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[Mpho @RamaphiriMpho]

Copy and paste :REJECT THIS BILL

Citizen Submission: Employment Services Amendment Bill [B16-2026]
Submission details
To
Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour, attention Mr Zolani Sakasa
Email
[email protected]
Deadline
Friday, 6 November 2026, 16:00
From
[Full name], South African citizen
Town or area
[Where you live]
Contact
[Phone] · [Email]
Oral presentation
I wish to make an oral presentation at the public hearings. [Yes / No]
Summary of position
I support the Bill’s aim of putting South African work seekers first, and its framework of quotas, labour-market testing and fines. I object to Clause 1(d), which amends the definition of “foreign national” in section 1 to exclude refugees and asylum seekers.
That change would take refugees and asylum seekers outside the whole of the new Chapter 3A. Employers would not need to check whether a South African is available before hiring them, prepare a skills transfer plan, or count them against a quota. For South Africans looking for work, this would weaken the very protections the Bill is meant to create.
I ask the Committee to:
1keep the current definition of “foreign national”;
2write into the Act a clear rule that South African citizens are considered first for employment; and
3retain and enforce the Bill’s protections for local work seekers.
Who I am
I am a South African citizen who has been both employed and unemployed. I make this submission in my personal capacity, as an ordinary work seeker, and not on behalf of any business or organisation. I know first-hand what it means to look for work in this country, and what a single income means to a household.
My experience of employment and unemployment
Periods without work. [Optional - How long you were unemployed, and how many times. What kind of work you were looking for, and your qualifications or experience at the time.]
Looking for work. [Optional - How you searched: job boards, labour centres, the Department’s ESSA system, walking in to businesses, word of mouth. Roughly how many applications you made, and how many led to interviews.]
What it cost my household. [Optional - Who depends on your income. What your family went without, and how you got by: grants, family support, piece jobs, debt.]
Getting work. [Optional - How you found work in the end. What the job is or was, and what changed for your household once you were earning.]
What I saw first-hand. [MOST IMPORTANT SECTION. Anything you experienced yourself, for example a vacancy you were qualified for that was filled without being advertised locally, or being told no suitable South Africans had applied. Only include what you saw or experienced directly.]
What I learned. [Optional. For example, training or a learnership that helped you get work, which shows that skills gaps can be closed locally.]
My experience is not unusual. Many people in my community are in the same position. A job is often the only income in a household, and every vacancy matters.
Objection to Clause 1(d)
1. It works against the Bill’s own purpose. Section 2(1)(h)(iii), as amended, says foreign employment must promote work opportunities for and training of South African citizens and permanent residents. Exempting a large group of non-citizens from the labour-market test and from quotas weakens that protection at a time of very high unemployment.
2. It weakens the quota test. Proposed section 12B(7)(c) requires the Minister to consider the availability of skills “among South Africans, refugees and asylum seekers” when setting a quota. A quota could therefore be set higher because skills exist among refugees and asylum seekers, even where South Africans with those skills are still looking for work.
3. Asylum seekers have no determined status. An asylum seeker is someone whose application has not yet been decided. Applications can remain pending for long periods, and not all are approved. Giving undecided applicants the same hiring status as citizens is premature

[Russian Embassy in South Africa 🇷🇺 @EmbassyofRussia]

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Born on 7 Oct 1952 in Leningrad, Vladimir Putin has devoted decades of his life to serving Russia and its people

🇷🇺 Happy Birthday, Vladimir Vladimirovich!

[South African Government @GovernmentZA]

📢 MEDIA STATEMENT | Home Affairs acts against disinformation surrounding the Constitutional Court judgment on the processing of asylum applications.

The Department says claims that the judgment grants asylum seekers citizenship or blanket legalisation are false and has referred the matter to the IEC for further action.

For verified information, follow official government platforms and sources.

🔗 Full Statement https://t.co/bsUhHYmfUP

#GovZAUpdates #HomeAffairs @HomeAffairsSA

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🇵🇹🫂🇦🇷 Cristiano Ronaldo: “Leo, so many years defending your country and a story that will live on forever”.

“You have all my respect for everything you’ve achieved with Argentina. A hug”.

[Mr Blonde @Kearney3Mr]

Meanwhile, at the pumps...

[𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 @tsitsiii_t]

sendani ama R100 nginenzele

[Unacceptable Nuck @BobLobl83018695]

This man is an evil genius.

[Bénin Football 🇧🇯🐆 @FootballBenin]

𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗦, 𝗟𝗘𝗢 𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜 🇧🇯💛🇦🇷

Tu es un modèle pour des millions de Béninois. Merci pour toutes ces émotions et pour l’honneur d’avoir disputé ton dernier match face au Bénin.

Todos los argentinos son bienvenidos a Benín.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🩵🤍 Lionel Messi statement.

“Yesterday was my final match, and I already miss wearing the sky blue and white. I know I’m making the right decision. It’s been an incredible journey, full of joy and also some sadness, but I know that every step I took was worth it.

