South Africa

Eskom has welcomed the convictions in the Kusile Power Station corruption case, adding that it continues to advance actions to fight fraud and corruption.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has led the nation in commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March, describing the occasion as one of the most important days on South Africa’s national calendar.

The Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, will lead the Western Cape launch of the Milestones of Freedom Campaign from 11 to 12 August 2026.

Seventy years after 18-year-old Sophie de Bruyn helped lead 20 000 protestors to the seat of apartheid power, she returned to the very steps of the Union Buildings, which were once a symbol of racial and gender subjugation, to urge a new generation of women to rise against the contemporary plagues of gender-based violence, corruption and systemic inequality.

As the country commemorates the 70th anniversary of the historic 1956 Women’s March, the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) is celebrating a 29% increase in cervical cancer screenings across the province.

Western Cape police are probing the deaths of 11 individuals in three separate shooting incidents in Langa, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, will hand over some 150 completed low-flush sanitation systems at the Zenzele and OR Tambo townships in the Rand West Municipality, Gauteng, on Monday.

As a wide-ranging investigation continues, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is urging the public not to collect or consume dead fish found on beaches,” the department said.

The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has urged Banyana Banyana to hold their heads up high following their elimination from the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON 2026).

Eskom has, this financial year, recorded the highest Energy Availability Factor (EAF) performance in six years.