AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAnti-Migrant Violence: At least 24 vehicles were torched and foreign-owned shops looted in Durban and Soweto during protests over asylum access. Police and soldiers deployed as authorities urged calm and investigated the violence. Asylum Ruling: The Constitutional Court ruling reopened applications for people seeking asylum; it does not grant automatic legal status. The government is seeking legal advice as queues grow and migration tensions rise. Election Pressure: Johannesburg’s water and electricity failures are hitting households and businesses ahead of local elections, while analysts warn more hung councils could make stable coalitions harder to achieve. Economic Policy: A court overturned the Black empowerment code for the legal profession, ruling the trade minister had not properly justified it; the judgment does not overturn wider affirmative-action policy. Cost of Living: The AA warns fuel could rise by as much as R4.58 a litre in November and is urging Treasury to cut fuel taxes rather than increase the Road Accident Fund levy.
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