South Africa’s economy has grown better than expected, posting growth of 0.5% in the first quarter of the year. The latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures that Stats SA released today show that the services and primary sectors helped support growth, supported by the finance and agriculture industries.

GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa

South Africa&rsquo;s economy has grown better than expected, posting growth of 0.5% in the first quarter of the year. The latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures that Stats SA released today show that the services and primary sectors helped support growth, supported by the finance and agriculture industries.
GUEST: Risenga Maluleke, Statistician-General of South Africa

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SA's economy sees 0.5% increase in first quarter of 2026

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Illegal dumping sites across Johannesburg are being taken over by what community activists describe as sophisticated, mafia-style criminal syndicates.

GUEST: Keith Elliott, Johannesburg resident and volunteer director of the Kya Sands Burning Wasteland Community Forum NPC

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The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has developed an implementation plan to strengthen migration management, focusing on improved border infrastructure, access to social services, registration of small businesses and informal traders, and a review of asylum and refugee procedures. The IMC unveiled the plan during its media briefing yesterday, following its establishment by President Cyril Ramaphosa to coordinate the government's work on migration in South Africa.

GUEST: Dr. Dale McKinley, Kopanong Africa Against Xenophobia spokesperson

The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has developed an implementation plan to strengthen migration management, focusing on improved border infrastructure, access to social services, registration of small businesses and informal traders, and a review of asylum and refugee procedures. The IMC unveiled the plan during its media briefing yesterday, following its establishment by President Cyril Ramaphosa to coordinate the government's work on migration in South Africa.
GUEST: Dr. Dale McKinley, Kopanong Africa Against Xenophobia spokesperson

SA's economy sees 0.5% increase in first quarter of 2026

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