COSATU and civil-society groups march on Parliament against austerity as South Africa's budget offers temporary fuel levy cuts. Workers are demanding jobs, stronger grants and public services.

Legal practitioners and support staff resumed action on October 19. Their fight over payments and staffing exposes the material foundations of access to justice for people who cannot afford a lawyer.

South Africa’s AGOA access has been extended through 2028, but President Ramaphosa says exclusion remains a risk. The country needs trade alternatives built around African cooperation and local value.

Fatalities have already surpassed the totals for both 2024 and 2025, and the mining industry's own leaders say safety protocols require scrutiny.

South Africa's biggest union federation ends exclusive ANC backing, endorsing the Communist Party as well for November's elections while choosing a new communist president.

Greenpeace Africa and Extinction Rebellion demonstrators protested new oil and gas exploration as energy companies and officials met in Cape Town on October 13.

Anti-migrant demonstrations in Durban and Soweto turn violent as cars burn and shops are looted amid disinformation about an asylum ruling.

With corruption allegations and 22 court vacancies converging, Judges Matter is pressing the JSC to turn ethical guidance into rules that can actually bite.

The SACP has launched Red October a month before South Africa’s local vote, where it will contest directly and independently under its own name for the first time since 1994.