AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoXenophobia & Repatriations: South Africa’s anti-migrant protests are still driving cross-border fallout, with Nigeria evacuating another 282 citizens (total 1,141) and Uganda completing the first phase of voluntary returns (1,102) after unrest; Eswatini also accepted 11 more “third-country” deportees from the US under the America First deal. Parliament & Policing: Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says SAPS was unaware of any human-rights violations in the arrest of NCC MP Fadiel Adams, while DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis presses Ramaphosa to appoint a permanent police minister amid crime concerns. Governance & Oversight: The EFF warns about the “normalisation” of using the SANDF for domestic crises without timely parliamentary oversight, as MPs debate deployments linked to the immigration protests. Economy & Energy Policy: Standard Bank says growth is edging toward “escape velocity,” but Middle East tensions are adding inflation risk; government also moves to open the FMD vaccine market to private imports and proposes strategic fuel stockpile rules. Justice & Integrity: Defence Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa accuses Treasury of delaying SANDF funding for authorised operations. Business & Tech: Telkom pledges R100m for an AI institute, and Japan’s Marubeni buys TiAuto, signalling continued investment in SA’s automotive aftermarket.
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