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Development statistics tell us what has happened. They show us how many children have dropped out of school, how many young people are unemployed and how many households remain trapped in poverty

Parties and labour organisations have slammed the 2026 Budget for failing to tackle low growth, high unemployment, and municipal distress, while cautiously welcoming tax relief and social grant increases

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has confirmed increases to social grants, including old-age, disability and child support, supporting 26.5 million South Africans amid high unemployment.

Labour federations Cosatu and the South African Federation of Trade Unions have led calls for a budget that addresses massive unemployment and weak growth

The employed population increased to 17.1 million, but youth unemployment rose to 43.8% in the fourth quarter of 2025

A year after the president’s first State of the Nation address as the leader of a coalition government, performance has been good and bad

The Lanseria smart city remains a dream and hunger, unemployment and crime continue to be high but there has been progress in Eskom’s turnaround

South Africa’s hunger crisis is deepening, with millions of households skipping meals and children facing severe deprivation, a new report warns

What should have been a model for climate action has become a cautionary tale of what happens when communities are excluded from decisions that reshape their lives

The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage

He said the party would be run strictly, with zero tolerance for corruption, ill-discipline and factionalism

The initiative is supported by the department of higher education and training, underscoring the government’s commitment to digital transformation in education, alongside a network of implementation partners

Far from being ‘the land of milk and honey’ corruption continues, those named by the Zondo state capture of the Jacob Zuma era remain, as does unemployment and violence

The new Transformation Fund for companies in distress as a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs should be transferred to workers

Anglo Platinum has invested in renewable energy but ignored the local community’s proposals for socially-owned clean energy

But the Democratic Alliance has said it will boycott the dialogue that will take place over nine months, calling it a waste of time and money

For the millions of jobless people, this discussion is trivial

The Democratic Alliance, which has launched a court challenge to the amended Act, says it cannot have a place in democratic South Africa

The requirements of the job market in all professions require ongoing university curriculum reviews to assess each programme’s relevance and alignment with the needs of professions, industry and society