Tourism Department sets target of 15 million tourists by 2030

Minister Patricia De Lille addresses Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban. EDITORIAL NOTE: This story was updated to reflect 15 million and not 50 million international visitors as earlier reported. Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille says South Africa’s tourism industry is aiming to attract 15 million international visitors by 2030, as part of a broader strategy…

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Malatsi allocates R234 million to SABC

SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi has allocated the SABC R234 million. Malatsi was in Parliament delivering his department’s expenditure for the financial 2026/2027. He says overall his department has been allocated R2.5 billion budget by National Treasury. “House chairperson, the department’s expenditure allocation for…

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Advocacy group says high youth unemployment a crisis

Unemployed people looking for work Advocacy group Youth Capital has described the current unemployment rate among young people as a state of emergency. Latest figures from Stats SA’s first quarter of 2026 show that young people continue to be the worst affected by the unemployment crisis. The data also shows that the absorption and participation…

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Unemployment increased in all provinces except KZN

FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. Data released by Statistics South Africa points to a reduction in both formal and informal sector employment, which dropped by 189 000 and 127 000 respectively. The quarterly labour force survey revealed that the official unemployment rate rose by 1.3%…

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SACCAWU rejects Pick n Pay retrenchment notice

Customers push trolleys as they shop at a Pick n Pay store at the Trade Route Mall, in Lenasia outside Johannesburg. The South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) has rejected the Section 189 notice issued to workers by Pick n Pay. The union has outlined its plan of action, accusing the retailer…

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Inclement weather affecting flights in Cape Town and George

A South African Airways (SAA) plane is towed at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cape Town International Airport says several flight operations from the Mother City have been impacted by the inclement weather. Spokesperson Debi Shepherd says many of the flights from the airports have been diverted to OR Tambo in Johannesburg….

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SA’s unemployment figures rises to 32.7%

Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg on February 26, 2025. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate increased by 1.3% from 31.4% in the fourth quarter of last year to 32.7% points in the…

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