ActionSA has signalled that a coalition agreement with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg remains possible, but the party is standing firm against Helen Zille becoming the city’s next mayor. In a proposed compromise, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered to withdraw his own mayoral ambitions if Zille also steps aside, paving the way for the DA to nominate another candidate. The proposal was contained in a letter Mashaba addressed to DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis as negotiations over the city’s…

South Africa’s employment crisis continues to weigh heavily on households, with millions of people struggling to find work despite modest job gains in some sectors of the economy. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate increased from 33.6% in the second quarter to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026. The number of unemployed people increased by 97 000 to 8.6 million, highlighting the difficulty of creating…

Thuthukile Zuma, daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, has resigned from the African National Congress (ANC) Greater Johannesburg Regional Executive Committee (REC) amid an ongoing disciplinary process initiated by the party’s regional leadership. In a statement issued on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, the ANC Greater Johannesburg Region confirmed that it had received Zuma’s resignation letter, following concerns raised about her participation in party activities and alleged breaches of the organisation’s social media protocols. The regional leadership said it had written…