Claudia Gross

Hundreds queue to receive unemployment benefits. South Africa shed 80 000 jobs in the first three months of 2026, with the largest losses concentrated in community services and trade. Amid anti-immigrant rhetoric across the country, economists and migration experts say the numbers point to deeper structural failures rather than foreign nationals taking jobs from South Africans.

Jack Bloom presents Minister Pemmy Majodina with a copy of his book on his first day in office. The appointment of Gauteng local government stalwart Dr Jack Bloom as Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation has triggered a stream of antisemitic, antizionist, and anti-white comments on social media. It’s led Jewish leaders to question the increase in identity-based attacks like this on South African politicians.

Tony Leon at a Resolve Communications event. The attack by former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen on Tony Leon, executive chairperson of Resolve Communications, has highlighted the vast differences between the business of public relations, political lobbying, and attempted state capture. Allegations that Leon used his political connections to influence government leaders have sparked questions about lobbying, transparency, and the ethical boundaries between politics and business.