Operation Vulindlela
latest news & developments
SA recovery remains mainly jobless
The country lost 345 000 jobs in the first quarter of 2026 as unemployment climbed to 32.7%, exposing the gap between economic stabilisation and meaningful employment growth
Joblessness remains a bugbear
This is what makes youth unemployment especially dangerous. A country in which nearly half of young work-seekers cannot find employment is not merely experiencing a cyclical…
South Africa’s investment drive is rebuilding the economy
In an era when cynicism too often dominates public discourse and doubt easily overshadows progress, the facts speak volumes. South Africa is attracting capital, rebuilding…
Ramaphosa launches R2 trillion investment drive
After securing R1.5 trillion in investment commitments, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the new target is to attract an additional R2 trillion in investment
Tourism must be SA’s defining story
Although global instability may temporarily redirect travel flows, the real opportunity lies not in benefiting from conflict elsewhere but in ensuring that South Africa becomes a…
End austerity to stimulate the economy
The 2026 Budget blue-ticked the jobs crisis, since the Treasury only cares about debt and pleasing financial markets
Budget: debt peaks but growth lags
The projected economic growth trajectory remains insufficient to address structural unemployment
Economists split on whether 2026 budget marks a real turning point
The growth outlook is insufficient to alter unemployment dynamics, some argued
‘GNU responsible for country’s success’, MPs say in response to Ramaphosa’s Sona
Democratic Alliance leader John Steenhuisen said much of the progress made ‘bears the unmistakable imprint of the DA’s principled participation’ in the government of national unity
From transformation to sustained delivery
Perhaps the most tangible area of progress since SONA 2025 has been energy stabilisation. The marked reduction in the frequency and severity of load-shedding, including extended…
Tide turns on SA’s age of hope
The new dawn that the President spoke about in 2018 is no longer an elusive mirage
Operation Vulindlela: Big on policy but low on results
Only 3% of reform work under phase two of the economic readjustment initiative has been completed, about 27% is delayed or off track, and 53% is under way
Joburg Crisis Alliance questions ‘quick wins’ focus of presidential working group
Civil society says officials should break the cycle of grand promises and weak follow-through if Johannesburg is to be rebuilt into a world-class city
Faster reforms will spur faster growth: Ramaphosa
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
Ramaphosa sticks to structural reform path, stands up to Washington
The president warned about nationalism and protectionism and said South Africa would not change its values or policies