Sunday, 9 August 2026

Ramaphosa was due to deliver the National Women’s Day keynote at the Union Buildings, marking 70 years since the 1956 march; the commemoration centred on health care, equality and women’s economic empowerment.

IEC said voter registration is closed, the provisional roll opens for inspection on 11 August, candidate nominations close on 28 August, and more than 5 million registrations were processed, including about 700,000 new voters.

Basadi in Music Awards marked its fifth year with a ‘rewind’ theme, highlighted safety and pay gaps for women in the industry, and honoured winners including Zingah, DJ Lamiez, Nonts’ etc?

Dadesla Losilota launched the Trapa-inspired ‘New Resonance’ apparel range: hand-crafted, hand-dyed luxury streetwear made from natural sustainable fibres, after years of the song becoming his identity.

African Bank’s Mehi Radinala traced her path from nursing and activism to banking, crediting three women in her family for her values and saying South Africa remains a ‘transitioning democracy’ held back by unresolved woundedness.