Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Official unemployment rose to 33.6% in the second quarter, with women at 37.5% and 8.5 million people unemployed; 345,000 more people were counted as unemployed than before.

A collapsed heap at a disused mine near Rustenburg killed 14 suspected zama zamas, injured eight more, and left five in hospital; police said the site was breached from the rear.

Madlanga Commission evidence suggested former IDAC head Andrea Johnson was dishonest to Parliament about the crime-intelligence probe and a R360 million SAPS tender linked to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala.

Premier Foods’ planned closure of its Tulbagh fruit cannery could hit about 3,500 factory workers, more than 2,000 permanent farm jobs and roughly 8,000 seasonal jobs across 200–220 farms.

Colorectal cancer was flagged as increasingly affecting younger South Africans; Cancer says screening policy is weak locally, while a survivor urged people not to fear surgery or a stoma bag.