June 05, 2026.

For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Thabi Shomolekae. 

Making headlines:

Busa, BLSA call for leadership intervention amidst immigration unrest

My Vote Counts warns Rise Mzansi’s R30m donation exposes flaws in Party Funding Act

And, US domestic treatment centres ready for Ebola even as Kenya plans persist

Business organisations Business Unity South Africa and Business Leadership South Africa have, in a joint statement, noted “with concern” the growing tensions and public debate surrounding migration and immigration in South Africa.

They say at a time of heightened economic pressures, unemployment, high crime levels and social challenges, it is understandable that citizens seek solutions to legitimate concerns regarding economic inclusion, service delivery, border management and the rule of law.

However, Busa and BLSA emphasise that these challenges should be addressed through lawful and constructive policy interventions and they want government to take charge of the current reported situation to ensure that legitimate concerns raised by communities are addressed.

The organisations stress that violence and the targeting of individuals based on their nationality, anywhere on the continent, is not a solution, and that true security can only be achieved by strengthening the rule of law.

The organisations add that hostility disrupts vital corporate operations, strains diplomatic ties with regional partners and threatens the safety of personnel and infrastructure across cross-border trade corridors.

Civil society group My Vote Counts argues that Rise Mzansi’s R30-million loan conversion highlights major flaws in the Political Party Funding Act, saying it allows wealthy donors to obscure their identities and potentially exert undue influence.

In its latest quarterly disclosure report, the Independent Electoral Commission notes that Rise Mzansi declared a R30-million donation. This came from an entity called ‘We are the People’, which has apparently converted a previous loan into a donation.

MVC points out that it is the first time a loan has been converted into a donation, and that it is the first R30-million donation disclosed since President Cyril Ramaphosa raised the annual maximum donation limit from R15-million to R30-million in August 2025.

MVC argues said the primary issue is that there is no information about the actual donors under ‘We are the People’.

There is no website, no registered directors, and no formal registration on the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission database, MVC revealed, describing this as a loophole in the Act, which is meant to promote transparency.

MVC said while the Act uses a dual disclosure mechanism, requiring both the receiving party and the donor to submit forms indicating their identity, registration, or trust numbers, the public is frequently left in the dark about who the true donor is.

Most of the 13 US treatment centres in a government-funded hospital network for severe infectious diseases are ready to handle patients, including those with Ebola if needed, representatives from the hospitals said this week.

The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in 344 confirmed cases of the disease and 60 deaths, according to the World Health Organization. So far, one American confirmed to have Ebola has been treated in Germany.

The US State Department has said that US citizens exposed to the virus but with no symptoms would be quarantined in Kenya at a facility it's building and vowed to keep the US free of travellers with Ebola.

The US Department of Health and Human Services said the US network is ready if needed for outbreak response.

Public health experts have increased calls for the government to bring any sick Americans home for treatment, with protests at the Kenya site leading to at least two deaths. A Kenyan court has also ordered a block to the construction.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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