# Forum for South Africa has welcomed progress in Home Affairs’ digital services rollout. This follows the announcement that more than one million South Africans have used the bank-based service channel to obtain smart ID cards in just over seven months. According to the department, the system is currently available at 669 participating bank branches nationwide. […]
# South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, has acknowledged that diplomatic relations between the two countries are under pressure and require urgent attention from both sides. Tensions between Washington and Pretoria escalated recently after the US government announced new visa restrictions targeting individuals it accused of involvement in race‑based discrimination and uncompensated […]
# Business Leadership South Africa sê die gevaar van ʼn fiskale ramp is afgeweer en gee beleggers meer vertroue om die land op die lang duur te ondersteun. Die Tesourie het in die mini-begroting aangekondig die verhouding tussen skuld en bruto binnelandse produk het in 2025/2026 bestendig geraak op 78,4-persent, en sal waarskynlik begin daal. […]
# Die vakverbond SAFTU sê die regering van nasionale eenheid het nie die demokratiese ondersteuning van die meerderheid Suid-Afrikaners nie, en word gebruik as voertuig vir neo-liberale ekonomiese beleide wat nie tot voordeel van werkers is nie. Hy sê die lae deelname aan die 2024-verkiesing weerspieël ʼn verlies aan vertroue dat die politieke stelsel lewens […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Employment and Labour has urged citizens, organised labour, business formations, civil society organisations and other interested stakeholders to submit written comments on the Employment Services Amendment Bill. The bill proposes amendments to the Employment Services Act of 2014 to strengthen the regulation of foreign nationals’ employment, enhance enforcement, and establish […]
# Union federation COSATU has welcomed progress in the rollout of Smart ID cards and other civic services by the Department of Home Affairs. Just over seven months since the department launched its new digital partnership model with the banking sector, more than one million South Africans have already used this new decentralised service channel to obtain a Smart ID card. COSATU’s Matthew […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says the risk of fiscal calamity has receded, giving investors greater confidence to put their money at risk and back the country for the long term. In the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, Treasury reported that debt-to-gross domestic product had stabilised at 78.4-percent in 2025/2026 and is now projected to decline. […]
# Union federation SAFTU believes the government of national unity lacks the democratic backing of the majority of South Africans and operates as a vehicle for anti-worker, neoliberal economic policies. It says the low participation in the 2024 elections reflected a profound loss of confidence that the political system can change people’s lives. SAFTU’s Asive […]
# Die Departement van Basiese Onderwys waarsku skole, ouers en leerders om die nodige voorsorgmaatreëls te tref te midde van hoë temperature en gure weerstoestande in dele van die land. Dit volg terwyl matrieks steeds besig is met hul Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamen. Die departement se woordvoerder, Terrence Khala, sê leerders word ook herinner om aandag […]
