Thursday, 8 October 2026

Minister Mamuloko Kubai says the Constitutional Court judgment does not grant refugee status or permanent residence, nor legalise unlawful migration. It only gives access to the asylum determination process.

South Africa's fuel reserves were never rebuilt after being sold, and listeners were told only about a month's supply is left, against the three- or six-month cover once held.

The proposed Employment Services Amendment Bill would bar employers from hiring foreign nationals not legally permitted to work, widening the legal sources of work authorisation beyond the Immigration Act.

Under the bill, a first-time offender who employs a foreign national without a valid work permit could face a fine of R100,000, up from R50,000, according to labour law lecturer Zwivoya Machele.

Professor Obaruyan of the University of Johannesburg says South Africa's biofuel blending mandate is about 2% bioethanol in petrol and 4.5% in diesel, far below Brazil, and policy is the main obstacle.