RC 260930SAfmElvis Presslin
Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Gender-based violence dominated the programme, alongside scrutiny of parole reform, migrant-worker quotas, medical negligence claims and strained South Africa-US relations.
- 05:55
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a four-point GBVF response: recover unresolved cases, reduce forensic backlogs, conduct municipal women’s safety audits and address alcohol-related violence within strict deadlines.
- 05:56
A gender activist welcomed the plan but warned that promises lacked implementation detail, accountability and meaningful involvement of women and girls in designing and carrying out safety audits.
- 05:14
SAFTU backed regulating labour migration and employment quotas, but warned enforcement must protect South African and migrant workers equally; migration controls alone will not solve unemployment without reindustrialisation.
- 05:46
The South African Law Reform Commission proposed administrative compensation and litigation routes for medical negligence claims, after provincial payouts exceeded R2.5 billion in 2017-18.
- 05:40
South Africa issued a third formal demarche against US Ambassador Leo Brent Bozel in nine months; government says critical-minerals policy and beneficiation remain central to the dispute.