South Africa’s inflation figures and the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision headline the week, while Andy Burnham takes office as UK prime minister.
Monday 20 July
Members of Parliament remain in their constituencies until Parliament resumes on Tuesday 4 August.
The ANC is expected to announce its mayoral candidates for the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities, with Frank Chikane widely tipped to lead the party’s Johannesburg campaign.
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Blade Nzimande concludes his official visit to China as the World Artificial Intelligence Conference closes in Shanghai.
DA finance spokesperson Mark Burke MP leads a media briefing in Cape Town on the party’s proposal to remove political influence from the Public Investment Corporation.
The Madlanga Commission continues public hearings into allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system.
Centre for Development and Enterprise Executive Director Ann Bernstein hosts an online conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and The Atlantic staff writer Anne Applebaum on the rise of authoritarianism and the future of democracy.
Business Against Crime South Africa CEO Advocate Anton du Plessis addresses the Cape Town Press Club on the state of the rule of law.
Taxi organisations brief the media in Tshwane on the breakdown in their relationship with the provincial government.
Andy Burnham formally replaces Keir Starmer as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and begins naming his Cabinet.
ASEAN foreign ministers continue meeting in Manila, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, China’s Wang Yi and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov among the senior diplomats attending.
Tuesday 21 July
Minister of Social Development Dina Pule briefs the media in Pretoria on her priorities for the social development sector and the implementation of the social grants review process.
Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber delivers the keynote address at Xpatweb’s Global Mobility Conference in Bryanston on immigration policy, global talent mobility and regulatory reform.
The Electoral Commission of South Africa hosts a seminar in Centurion on changing voting patterns, with former Statistician-General Pali Lehohla delivering the keynote address.
The African Union convenes an Extraordinary Session of the Assembly in Accra to discuss how to end AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss Lebanon’s ceasefire with Israel, Hezbollah’s disarmament and bilateral relations.
The United Nations Security Council holds a briefing on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Wednesday 22 July
Parliament’s Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Inquiry into the Phala Phala matter meets virtually to consider draft terms of reference and the appointment of an evidence leader.
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe delivers the keynote address at Coal & Energy Transition Day in Johannesburg on the future of coal and South Africa’s energy transition.
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina opens the Water Institute of Southern Africa’s Biennial Conference in Cape Town, focusing on water security, infrastructure and innovation.
Statistics South Africa releases the consumer price index for June and retail trade sales figures for May.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appears in a US federal court in New York for a pre-trial hearing in the criminal case against him and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Thursday 23 July
The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee announces its latest interest rate decision amid expectations of a 25 basis point increase in the repo rate.
The Commonwealth Games open in Glasgow, Scotland.
Friday 24 July
US President Donald Trump’s temporary Section 122 tariffs are due to expire, with the administration expected to replace them with longer-term tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act.
Saturday 25 July
The United Nations marks the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent and the International Day on Judicial Well-being.
Sunday 26 July
The Tour de France reaches its final stage, running from Thoiry to the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
The International AIDS Conference begins in Rio de Janeiro.
Banyana Banyana open their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Tanzania in Rabat, Morocco.
The Hungarian Grand Prix runs at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród.
The San Francisco Marathon takes place.
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