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Here are 5 important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Friday, 21 August 2026.

Business ·15h

The man who got fired for an idea that turned into R10 billion in South Africa

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Government ·17h

SARS three-year warning for taxpayers in South Africa

Business ·18h

End of an era for owner of Sun City in South Africa

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Business Talk Season 15 – Coming soon

Business ·19h

Spur closes iconic restaurants in South Africa

Government ·19h

60 new branches where you can now play the Lotto in South Africa

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The client-value leak: the layer underneath the client you know

Finance ·19h

Rand gets a major boost from the United States

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Afrihost – South Africa’s top ISP and hosting provider

Business Opinion ·20h

Dark clouds gathering over South Africa

Banking ·20h

Absa takes over from Standard Bank as custodian of South Africa’s R3.5 trillion pension fund

Business ·21h

Spur and RocoMamas owner launches new restaurant in South Africa – Photos

Government ·21h

New tax laws for South Africa come into effect

Government ·21h

University shutdown in South Africa escalates

Government ·22h

Taxpayers in South Africa pay R6.8 million every month for an empty building in Pretoria

Internet ·22h

New 5G network launching in South Africa

Government ·23h

United States gives more relief to South Africa

Business ·24h

Mr Price appoints new director amid controversial R9.6 billion global expansion

5 Things ·1d

Bad news for licence disc renewals in South Africa, and the problem driving Joburg’s decline

Business ·19 Aug 2026

The decision that could create a ghost town in one of the richest areas in the Western Cape

Banking ·19 Aug 2026

Competition Commission moves to prosecute big banks for rand manipulation in South Africa

Government ·19 Aug 2026

Iconic 49-year-old building in South Africa’s best-run city sitting empty after R135 million deal

Finance ·19 Aug 2026

SPAR in hot water

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Business ·19 Aug 2026

SARS nails taxpayer in new VAT ruling

Business ·19 Aug 2026

End of the line for 143 businesses in South Africa

Energy ·19 Aug 2026

R4 per litre petrol price blow to South Africa

Business ·19 Aug 2026

Company to pay three directors R745 million for 13 car dealerships in South Africa

Lifestyle ·19 Aug 2026

Major petrol price and food price win for South Africa comes with a big catch

Industry News

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Too small to be a target? Cybercriminals are counting on you thinking that

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How to get your Claude prototype app to scale for business use

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Business insurance theft cover might not be as straightforward as you think

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The South African software development company that makes sure things are done the right way

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South African businesses’ most expensive marketing mistake – And the simple solution

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I used to lose entire evenings to board minutes — until I found the one AI tool I could actually trust with secrets

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Government ·19 Aug 2026

Ramaphosa launches another fight

Business ·19 Aug 2026

R20 billion industry goes to war with the JSE

Banking ·19 Aug 2026

Absa eyes big move to one of South Africa’s biggest competitors

Government ·19 Aug 2026

R50 billion failed state fund in South Africa under investigation

Lifestyle ·19 Aug 2026

R1 billion Comrades Marathon in South Africa under fire

Lifestyle ·19 Aug 2026

Warning for people living in Cape Town