Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Stats SA says 35.7% of 15 to 24-year-olds are not working, studying or in training, about 3.7 million people, up 1.8 percentage points on the same period last year.

Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission he handed former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya R500,000 in cash in a State Theatre basement, allegedly toward a wedding.

President Ramaphosa approved public office bearer pay rises backdated to April: 3.5% for Cabinet ministers and MPs, and 4% for judges and traditional leaders.

News24 reports Action SA offered the DA a trade-off: Helen Zille and Silas Brink leave their councils, and Herman Mashaba exits the Johannesburg council too.

Researcher Dan Moore said delivery riders are paid per order, not per hour, and the best-off riders reported working 12 hours a day, seven days a week to clear about R1,000 a month.