HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Sat 27 June 2026:

Here’s what’s happening in South Africa today:👇🏼

◼️ Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from SA: Last week, Tau met South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola in Pretoria. In a statement after that meeting, Tau said he had reminded Lamola of three major historical factors that had shaped Lesotho’s economic fortunes: the loss of Basotho land during colonial expansion in the 19th century; the recruitment of Basotho men as cheap labour for South Africa’s mines; and the impact of apartheid-era military aggression against Lesotho.
Read more here:
https://groundup.org.za/article/lesotho-seeks-compensation-and-economic-support-from-south-africa/

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◼️ More than 42,000 foreign nationals apply to register businesses in SA: A total of 100,733 business registration applications had been received nationally by June 24, 2026, including 42,151 from foreign nationals, with KwaZulu-Natal recording the highest number of applications and approvals. This was confirmed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on Migration chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi.
Read more here:
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-06-26-more-than-42000-foreign-nationals-apply-to-register-businesses-in-south-africa/

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◼️ Parliament raises alarm over forensic backlogs and sexual offence cases: “Our emphasis is that we no longer want to be getting the stats on how many people have been raped while there are no people who are convicted for these particular cases.” Parliament recommended that Saps provide parliament with a turnaround strategy to address forensic backlogs and improve the investigation of sexual offences.
Read more here:
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/parliament-raises-alarm-over-forensic-backlogs-sexual-offence-cases/

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◼️ South Africans are gambling away their retirement savings: Sanlam’s survey found that roughly 72% of those who gamble spend money on the lotto and scratch cards. However, online gambling is becoming a growing concern, with online sports betting and casino gambling now accounting for more than a third of activity each. “That matters because these formats make repeated spending easier, quicker, and less visible,” Shoniwa explained.
Read more here:
https://dailyinvestor.com/finance/140227/south-africans-are-gambling-away-their-retirement-savings/

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◼️ Say goodbye to SIM cards as you know them: The circulation of irregularly registered SIM cards has been linked to serious crimes, including banking fraud, cash-in-transit heists, extortion, contract killings, and kidnappings. Despite the provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information Act (RICA), many SIMs are unregistered or incorrectly registered.
Read more here:
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/cellular/655894-say-goodbye-to-sim-cards-as-you-know-them-in-south-africa.html

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