Sowetan reports that three security guards were kidnapped and then later dropped off on the highway early on Tuesday morning after a failed break-in at a mall in Alberton.  The suspects had tried to break in at the Baby and Company shop at West Pack Lifestyle Alberton.   Source: Latest News

The Citizen reports that labour federation Cosatu and its public service union affiliates are up in arms over Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s plan to cut the public service wage bill by R27 billion over the next three years.   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that there has been largely negative reaction to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s announcement on Wednesday that a Carbon Tax – which forms part of government’s efforts to deal with climate change – will be instituted in early June on petrol and diesel.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that as the ANC’s spokesman Pule Mabe returns to work after being cleared of sexual harassment, his former personal assistant who lodged the complaint against him, has come out in public and rejected the findings.   Source: Latest News

BusinessLive reports that in a pragmatic move to tackle one of the most pressing problems confronting public healthcare, the Treasury has shifted unspent National Health Insurance (NHI) funds to provinces so they can fill critical posts.   Source: Latest News

Miningmx reports that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) has reportedly issued seven-day sympathy strike notices to AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold, with its members set to down tools on 27 February.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that three houses were torched, a police station was damaged and officers were attacked after violence erupted on Wednesday evening in Bloemhof, in the North West.   Source: Latest News

TimesLIVE reports that according to the SA Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa), a preliminary investigation was underway into what started a fire that claimed six lives at the Durban port last Thursday, with outcomes expected at the end of the week.   Source: Latest News

News24 reports that the Clifton beach saga resurfaced on Wednesday with a court dismissing an application to have the suspended registration of three private security guards reinstated by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA).   Source: Latest News

Fin24 reports that platinum producer Lonmin has received notice of a sympathy strike from the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) in support of its ongoing industrial action at Sibanye-Stillwater’s gold operations.   Source: Latest News