HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Tue 02 June 2026:

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

◼️ Ramaphosa to table Presidency Budget amid impeachment tensions: President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the National Assembly on Tuesday to deliver the 2026/2027 Presidency Budget Vote, a decisive blueprint to drive economic growth, tackle poverty, and strengthen South Africa’s governance under the Government of National Unity (GNU). He returns to Parliament amid heightened political tensions and the looming Section 89 impeachment inquiry.
Read more here:
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/ramaphosa-table-presidency-budget-amid-impeachment-tensions/

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◼️ Mozambique says 5 citizens killed in ‘xenophobic attacks’: About 800 Mozambicans got caught up in violence that broke out in the southern coastal city of Mossel Bay on Friday, the government press office said in a statement received on Tuesday. “Regrettably, seven Mozambican citizens have died, five of them as a direct consequence of the xenophobic attacks and the other two as a result of a road accident, when they were travelling in a private vehicle on their way back to Mozambique,” the statement said.
Read more here:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/2/mozambique-says-5-citizens-killed-in-xenophobic-attacks-in-south-africa

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◼️ 95-year-old chocolate icon in SA being sold: Beacon was founded in 1931 when Hymie Zulman, an emigrant from Lithuania, bought Durban Confectionery and Spice Works. Tiger Brands then acquired a 50% stake in Beacon in 1990, and fully acquired the brand in 1998. The sale of the Beacon brand aligns with the group’s reduction in chocolate exposure and is also progressing alongside the sale of its Cameroonian chocolate business, Chococam.
Read more here:
https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/862051/95-year-old-chocolate-icon-in-south-africa-being-sold/

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◼️ Deadline set for South Africans to unblock ID numbers: Home Affairs warned that identity records may be cancelled where investigations find they were obtained fraudulently, contain incorrect personal details, were altered unlawfully, or belong to individuals not eligible for inclusion in the National Population Register. The department also cautioned that failure to present required documentation could lead to further administrative action.
Read more here:
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-06-02-deadline-set-for-south-africans-to-unblock-id-numbers-what-you-need-to-know/

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◼️ Safety warning about Chinese cars: Ramagwede said it is very concerning that, at their respective shows, Chinese manufacturers had displays showing the grade of metal from a strength perspective that is used on which parts of the vehicle. He claimed the tensile strength of the metal used for key structural parts of vehicles, including the pillars and, to a certain extent, the door struts, “rang an alarm bell”.
Read more here:
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/aa-warns-consumers-about-safety-concerns-with-chinese-vehicles/

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