Wednesday, 11 November 2026

Unemployment rose to 33.7% in the third quarter, up from 33.6%, with 8.6 million people out of work and 47.3% of young people jobless. Private households, agriculture and construction shed jobs.

President Ramaphosa approved pay increases of 3.5% for ministers, MPs, premiers and MECs, and 4% for judges, magistrates and traditional leaders, all backdated to 1 April.

Tatiana Smith, South Africa's most decorated Olympian, will represent the Netherlands at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, citing financial pressures, her Dutch heritage and a lack of high-performance support.

The electricity minister says a new relief on household electricity prices is being worked out with Eskom and will be outlined before the 15th of December.

A second explosion at City Power's Mayfair substation knocked out power to the whole station, affecting Garden City Hospital and the SABC in Auckland Park, with restoration timing uncertain.