RC 261110Power FMTehillah Niselow
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Power Business led with a rise in South Africa's unemployment rate, post-election coalition wrangling, and Vodacom's strong half-year earnings, all shaped by the latest Stats SA figures.
- 18:49
Unemployment edged up to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, even as 101,000 jobs were created; the number of unemployed rose by 97,000 to 8.6 million, according to Stats SA.
- 18:04
After the 2026 local elections, no single party holds a comfortable majority in several municipalities; the ANC took just over 30% of the national vote and the DA about 25%.
- 18:33
Vusimuzi Matlala told the Madlanga Commission the impalas he gave former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya were not meant to secure favours, and said IDAC inserted parts of his statement.
- 18:06
The ANC Youth League says it does not want to work with the DA or any right-wing organisation in coalition talks, and will lobby the ANC's NEC on the issue.
- 18:10
Vodacom reported earnings up 25.7% in the six months to September, with growth across Africa following the consolidation of Safaricom in Kenya.