Sunday, 15 November 2026

ENCA investigative journalist Nabila Shaik died aged 34 after alleged birth complications, seven months pregnant and losing her baby. Tributes came from government and the African Media and Communications Forum.

uMngeni Mayor Chris Pappas pledged to prioritise economic growth, job creation, infrastructure maintenance and safer communities at the start of his second five-year term, calling the 61% mandate a responsibility.

Eskom says seven of nine provinces are now free from load reduction, with affected customers down 94% from 1.69 million to about 102,000, and it aims to end load reduction by March 2027.

President Cyril Ramaphosa leads a week-long South African delegation to Silicon Valley, meeting tech companies, investors and researchers on AI infrastructure, investment and skills, including at Stanford University.

Newly crowned Miss South Africa 2026, a 27-year-old communications professional, was crowned at the Sandton Convention Centre and says collaboration is the best route to moving the country forward.