HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA TODAY

Tue 26 May 2026:

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

◼️ National shutdown warning for SA: The anti-illegal-immigration group March and March says it will proceed with its planned national shutdown on 30 June. The announcement comes following an urgent meeting held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria this week. The meeting involved ministers from the Justice, Crime Prevention, and Security Cluster to address the escalating protests against illegal immigration across the nation.
https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/861482/national-shutdown-warning-for-south-africa-2/

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◼️ The state of hunger in SA: More than 1,000 children die from malnutrition each year in South Africa, compared to approximately 352 in Brazil, which has three times the population. When malnutrition is counted as an underlying cause, the real figure could be closer to 10,000 a year. According to the University of Cape Town’s Children’s Institute, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with 30.9% of audited deaths of children under five in SA.
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-25-mapped-the-state-of-hunger-in-south-africa/

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◼️ ‘Her courage lives on’: Deokaran, a chief accountant at the Gauteng Department of Health, was shot and killed outside her home on August 23 2021. In the days leading up to her murder, she had raised concerns over irregular payments, kept detailed records exposing the alleged looting of public healthcare funds, and tried to halt R100 million in suspicious payments.
https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-05-26-her-courage-lives-on-monument-to-babita-deokaran-set-for-womens-day-unveiling/

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◼️ Home Affairs unveils new weapon against ghost workers in SA: Ghost workers are people who are illegally employed by or receive payments from multiple departments. In some cases, they are former or inactive employees. According to estimates by the National Treasury, ghost workers across government departments and state-owned entities cost the country R3.9 billion in 2025.
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/government/649841-home-affairs-unveils-new-weapon-against-ghost-workers-in-south-africa.html

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◼️ Government coming after EV owners: Motorists might soon pay a separate fee for the Road Accident Fund when they buy or renew their vehicle licence, as the rise of electric vehicles challenges the current petrol levy funding model. Her comments refer to the expected decline in income from the RAF levy in the fuel price and the fact that the levy will not be a sustainable source of income for the fund into the future.
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/vehicle-owners-licence-disc-fees-may-help-fund-the-raf-in-future/

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