Cabinet approves new migration plan as Ramaphosa prepares national address

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · Jun 05, 2026 · 611 words · By Tara Roos

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The cabinet has approved a new approach to migration in South Africa and President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation on the issue, minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said on Friday.

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What happened

Why it matters

The migration decision was among several major policy outcomes announced following the cabinet meeting, with ministers also: - approving a revised industrial development strategy; - formally closing all remaining matters related to Gauteng’s e-toll system;…

Common ground

Ntshavheni said the cabinet had approved a comprehensive approach to migration developed by the intermnisterial committee on migration.

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Claim 1: “the rollout of the long-acting HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir”

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Claim 2: “Telkom supported 362 small businesses through procurement opportunities worth R593m”

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Claim 3: “The bill seeks to repeal 149 apartheid-era justice laws”

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Claim 4: “the draft AI policy published for public comment in March”

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The claim regarding the draft AI policy being published in March is only mentioned in the Dailydispatch cross-reference.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the draft AI policy published for public comment in March
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-05-cabinet-appr…

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Claim 5: “The strategy is built around three pillars: decarbonisation, digitalisation and diversification.”

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Multiple sources confirm the strategy is anchored on the three pillars of decarbonisation, digitalisation, and diversification.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. Its nine provinces are bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 miles) of coastline that stre…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The South Africa national soccer team represents South Africa in men's international soccer and is run by the South African Football Association, the governing body for soccer in South Africa. Nicknam…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — White South Africans are South Africans of European descent. In linguistic, cultural, and historical terms, they are generally divided into the Afrikaans-speaking descendants of the Dutch East India C…
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Claim 6: “The cabinet has approved a new approach to migration in South Africa”

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Multiple independent sources, including Dailydispatch and various web news reports from June 2026, confirm the cabinet approved a new approach to migration.

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Claim 7: “The cabinet also approved the National Action Plan country report on migration in South Africa.”

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The approval of the National Action Plan country report on migration is confirmed by Dailydispatch and multiple web search results from June 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The African National Congress (ANC) is a political party in South Africa. It originated as a liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid and has governed the country since 1994, when the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Action (more commonly known by its Afrikaans name, Nasionale Aksie) was a short-lived South African political party formed in December 2001 by the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging's (AEB) Cassie Au…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a …
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Claim 8: “received reports on preparations for South Africa’s hosting of the Sadc summit in August”

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Claim 9: “withdrawing the government’s draft AI policy for further work”

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The claim is only mentioned in the Dailydispatch cross-reference; no other independent web or reference sources were found to corroborate the withdrawal of the AI policy.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — withdrawing the government’s draft AI policy for further work
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-05-cabinet-appr…

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Claim 10: “contributed to the creation of 74,114 jobs and trained 1,524 unemployed young people through ICT learnerships during the year ended March 2026”

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Claim 11: “voter registration ahead of the November 2026 local government elections”

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Claim 12: “The National Treasury will service the debt [owed by motorists who did not pay e-tolls]”

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Multiple sources confirm that the National Treasury will take responsibility for servicing the remaining debt linked to the e-toll project.

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web search NEUTRAL — Cabinet has approved the South African National Roads Agency plan to shut down the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, popularly known as e-tolls.National Treasury will now take responsibility for se…
https://www.africaninsider.com/news/e‑toll-shutdown-marks-vi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Under this deal, National Treasury will pay 70% of the South African National Roads Agency’s (Sanral’s) outstanding R43-billion debt on the project — around R30.1 billion. Treasury’s income is derived…
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web search NEUTRAL — E-toll debt is currently sitting at R47 billion. While the minister did not say outright that e-tolling was over, a statement from Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi following the announcement made it cle…
https://businesstech.co.za/news/government/638273/the-end-of…

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Claim 13: “recent decisions by Latam Airlines and Air Europa to expand direct flight routes to South Africa”

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Claim 14: “the cabinet had approved a comprehensive approach to migration developed by the intermnisterial committee on migration”

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The claim that the approach was developed by the interministerial committee on migration is confirmed by Dailydispatch and a web search report citing Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni.

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Claim 15: “According to Stats SA’s international tourism report, South Africa recorded 989,329 tourist arrivals in April, the highest monthly year-on-year growth recorded to date”

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Claim 16: “formally closing all remaining matters related to Gauteng’s e-toll system”

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The formal closing of matters related to the e-toll system is confirmed by Dailydispatch, Daily Sun, and other web reports.

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web search NEUTRAL — e-toll (in South Africa) consisted of the electronic toll collection (ETC) processes employed by South Africa's roads agency SANRAL on selected toll roads or toll lanes in the Gauteng province, subjec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cabinet’s decision effectively brings an end to all remaining matters related to historical e-toll debt, with the cost of the unpaid amounts expected to be absorbed through arrangements involving Nati…
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/motoring/cabinet-writes-off-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Cabinet has approved the South African National Roads Agency's (Sanral) recommendations to wrap up all remaining matters related to the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), bringing the long-ru…
https://www.snl24.com/dailysun/news/cabinet-writes-off-billi…

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Claim 17: “approving a revised industrial development strategy”

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The approval of the Revised Industrial Development Strategy (IDS) is confirmed by Dailydispatch, SAnews, and an official government statement from June 3, 2026.

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Claim 18: “the cabinet approved the closure of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project and all remaining matters associated with the recovery of historical e-toll debt.”

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The closure of the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) and the write-off of historical debt is confirmed by Dailydispatch, SAnews, and Moneyweb.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... Cabinet has approved the South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) plan to shut down the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP), ...
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/cabinet-approves-clos…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Cabinet has approved the write-off of nearly R29 billion in outstanding and unpaid historical Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) ...
https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/south-africa/cabinet-approve…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 20, 2026 ... Cabinet has approved SANRAL's plan to officially close the Gauteng e-toll system on 3 June 2026. This ends the GFIP e-toll project that started ...
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Claim 19: “the cabinet had approved the submission of the Repeal of Certain Pre-1994 Justice Laws Bill to parliament.”

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Claim 20: “the government is expected to receive about R559m in dividend income from the telecommunications group [Telkom]”

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