The SADC Council of Ministers meeting has concluded at the International Convention Centre in Durban, with regional leaders reflecting on key challenges facing the bloc. And now, the focus is on the upcoming SADC Summit.

The SADC Council of Ministers meeting takes place on 12-14 August 2026 in Durban. It precedes the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government and follows the SADC Senior Officials meetings. Ministers oversee regional integration, programmes, and the execution of past Summit decisions.

Extreme cold and snow in Eastern Cape

South Africa celebrates the iconic 1956 Women's Day march

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has officially proclaimed the date for the upcoming Local Government Elections, triggering the 90-day countdown to the polls on 4 November 2026.

Mother and daughters laid to rest: Nothabo Zandile Khumalo-Tshuma and her daughters, Natalie and Nala, have been laid to rest in Bulawayo following their tragic deaths in the United Kingdom. The three were found dead at their home in Bedfordshire on 6 July, with post-mortems confirming they died from blunt force trauma. Nothabo's husband, Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, has been arrested in South Africa in connection with the case.