSABC News
- SAA salaries delayed again as airline’s cash crisis deepensThe Citizen
- SAs digital payments future has a cash problemMail & Guardian
- Vehicle repossession: What banks can and cannot legally doMoneyweb
MORE NEWS
- Today's weather forecast: Extreme fire danger warning as temperatures soar in parts of the countryIOL
- Democracy remains an empty promise amid water shortage: NW villagersSABC News
- Nawty Water founders reveal sacrifices behind South African hard-seltzer brand’s growthIOL
- PODCAST: Peugeot Landtrek bakkie finally gets more oomph, but…The Citizen
- NEWS ANALYSIS | The Godongwana way: A communist at heart, a pragmatist in practiceTimesLIVE
- Pension watchdog faces highest complaint volumes everTimesLIVE
- Group urges midnight cap on alcohol salesTimesLIVE
- Lexus offers a legitimate luxuryTimesLIVE
- Markers and smart counters: inside Sars’s excise compliance planTimesLIVE
- Famous Brands eyes Ghana, Kenya marketsTimesLIVE
- Clicks eyes GLP-1 weight-loss boom for next growth phaseTimesLIVE
- Mantashe backs Kunolwazi in land row with SeritiTimesLIVE
- Three cops convicted over Eldorado Park teen Nathaniel Julies’ murderThe Citizen
- Mbeki missed a chance to confront racism at the Khampepe CommissionIOL
SPORTS
- URC result: Sharks trounce Cardiff, but suffer giant lossThe Citizen
- Stormers’ new-look halfback pairing could spell trouble for Scarlets in URC clashIOL
- ‘Of course, it’s a failure’ – Cardoso on Sundowns’ shock exitThe Citizen
- Lions lose their way as Edinburgh run riot in second half, Sharks down CardiffIOL
- URC result: Edinburgh overrun Lions in ScotlandThe Citizen
- Shock as Sundowns crash out of CAF Champions LeagueThe Citizen
- Orlando Pirates thump African Stars to seal CAF Champions League group-stage spotIOL
- Pirates through to Champions’ League group stage after diming Namibian Stars 5-0TimesLIVE
- Pirates rout hapless Stars to reach Champions League group stageThe Citizen
- Shock as Wiliete dump champions Mamelodi Sundowns out of CAF Champions LeagueIOL
- Leclerc fastest in first US Grand Prix practiceTimesLIVE
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Lyle Foster recalled to Bafana Bafana's prelim squad for Kenya clashesIOL
- Chiefs knocked out of CAF Confederation CupSABC News
- Mosimane recalls key players ahead of Kenya double-headerTimesLIVE
SCIENCE & HEALTH
- Odds of 2026 becoming the hottest year surge higher with El NiñoMoneyweb
- Limpopo father sentenced to life after raping 12-year-old daughter who later gave birthIOL
- SANBS appeals for donors as blood stocks drop below five-day targetTimesLIVE
- Health officials race to trace source of Nigeria’s Ebola infectionTimesLIVE
- FROZEN POSTS: Qualified doctors desperate for jobs as KZN’s public hospitals go understaffedDaily Maverick
- Botswana nominates Armenian doctor to lead WHOMail & Guardian
- Ebola Reaches Nigeria as Kenya’s Screening Is Put to the TestIOL
- Microsoft develops AI tool that can diagnose ‘sequentially’ like a doctorDaily Maverick
- Nepal to get $20m from climate fund after deadly August floodDaily Maverick
- ‘I am tired of living in pain’: Woman with PMOS struggles to access specialist careHealth-e News
TECH
- OFFLINE: SA’s Presidency website taken down as cybersecurity flaw sparks warnings across the worldDaily Maverick
- Global PHP scramble reaches the Union BuildingsTechCentral
- Ukraine says Starlink speed curbs remain despite Trump assuranceTimesLIVE
- Rand Mutual Assurance probes alleged theft of 1.68 million claim recordsTechCentral
- R1.8bn recovered as Interpol-led cybercrime crackdown sweeps across AfricaIOL
- TCS | The Cape Town firm quietly connecting Eskom, Pep and 6 000 ATMsTechCentral
- Openserve, Huawei test fibre-ready state housing in KZNTechCentral
- Stop turning CEOs into content creatorsTechCentral
- South African AI Awards to recognise innovation that creates opportunityMail & Guardian
- Apple’s foldable iPhone Duo goes on sale in South AfricaTechCentral
- Chery’s AI leapMail & Guardian
- DStv’s South African revenue keeps slidingTechCentral
- South Africa’s digital ID could change how you payTechCentral
- AI’s boardroom honeymoon is overTechCentral
ENTERTAINMENT
- Finding your soul as Spotty the DogTimesLIVE
- ‘Where’s Wanda’, ‘VisionQuest’ and more: 5 things to stream this weekTimesLIVE
- YOUR WEEKLY STARS | 26 October - 1 NovemberTimesLIVE
- LS2510 Fashion: Colours of the SeasonTimesLIVE
- Meghan Markle says allegations against father informed decision to protect her childrenIOL
- Meghan Markle ‘distressed’ over claims father had child abuse imagesThe Citizen
- Wiseman Mncube on his Tropika Island of Treasure exit: ‘You have to be willing to fight for it’IOL
- Rachel Kolisi’s Falling Forward documentary roadshow heads to LondonIOL
- WATCH: T’bo Touch promises ‘grand closing’ as Replenishment Concert ends after five yearsThe Citizen
- Influencer sparks backlash with ‘Rest in Hell’ post about dead womanIOL
- SA’s most loved reality TV shows battle for top spot at 2026 National Film & TV AwardsThe Citizen
- WAV Festival announces Ty Dolla $ign, KWN and Mafikizolo for January 2027IOL
- Karl Bushby reaches England after 28-year walk around the worldIOL
- Candlelight vigil held for slain Limpopo comedian, Skeem MafenyaIOL