Author: GSMN Staff Reporter

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 […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA APPOINTS JUDGES OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT

President Cyril Ramaphosa has in terms of section 174(4) of the Constitution appointed Justice Nambitha Christabel Dambuza-Mayosi and Justice Katharine Mary Savage as Judges of the Constitutional Court with effect from 1 May 2026. As directed by the Constitution, President Ramaphosa has made these appointments after consultation with Chief Justice Mandisa Maya and leaders of […]

PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA WELCOMES A BIG COHORT OF FOREIGN ENVOYS TO SA

“This is an auspicious year for South Africa, as we mark 30 years since the adoption of our democratic Constitution. Our Constitution reflects the painful history from which we emerged three decades ago and the values we now cherish: human dignity, equality and freedom. It commits all South Africans, not just the state, to safeguarding our […]

IRANIAN PRESIDENT PEZESHKIAN WRITES AN OPEN LETTER TO AMERICAN PEOPLE

“To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life: Iran—by this very name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages […]

SOUTH AFRICA’S INFLATION SOFTENS FURTHER IN JANUARY 2026

The Government of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) notes the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures released by Statistics South Africa, which show that headline inflation eased from 3,6 in December 2025 to 3,5 in January 2026. The easing in inflation reflects a combination of stable food prices and lower fuel costs. This contributes […]

CHINA-SA YOUTH FEDERATION’S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT XI JINPING’S CONGRATS MESSAGE ON AU SUMMIT

The China South Africa Youth Federation warmly welcomes and highly commends the congratulatory message delivered by His Excellency President Xi Jinping to the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.  President Xi’s message to His Excellency João Lourenço, Chairperson of the African Union and President of the Republic of Angola, and His […]