President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South Africans to exercise their constitutional right to protest peacefully and responsibly, while warning that acts of violence, intimidation and vigilantism have no place in the country's constitutional democracy.
South Africans often face a false choice, that we must either protect the environment or grow the economy. Our future depends on doing both.
Each year, World Oceans Day provides an opportunity to reflect on humanity's relationship with the sea. This year, the theme, "Reimagine: Beyond the world we know, a new relationship with our ocean", challenges us to think differently about the future we wish to create.
By the CEO of the Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent, Pati Kgomo
Lenacapavir is a gamechanger in the field of global health, signifying a shift from HIV prevention that requires a daily routine to a long-acting and highly effective form of protection. Lenacapavir is expected to support government’s efforts to reduce and ultimately prevent new HIV infections in South Africa, advancing the country's goal of achieving zero new HIV infections and ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on government to work with all South Africans to plant one billion trees over the coming years. In support of the President’s vision, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has launched an ambitious campaign to plant 10 million trees in a single day on Heritage Day, 24 September 2026.
The baton for building and advancing South Africa has now been passed to the youth of today. While the generation of 1976 made immense sacrifices to secure the freedom and democracy that we enjoy, it is now the responsibility of the youth of 2026 to safeguard and strengthen that hard-won legacy through active citizenship and participation in democratic processes, particularly through voting.
South Africa commemorates Freedom Month.
