RC 261111SAfmElvis Presslin
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Johannesburg's Mayfair substation blast and power outage dominated, alongside a rise in unemployment to 33.7% and backlash over a politicians' pay increase and a councillor payout.
- 05:00
City Power regrets a second explosion at its Mayfair substation, plunging Johannesburg suburbs into darkness and interrupting water supply. The cause is still unknown; Garden City Hospital is among the affected sites.
- 05:14
Unemployment rose 0.1 percentage points to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows, leaving millions still without work.
- 05:01
The Electricity Minister says households will soon get relief from high power prices, with a new price reprieve being worked out with Eskom and due to be outlined before year-end.
- 05:05
The president's approval of a 3.5% salary increase for political office bearers, including ministers, premiers and MPs, has drawn significant public backlash.
- 05:44
Action SA says the roughly R300 million payout to councillors who lost their seats was being diverted from the municipal infrastructure grant, and calls it unjustifiable while municipalities fail to deliver.