# The DA says the latest Quarterly Labour Force Review shows that serious economic reform is urgently required. The survey shows South Africa lost 345-thousand jobs in the first quarter of 2026, pushing the official unemployment rate up to 32.7-percent. Expanded unemployment climbed to 43.7-percent. DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says economic reform has been too slow, too […]
# Police are investigating two cases of culpable homicide following the death of three people in two separate accidents on the N1 in Limpopo, involving Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s official vehicle. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says a woman was attempting to cross the highway with her two children when they were struck by the minister’s […]
# The ANC Youth League says it rejects the growing calls for president Cyril Ramaphosa to step down, describing it as political opportunism. The president has insisted that he will not resign. This follows last week’s Constitutional Court ruling, which stated that the parliamentary vote that blocked the Section 89 independent panel report into Phala […]
# The South African Communist Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take the section 89 panel report on the Phala Phala matter for review will delay any impeachment process. The party argues that this prolongs uncertainty around allegations of serious misconduct and leaves the matter unresolved for longer. It warns the delay deepens concerns […]
# The South African Electricity Traders Association says electricity reforms in South Africa are now less about policy direction and more about execution. The group, working with Krutham, states the government has broadly agreed on a multi-market electricity system, but progress remains uneven, and timelines are shifting in several areas. Key reforms still to be […]
# ActionSA says president Cyril Ramaphosa must dismiss all government of national unity ministers responsible for economic policy following the latest Statistics South Africa labour force survey. The report for January to March shows over 300-thousand were lost, pushing the expanded unemployment rate to 43.7-percent. The party’s Alan Beesley warns that millions of South Africans […]
# The Constitutional Court has rejected claims that the Refugees Act completely bars later asylum applications. Justice Owen Rogers found the law allows fresh applications where there has been a significant change in circumstances. Rogers said the Act’s protections against returning people to danger must remain central in interpreting asylum laws. He noted that repeat […]
# The Madlanga Commission has questioned Crime Information Management and Analysis Centre head, Marumo Magane, about his involvement in the 2021 Aeroton cocaine seizure in Johannesburg. Magane was among the first officers at the scene where 715 kilograms of cocaine were discovered. During questioning from Commissioner Sesi Baloyi, he admitted that assisting at the search […]
# Rise Mzansi calls for all parliamentary processes to be handled in a legally and procedurally sound manner. The party’s comments follow National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza’s statement that Parliament will implement the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter involving president Cyril Ramaphosa. Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana says Parliament must ensure every step […]
