Author: GSMN Staff Reporter

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S REMARKS AT THE COMMEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF DELVILLE WOOD

“We gather in solemn remembrance of the sons of South Africa who served and died during the First World War. We remember them not merely as names inscribed upon stone, nor as figures recorded in military archives, but as human beings whose lives were interrupted by war. They were sons, husbands, fathers and brothers. They […]

COMPENSATION FUND URGES GAUTENG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN COIDA COMPLIANCE

The Compensation Fund, an entity of the Department of Employment and Labour, has called on exempted employers within Gauteng Provincial Government Departments to strengthen compliance with the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) to safeguard government employees and improve the administration of compensation benefits. The call was made during the Gauteng Exempted Employers […]

26 DAYS TO GO SOUTH AFRICA!

The Electoral Commission is once again bringing voter registration closer to communities across South Africa ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. The Final Voter Registration Weekend is taking place 01–02 August 2026. Visit your voting station to:✔️ Register to vote✔️ Update your voter registration details Check your correct voting station here: https://maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder/ To register […]

FREE STATE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO HOST CAREER EXHIBITION FOR YOUTH AND WORK-SEEKERS

The Department of Employment and Labour’s Public Employment Services (PES) branch in the Free State, in collaboration with the Dihlabeng Local Municipality, invites unemployed youth and work-seekers from Bohlokong, Bethlehem and surrounding areas to attend a Career Exhibition aimed at enhancing access to employment and career development opportunities. The exhibition will provide a platform for […]

ICC SETS DEADLINE FOR SA IN ITS ISRAEL CASE

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an Order setting a deadline of 22 November 2027 for South Africa to file its Reply to Israel’s written pleading – submitted in March 2026 – in the case of Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide […]

SOUTH AFRICA SECURES OVERWHELMING SUPPORT AT ILO COMMITTEE ON APPLICATION OF STANDARDS

South Africa successfully defended its Employment Equity laws before the International Labour Organization (ILO) Committee on the Application of Standards on 03 June 2026, receiving broad backing from ILO member countries and the Workers’ group. The support followed a case advanced by Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) alleging non-consultation. Member states and workers’ representatives argued […]

DECLARATION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE LEFT

Adopted at Birchwood Hotel, 29-31 May 2026 Preamble We, the political parties, trade unions and federations, community and social movements, co-operative and solidarity economy formations, youth and women’s formations, student formations, faith and religious formations, traditional leadership structures, progressive intellectuals, international solidarity organisations, and fraternal continental and global organisations of the Left, gathered at the […]

SOUTH AFRICA AND KENYA TO HOST A BUSINESS FORUM IN GAUTENG

The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (the DTIC) will host a Business Forum that will bring together business representatives, senior government officials and economic cluster ministers from both South Africa and Kenya. The Business Forum is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 4 June 2026 at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand starting at 09:00. […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA RECEIVES SECOND INTERIM REPORT OF MADLANGA COMMISSION

President Cyril Ramaphosa received, on Friday, 29 May 2026, the second interim report of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference, and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System. President Ramaphosa established the Commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, in July 2025. President Ramaphosa will study the latest report while the […]

MISA CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AMID OMPHILE SITHOLE’S DISSAPEARANCE

MISA Calls for urgent action to protect children amid Omphile Sithole’s disappearance MISA, the Motor Industry Staff Association, is deeply concerned and shocked by the abduction of two-year-old Omphile Sithole in Ga-Mabuela village, Limpopo and the subsequent arrest of her grandparents on allegations of negligence. Martlé Keyter, MISA’s Chief Executive Officer: Operations, appeals to the […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA DISMISSES MINISTER TOLASHE

President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 91(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996, removed Minister Sisisi Tolashe from the position of Minister of Social Development. In the interim, President Ramaphosa has appointed Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga as the acting minister in […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA’S KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON INEQUALITY

“It is a great honour to participate in this Consultative Council and meeting of the Founding Committee of the International Panel on Inequality. The decision to establish the Panel is one of the most consequential outcomes of the G20 Leaders’ Summit held in Johannesburg in November last year. This decision arose from an appreciation by […]