Monday, 10 August 2026

Severe snow and freezing weather forced road closures across several provinces, with motorists warned to avoid non-essential travel as icy conditions were expected to persist into Wednesday.

Women were described as consistently underfunded in national budgets, with Section 27 arguing that underspending and poor resourcing leave women carrying the cost of weak health, education and disaster systems.

Rebecca Crewe said GBV survivors are often mocked or discouraged at police stations, and that officers need proper trauma-informed training and accountability when cases are turned away.

South Africans are relying on credit at alarming levels: personal loans rose from 54% to 64% of working people, while informal borrowing climbed from 12% to 19%, driven by electricity, water and food price hikes.