Press releases

The EFF notes the 2017 first quarter employment statistics released by Statistics South Africa today. The report shows that South Africa lost 48 000 jobs in the first quarter of 2017 quarter on [...]

The National Union of Metalworkers of South African is outraged at the levels of violence being inflicted by both police and private security companies on students who are campaigning for free [...]

23 August 2016 Municipalities across the country have begun constituting governments in line with the Municipal Structures Act that calls for the setting up of government within 14 days of the [...]

Just over 100 days ago, we launched our local government election campaign with an offer of real and positive change for our country. With nearly all of the votes counted, it is now clear that [...]

19 July 2016 The South African Communist Party (SACP) has noted and condemns in the strongest terms possible a fraudulent letter containing a forged signature of our General Secretary Comrade [...]

4 July 2016 The latest report by the Quarterly Employment Survey that shows that in the first quarter of 2016, the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy shed 15 000 jobs is [...]

Johannesburg Water Managing Director Lungile Dhlamini has been appointed acting Managing Director of Pikitup, the City of Johannesburg’s waste management entity. This follows an [...]

Media Release                                                                                                 30 June 2016 Community Survey 2016 results The population of South Africa has [...]

29 June 2016 Financial census of municipalities for the year ended June 2015   According to the Financial Census of Municipalities results released by Statistics South Africa today, for the [...]

JULY 8, 2016 This week I have traveled around the City of Tshwane, hearing how people no longer feel safe in their homes, on the streets or at work. The fact is that the people in Tshwane do not [...]

7 July 2016 The African National Congress enters the Siyanqoba (we are winning) phase of our election campaign, confident of a decisive victory in all municipalities that we currently govern as [...]

5 July 2016 The African National Congress (ANC) has noted with grave concern recent developments at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which have led to the resignation of the [...]