# The South African Social Security Agency says it’s strengthening checks to prevent fraud and ensure social grants go to people who qualify. This follows media reports that payments were made to beneficiaries who were allegedly not eligible for grants during the 2025/2026 financial year. The agency’s Andile Tshona says reviews and the life certification […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has wished former President Jacob Zuma a speedy recovery amid conflicting reports about his health. Zuma was reportedly hospitalised after becoming unwell during a campaign event in KwaZulu-Natal. MK Party maintains that he attended routine medical checks, while his brother, Khanya, says he remains ill in hospital. Mashatile was speaking during […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has called for calm amid ongoing anti-migrant and economic protests in Johannesburg, Gauteng and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Demonstrations have been reported in Braamfontein, Soweto and Durban, following a Constitutional Court ruling concerning asylum applications. A vehicle was set alight at Constitutional Hill, while police used rubber bullets to contain protesters. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated South African jurist Navi Pillay on winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law. Ramaphosa says the award recognises Pillay’s courage, integrity and lifelong commitment to protecting human rights and ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted. Presidency spokesperson […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has cautioned against disinformation surrounding a Constitutional Court judgment on asylum seekers. Speaking to the SABC, Schreiber says they are requesting the courts to clarify rules on detaining asylum seekers while their applications are processed. He believes detention should be permitted under certain conditions. He has rejected claims that […]
# Die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Leon Schreiber, sê teenstrydige hofuitsprake oor asielsoekers het immigrasieprosedures bemoeilik. Een uitspraak bepaal asielsoekers moet vrygelaat word terwyl hulle aansoeke verwerk word, terwyl ‘n ander hul aanhouding toelaat. Schreiber het aan die SABC gesê die departement het die howe om duidelikheid genader. ‘n Volbank van regters sal na verwagting […]
# Die Climate Finance Accelerator het 43 Suid-Afrikaanse ondernemings en projekte gehelp om befondsing van 1,6-duisend-miljard rand te bekom, met nog 30-miljoen-dollar wat daarna ingesamel is. GreenCape se bestuurder van die Groen-befondsingsprogram, Lisa Johannson, het die syfers tydens ‘n beleggersbyeenkoms in Kaapstad bekend gemaak. Die Britse-gesteunde inisiatief voorsien nie regstreekse befondsing nie, maar help ondernemings […]
# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says conflicting court rulings on asylum seekers have complicated immigration procedures. One judgment requires asylum seekers to be released while their applications are processed, while another allows detention. Schreiber told the SABC that they have approached the courts for clarity. A full court is expected to consider the matter […]
# ActionSA verwelkom die terugtrekking van Binnelandse Sake se riglyn oor asielaansoeke deur ongedokumenteerde immigrante wat onwettig die land binnegekom het. Die party se woordvoerder, Matthew George, kritiseer die regering van nasionale eenheid omdat daar, volgens hom, versuim is om immigrasie-uitdagings doeltreffend aan te spreek. George versoek dringende hervormings om grensbeheer en wetstoepassing te versterk, […]
