Statements
Manamela’s pressure mounts after Public Protector NSFAS briefing
18th August 2026 Pressure is mounting on Minister Buti Manamela after the Public Protector’s briefing providing an update on the investigation into the National... →
President Cyril Ramaphosa appoints members of the Financial and Fiscal Commission
18th August 2026 President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of section 221 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and section 8 of the Financial... →
GDE’s financial collapse leaves schools facing a R1.187 billion funding shortfall
18th August 2026 The financial crisis within the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has now reached a critical point, demanding urgent and decisive action. The... →
Correctional Services chairperson calls for urgent investigation into alleged prison bed payments and contraband
18th August 2026 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Ms Kgomotso Anthea Ramolobeng, is deeply concerned by allegations that inmates... →
DA seeks SIU investigation into Daybreak Foods collapse as new forensic evidence emerges
17th August 2026 The Democratic Alliance has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa requesting that he authorise a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) investigation into... →
Environmental considerations alone must not stall South Africa’s exploration and job creation ambition
17th August 2026 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources, Mr Mikateko Mahlaule, has noted the judgment of the Constitutional... →
Comment on draft strategy to guide management and conservation of significant heritage resources in Cape Town
17th August 2026 The revised Heritage Resources Management Strategy applies to the management of heritage resources that fall within the City’s regulatory mandate,... →
Building an integrated, productive and prosperous Southern Africa
17th August 2026 Dear Fellow South African, This week, South Africa has the honour, as the incoming chair, of hosting the 46th Summit of the Southern African... →
BLSA CEO’s Weekly Newsletter - Reform resisters are costing South Africa jobs and that must stop
17th August 2026 The dreadful unemployment figures last week signal a worsening crisis, especially for our young people. It is a sign of the failure to get our... →
Statement on the 105th anniversary of the South African Communist Party and the launch of the 2026 Local Government Election Manifesto, 16 August 2026
17th August 2026 Build people’s power where we live, for the right to work, water, land, electricity, roads and safety for all! Comrades, fellow South Africans,... →