"There were still so many things I wanted to say. It’s impossible for me to express everything I feel in just a few words or in one post. This journey would have been impossible without my family, who were always by my side and supported me, especially during the difficult moments when I needed them most. 🙏

"My friends were also essential, as were all the teammates and coaches I had, along with their coaching staffs. I don’t want to forget Diego, who put our country where it deserved to be and who, as I always say, I know helped us by being there with us, also from heaven, every step of the way.

"Thank you to all the clubs I played for, for always respecting my feelings and allowing me to dedicate myself to my country whenever it was time to put on the National Team shirt. And, of course, thanks to God: without His guidance and His will, we wouldn’t even be dreaming of having made it this far.

"I’m grateful. I love you all very much, I’m going to miss you, and I’ll always thank you for being by our side, by my side”.

[Dr Nasiphi Moya @nasiphim]

Bagaetsho, if you are qualified in IT or related fields, please check the available vacancies. Applications close tomorrow.

Please help us build our ICT department.

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[FOODLUM @Foodlum__]

Today makes it exactly 7764 years since Delilah betrayed Samson and anybody is saying anything about it . Justices for Samson 😭😭😭. We'll never forget you bro rest in peace 🕊️

[Clement Manyathela @TheRealClementM]

JUST IN : I just spoke to the Eswatini government spokesperson Thabile Mdluli. She says she doesn’t want to come on air or to confirm whether or not any of the criminals travelled via South Africa. I tried to press her and asked “but can you assure us that they were not released to transit via SA?”, she responded with “We are not revealing the transit countries, Clement.” We don't want to cause unnecessary panic” she says.
@ClaysonMonyela don’t you think it’s weird that they are refusing to confirm that these criminals didn’t transit via SA upon their release?

[ʜᴀʀʀɪsᴏɴ 🧸 @_harrisontee_]

"06" - Debut year
"10" - Jersey number
"26" - Retirement year

Farewell match - 06/10/2026

what?????????

[Enhle @NkosazaneYaseSA]

Colleagues, as agreed, I put this together specifically to make it easier for other South Africans to participate in the public-comment process on the Employment Services Amendment Bill [B 16–2026]...

This is a draft submission on the Bill, setting out concerns, comments and recommendations on its provisions. You may use my submission as a guide, copy and paste the sections that reflect your views, an adapt them to make the submission your own.

Please take the time to read it, understand its contents, and submit it in your own name and in your own capacity

https://t.co/EBeXirbdSu

[Jacinta Ngobese🇿🇦 @JacintaNgobese]

Get off your phones and defend the future of this country ‼️‼️ Tomorrow we are on the streets protesting…

Our children depend on it and never will I sit back and watch government importing Military old men who have no idea of what the difference between a child and an adult are and they must tell us they are poor or need protection?? We are also poor and need protection and refuge in our own country from them, it’s either them or us‼️

[The Border Management Authority SA @TheBMA_SA]

THE BMA DISMISSES CLAIMS THAT DEPORTEES ARE ENTERING SOUTH AFRICA THROUGH INFORMAL BORDER CROSSINGS

The BMA has noted claims that deportees are entering South Africa through informal border crossings and wishes to clarify that South Africa’s land Ports of Entry with the Kingdom of Eswatini are secured, with access control measures implemented at designated entry and exit points.

The BMA dismisses claims that deportees are entering South Africa through informal border crossings.

The BMA supported by other law enforcement authorities maintains a presence across the country’s Ports of Entry and continues to conduct border surveillance and enforcement operations to prevent and detect unlawful entry, including the smuggling and trafficking of persons.

It is imperative to understand that any person who is in transit through South African Airports go through international transfers without entering the Republic. Therefore, any attempt to circumvent formal Ports of Entry is subject to detection and enforcement action.

#SecureBordersForDevelopment

[Africa Research Desk @MightiJamie]

What did she say “all the people who disappeared?” Mr M is saying he has multiple recordings of General Sibiya

[Sihle Mavuso @ZANewsFlash]

NEWS: A foreign national has been arrested after he was overhead allegedly telling his fellow countrymen that they must make a plan to get Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma, the leader of the March and March Movement killed.

The foreign national of Arabic origin said this while in a queue at the Durban Refugee Centre on Moore Road to apply to be documented, claiming he is an asylum seeker.

He was swiftly detained and will be charged.

Source: 1KZNTV

📷1KZNTV

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇵🇹 Jorge Jesus today on Cristiano Ronaldo statement: “I read the statement and now, like I do every day, I'm going to the Federation headquarters to work, to think about the Portuguese national team”.

“I have nothing more to say”.

[Swaziland News @SwaziNews]

EXPOSED: Eswatini secretly releasing United States (US) deportees at night to South Africa through informal border crossings after pocketing about R100million from Donald Trump administration, Loatian allegedly took flight to his home country.https://t.co/1QNkC5f18Q