A Cabinet Lekgotla headlines the week and the Electoral Commission holds its second voter registration weekend ahead of November’s local elections.
Monday 27 July
Members of Parliament remain in their constituencies until Parliament resumes on Tuesday 4 August.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the first session of the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand.
Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau launches SADC Industrialisation Week at the Durban International Convention Centre.
US President Donald Trump visits Michigan to deliver an economic speech and tour a General Motors facility.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres begins an official visit to Syria, the first by a serving UN chief in 17 years.
Banyana Banyana open their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Tanzania in Morocco.
Tuesday 28 July
Cabinet meets at the Sefako M. Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria.
The African Union’s 49th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council begins in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
US President Donald Trump holds separate White House meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zinedine Zidane will be announced as head coach of the French men’s national football team.
Wednesday 29 July
President Cyril Ramaphosa chairs the Extended Cabinet Lekgotla at the Sefako M Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria to review government performance and set the country’s national policy agenda.
The Electoral Commission will brief the media on its state of readiness for the second and final national voter registration weekend taking place from 1-2 August.
Stats SA publishes its liquidation figures for June 2026, a gauge of business distress in the economy.
The US Federal Reserve concludes a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting and announces its latest monetary policy decision.
Thursday 30 July
The South African Reserve Bank publishes its central government debt figures for the period ending June 2026.
The Southern Africa Conference on the African Continental Free Trade Area opens in Cape Town.
Stats SA releases its Producer Price Index for June 2026.
Voters in Greater Manchester in the UK elect a mayor to succeed Andy Burnham, who was last week installed as prime minister.
The Bank of England announces its latest interest rate decision.
Friday 31 July
President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates the commencement of commercial operations at the Ummbila Emoyeni Wind Energy Facility near Bethal in Mpumalanga.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile leads a provincial engagement with traditional leaders in KwaZulu-Natal.
The South African Reserve Bank holds its 106th annual Ordinary General Meeting.
The African Union marks Africa Women’s Day, commemorating the 1962 founding of the Pan-African Women’s Organisation.
Banyana Banyana face Ivory Coast in their second WAFCON group match in Morocco.
Saturday 1 August
The Electoral Commission holds its second nationwide voter registration weekend ahead of the 4 November local government elections.
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga launches Women’s Month in Durban.
African heads of state begin a two-day extraordinary African Union summit in Luanda on strengthening the continent’s mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution.
OPEC+ ministers meet amid expectations of a further increase in the group’s oil production targets for September.
The 2026/27 Betway Premiership season gets under way, with defending champions Orlando Pirates hosting newly promoted Milford FC.
Sunday 2 August
The Electoral Commission’s voter registration weekend continues.
The 2026 Commonwealth Games conclude in Glasgow.
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