RC 260814SAfmJoanne Joseph
Friday, 14 August 2026
Accountability dominated the morning, from Marikana and water collapse to public-health data and a sharp Women’s Month conversation on women’s sport leadership.
- 10:18
Marikana’s 14th anniversary was framed as unfinished business: families and mining-affected communities still want prosecutions, truth and accountability for the 2012 massacre.
- 10:49
The Human Rights Commission said South Africa’s water collapse has become a national disaster, with some communities going months or years without reliable supply and municipalities failing on dignity.
- 09:39
UCT research challenged claims that illicit alcohol surged 55%; legal alcohol consumption rose even as household income fell, and the study said the industry’s illicit figures were not credible.
- 09:54
Cancer cases are rising in South Africa, driven by longer life expectancy, smoking, alcohol, obesity, poor diet and inactivity; the advice was to screen early and use the HPV vaccine.
- 11:40
SASCOC CEO Nozipo Jafta said women’s sport still needs intentional investment, more media airtime and better funding, while her own leadership was shaped by family, sport and resilience.