# Die DA sê dit is duidelik dat Suid-Afrika se werkkrisis slegs vererger aangesien ekonomiese hervorming veels te stadig plaasvind om groei vinnig genoeg aan te spoor om werk te skep. Die jongste Kwartaallikse Arbeidsmagopname toon dat die land se amptelike werkloosheidsyfer met 0,9-persentasiepunte gestyg het, van 32,7-persent in die eerste kwartaal van hierdie jaar […]
# Parliament has disputed National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams’ claim that laptop problems delayed his responses to the Madlanga Commission. He claimed that he had failed to respond to a formal notice from the commission because his Parliament-issued laptop was faulty. The notice required him to answer questions about the criminal complaints he had opened […]
# The DA says it is clear that South Africa’s jobs crisis is worsening, not improving, as economic reform is happening far too slowly to spur growth at the pace required to create jobs. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that the country’s official unemployment rate has increased by 0.9 percentage points from 32.7-percent […]
# Investigating Directorate Against Corruption prosecutor Drushantha Ramsamy has told the Madlanga Commission that former IDAC head Andrea Johnson instructed her to target SAPS Brigadier Ashnie Krishnadatta. Krishnadatta took over from Khan in an acting position in the Vetting Department following his suspension. Responding to evidence leader Lee Segeels-Ncube, Ramsamy said the instruction was allegedly […]
# Rise Mzansi says the rising unemployment rate shows that the government needs a new approach to the economy. Following the latest labour force survey showing unemployment at 33.6-percent, the party calls for urgent reforms to local government, as well as improvements to water, energy and transport infrastructure to support economic growth and job creation. […]
# The Institute of Race Relations urges Parliament to scrap the National Water Amendment Bill, warning it could harm agriculture, weaken the economy and threaten food security. According to the organisation, the bill could discourage investment, slow economic growth and increase unemployment. The institute’s Anthea Jeffery says secure property rights to land and water are […]
# Trade union Solidarity says three new draft regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act could reduce the independence of public schools. The union states the regulations give provincial education officials greater control over school governing bodies, teacher development and staff payments. Solidarity’s Johnell Prinsloo says schools need more flexibility to make decisions based […]
# AgriSA, Agri Western Cape and the Canning Fruit Producers Association are calling for urgent talks with Premier Foods over plans to stop soft-fruit canning at its Tulbagh facility before the 2026/2027 harvest. The organisations warn the closure could affect more than 200 fruit producers, thousands of jobs and the wider Western Cape fruit industry. […]
# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille has welcomed the appointment of the new South African Tourism Board, citing it will provide the leadership needed to drive growth and renew the sector. The eleven-member board brings expertise in tourism, governance, finance, digital innovation and investment, and will serve for three years. Ministry spokesperson Aldrin Sampear says […]
