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SA’s unemployment rate increased by 0.5% points in the three months to September to reach 34.9%, compared to 34.4% in the second quarter. Stock image.Image: 123RF/ KRITCHANUT

‘The new dawn is a fraud’: Maimane and EFF weigh in on increasing youth unemployment

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane and the EFF have weighed in on the unemployment crisis facing the youth after Stats SA revealed the jobless level is at an all-time high. On Tuesday, Stats SA announced the unemployment rate increased…

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula’s vow to find Shepherd Bushiri has been greeted with skepticism.Image: Fikile Mbalula/Twitter

‘Find the Guptas & missing Covid-19 billions too’: Maimane responds to Mbalula vowing ‘we’ll find Bushiri’

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has responded to transport minister Fikile Mbalula’s promise to “find” controversial prophet Shepherd Bushiri, urging him to also find the Gupta family, missing Covid-19 billions and solutions to other…

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane wants finance minister Tito Mboweni to leave the hair conversation alone and instead focus on an economic recovery plan.Image: GALLO IMAGES

‘Leave the hair debate alone & focus on a recovery plan’: Mmusi Maimane tells Tito Mboweni

Finance minister Tito Mboweni’s attempt to start a debate on the use of wigs has received a cold reception from many, including One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane. On Monday, Mboweni called for an “honest political and psychological…

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has urged teachers and pupils to stay at home on Friday.Image: Twitter/Mmusi Maimane

Mmusi Maimane leads call for national stay-away from school protest

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane has called on teachers and pupils to take part in a national school stay-away protest on Friday. On Tuesday, Maimane called for the stay-away to protest against government’s decision to reopen schools…

One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane launched a petition against the opening of schools which has received more than 155,000 signatures. Image: Twitter/Mmusi Maimane

WATCH | Mmusi Maimane to give president 48-hour ultimatum over decision to reopen schools

One SA Movement leader Mmusi Maimane will give President Cyril Ramaphosa and the national command council (NCC) 48 hours to outline the reasons why they have decided to reopen schools on June 1. Maimane launched an online petition last…

Mmusi Maimane says his petition is about sending a strong message to the government that it could not make ‘rushed, ill-advised and half-baked decisions’ to send children back to school before it was safe to do so.Image: Sunday Times/Alaister Russell

Mmusi Maimane launches petition against ‘gambling with children’s lives’

Former DA leader Mmusi Maimane has launched a petition to keep schools shut after basic education minister Angie Motshekga’s announcement that schools across the country would reopen in June. Motshekga announced on Tuesday evening that…

DA leader Mmusi Maimane alongside Solly Msimanga.

Social media weighs in on Mmusi Maimane ‘over-declaring’ R3.85m house

DA leader Mmusi Maimane has been dominating trend lists after reports by City Press and Rapport that he “over-declared” a R3.85m property he lives in with his family. In September 2018‚ Maimane listed two houses as assets in the…

Mmusi must ‘say sorry’ or face lawsuit

DA leader Mmusi Maimane has been given until 6pm on Monday afternoon to apologise “for making false and defamatory allegations” against five Cape Town city council members who quit last week. “We did so individually and after each of us…

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DA calls Trollip’s removal ‘unlawful’ and will seek legal review

The DA will take the “unlawful” removal of NMB mayor Athol Trollip on legal review, DA leader Mmusi Maimane said in a statement released at a press conference in Cape Town today. Maimane was joined at the press conference by Trollip and…