LABOUR PARTY UNDERWHELMED BY RAMAPHOSA’S PLANS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
MEDIA RELEASE 2025-06-09 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) has expressed frustration with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on illegal immigration, arguing that South Africans are tired of promises, strategies, and commitments without visible implementation. While welcoming stronger enforcement measures, the Party maintains that government must move beyond announcements and deliver immediate, measurable […]
LABOUR PARTY SAYS NO TO BUDGET WITHOUT REFORM
MEDIA RELEASE2025-02-25 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) notes that while the Budget Speech promised investor-friendly reforms, the working class continues to confront broken services, corruption and deep inequality that no amount of rhetoric can mask. The Party argues that true transformation in South Africa requires ethical governance and practical solutions that […]
LABOUR PARTY CRITICISES GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO CURB CRIME AND UNEMPLOYMENT
MEDIA RELEASE2025-02-21 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) holds the African National Congress (ANC), now part of the Government of National Unity (GNU), directly responsible for South Africa’s escalating crime and unemployment crisis after nearly three decades in power. Despite marginal statistical shifts, violent crime remains at war-like levels, while under-reporting continues […]
LABOUR PARTY CRITIQUES NATIONAL DECLINE AHEAD OF SONA
MEDIA RELEASE2025-02-12 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) has condemned and critiqued the ANC and the GNU ahead of the 2026 SONA, calling it a failed government that has eroded democracy, mismanaged the economy, and allowed crime to escalate. The Party calls for a political reset, and meaningful job creation. The State […]
LABOUR PARTY CONDEMNS GNU FAILURE AS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE SPREADS
MEDIA RELEASE2026-02-09 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) holds the Government of National Unity directly responsible for the uncontrolled spread of foot-and-mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, warning that coalition politics, institutional decay and the absence of decisive leadership have turned a preventable animal health outbreak into […]
LABOUR PARTY SLAMS ZERO RATE CUT
MEDIA RELEASE2026-01-30 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) has condemned the SARB’s decision to keep the repo rate at 6,75%, warning that a 10,25% prime lending rate is still suffocating working-class communities amid rising unemployment and a deepening cost-of-living crisis. Yesterday (29 January 2026) the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South […]
LABOUR PARTY STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH RAPE VICTIM
MEDIA RELEASE2026-01-29 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) marched in numbers to the Witbank Magistrate’s Court in solidarity with a young boy living with disabilities who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an alleged illegal foreigner. The Party condemned the continued failure to meaningfully address gender-based violence and violence against children. On 28 […]
LABOUR PARTY DEVASTATED BY THE VANDERBIJLPARK ACCIDENT
MEDIA RELEASE2026-01-22 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) has expressed deep sorrow over the death of thirteen learners in a school transport accident in Vanderbijlpark on 19 January 2026. The Party attributes the tragedy to government negligence, unregulated scholar transport, reckless driving, and systemic failures in road safety and infrastructure. The Labour […]
LABOUR PARTY CONGRATULATES AMCU ON SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL CONGRESS
MEDIA RELEASE2025-10-05 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) congratulates the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) on holding a successful National Congress. The re-elected President Joseph Mathunjwa reaffirmed his commitment to advancing workers’ rights. The Party extends congratulations to AMCU’s newly elected leadership. The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) […]
LABOUR PARTY CALLS FOR EDUCATIONAL REFORM
MEDIA RELEASE2025-12-04 SUMMARY: The Labour Party of South Africa (Labour Party) advocates for a deep reform of the education system. Commenting on the Parliament’s voting session, and ultimate rejection, following the motion to scrap the 30% pass mark, the Party critiques the low pass threshold on certain subjects for lacking academic ambition, poor foundational learning […]