# The EFF has rejected the Department of Employment and Labour’s 2025/2026 budget, saying it offers no real solutions to the unemployment crisis. The party says over 12-million people remain excluded from the economy, mostly youth, women, and people with disabilities. During the budget debate in Parliament, the EFF’s Carl Niehaus criticised the department’s plan […]
# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth has warned that uncertainty over South Africa’s continued access to the African Growth and Opportunity Act could threaten thousands of jobs. Delivering her budget speech in Parliament, Meth said losing preferential trade access to the US market would severely impact key sectors such as automotive manufacturing, steel, textiles, […]
# Employment and Labour minister Nomakhosazana Meth says the department aims to create two-million jobs by 2030 through a coordinated national employment plan. Presenting the budget in Parliament, Meth said the four-billion-rand allocation will support job creation initiatives, skills development, and public employment programmes. She added the Unemployment Insurance Fund will manage 38-billion-rand, aiming to […]
# MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe has dismissed claims of division within the party, saying recent changes to the whippery are purely strategic and administrative. He confirmed that national spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndlela has been officially removed as communications whip, and a letter to that effect that circulated earlier this week, is genuine. Hlophe says […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union in KwaZulu-Natal welcomes the release of long-overdue basic allocation funds to schools. SADTU says most schools have received the payments, while others are expected to get theirs by tomorrow. The union’s Nomarashiya Caluza says the recent work-to-rule campaign led to the breakthrough, with the payment being a direct […]
# The South African National Parks says flying drones in the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga and Limpopo is strictly prohibited under the National Environmental Management Protected Areas Act. They warn that unauthorised drone use can disturb wildlife and ruin the experience for other visitors. Anyone caught flying a drone without permission will be arrested […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says it’s closely monitoring health facilities affected by ongoing Rand Water maintenance around Johannesburg, set to continue until 21 July. Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital remains fully operational, with 75-percent of its nine-million-litre water storage still available. The department’s Motalatale Modiba says, at Helen Joseph Hospital, emergency cases are prioritised […]
# The DA is calling for an investigation into the alleged intimidation of City of Johannesburg officials who questioned the legality of mayor Dada Morero’s so-called bomb squad. The party says officials are being pressured to follow instructions from this unapproved structure, which it claims has no legal standing. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku demands clarity […]
# AfriForum says the Constitution and legislation make it clear that the South African Human Rights Commission does not have the power to make legally binding decisions. The civil rights organisation has joined the case to challenge the commission’s authority. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says, last year, the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, ruled […]
