Sunday, 9 August 2026

A Women’s Day-heavy Sunday mix of commemorations and hard news, dominated by Ramaphosa’s address, Cape Town shootings, and rolling sport updates.

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16:02
Ramaphosa addressed the Union Buildings commemoration on the 70th anniversary of the 1956 women’s march, using most of his speech to call for action on gender-based violence and for men to reject abuse.
14:03
Cape Town police were investigating three mass shootings in Khayelitsha, Langa and Gugulethu after 11 people were killed and two others wounded; no arrests had been made.
14:02
Malala Yousafzai told the Women’s Day gathering that Afghan women are looking to South Africans for inspiration in resisting Taliban oppression, while veteran Sophie Williams-De Bruyn described today’s reality as “disappointing and stressful.”
15:07
On sport, Banyana Banyana’s WAFCON run ended with a 2-1 quarter-final loss to Morocco, while the Springboks beat Argentina 17-10 and Kaizer Chiefs were set to face Golden Arrows in the MTN8.