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New R3.2 billion Afrikaans ‘university’ taking shape, and bad news for DStv in South Africa

Here are five important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Monday, 19 October 2026.

5 Things ·23h

Bank cards are disappearing in South Africa, and South Africa spends R80 billion on fuel imports in 5 years

5 Things ·17 Oct 2026

R10 billion fuel relief on the cards, and DStv kisses another channel goodbye in South Africa

5 Things ·16 Oct 2026

Jail time for people who don’t pay their TV licences, and average Eskom salary increased from R72,133 to R1.165 million

5 Things ·15 Oct 2026

Good news about South Africa’s 10-year driving licence, and Capitec coming after people earning over R50,000 a month

5 Things ·14 Oct 2026

Game stores being shut down in South Africa, and another storm warning for South Africa

5 Things ·13 Oct 2026

Boxer CEO sends a warning to South Africans, and R41 billion down the drain in South Africa

5 Things ·12 Oct 2026

Plan to end the use of driving licences as ID in South Africa, and WeBuyCars loses R12.9 billion

5 Things ·11 Oct 2026

New private Afrikaans university coming to the Western Cape, and 97-year-old retailer making a comeback in South Africa

5 Things ·10 Oct 2026

Driving licence changes finally hitting South Africa, and petrol prices take a positive turn

5 Things ·9 Oct 2026

Social unrest in South Africa turns to violence and looting, and Helen Zille hit with criminal case

5 Things ·8 Oct 2026

Zuma rushed to hospital, and new BEE laws ruled invalid in South Africa

5 Things ·7 Oct 2026

Nationwide strikes to hit South Africa this week, and government wants R300 million for international properties

5 Things ·6 Oct 2026

Major South African city holding solar users hostage, and R23 billion given to just 48 people in a single year

5 Things ·5 Oct 2026

Lamola’s ‘attack’ on another American leader, and bids to block South Africa’s new speeding fines fail

5 Things ·4 Oct 2026

Top ANC minister in deep trouble, and hackers hit South African companies for R5 million each

5 Things ·3 Oct 2026

South Africa’s neighbour pays white farmers R8.45 billion, and state-owned company loses R7.3 million in one year

5 Things ·2 Oct 2026

Nedbank in hot water, and what the new ID for South Africans will look like

5 Things ·1 Oct 2026

BEE almost derailed sale of Burger King, and good news for homeowners who want solar

5 Things ·30 Sep 2026

Top South African exec calls for targeted United States sanctions on politicians, and MTN in hot water

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Business ·17 Oct 2026

New directors for R179 billion company chaired by Patrice Motsepe

Lifestyle ·17 Oct 2026

New restaurants launching in the biggest National Park in South Africa

5 Things ·17 Oct 2026

R10 billion fuel relief on the cards, and DStv kisses another channel goodbye in South Africa

Business Opinion ·17 Oct 2026

New international mafia taking hold in South Africa

Government ·16 Oct 2026

Government takes R7,900 from every person filling up at the petrol station in South Africa

Government ·16 Oct 2026

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Business Opinion ·16 Oct 2026

Two major South African companies sold in less than a month

Business ·16 Oct 2026

Another company spending R122 million to delist from the JSE after 38 years

Government ·16 Oct 2026

Gauteng officials spent R96 million just on local travel to Boksburg, Heidelberg, Bronkhorstspruit, and Birchwood

Business Opinion ·16 Oct 2026

Good news about BEE, NHI, and land expropriation laws in South Africa

Business Opinion ·16 Oct 2026

R3.96 trillion international company coming to Johannesburg’s rescue

Telecommunications ·16 Oct 2026

Vodacom’s court battle to buy African giant for R34 billion fast-tracked