MPs return for a packed parliamentary schedule, including questions to various Cabinet Ministers and the resumption of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee.
Monday 3 August
Members of Parliament return from their constituencies to start the third parliamentary term of the year.
Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa leads a high-level South African delegation to Beijing for the South Africa–China Electricity and Energy Investment Conference.
The Western Cape High Court hears the Democratic Alliance’s challenge to the Expropriation Act, with DA Federal Council Chairperson Ashor Sarupen briefing supporters and the media outside the court.
Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Bernice Swarts leads a community dialogue on air quality in Secunda.
The UK Met Office releases its final climate statistics for July, after provisional figures showed England and Wales recorded their driest July in nearly 190 years.
Tuesday 4 August
President Cyril Ramaphosa opens the new Middelburg District Hospital in Mpumalanga.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile convenes a virtual meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform.
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa and Minister of Public Service and Administration Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi answer questions in the National Council of Provinces.
Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy and the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa brief Parliament’s Select Committee on Public Infrastructure on alleged criminal infiltration and security procurement irregularities.
Also in Parliament:
- The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture receives an update on the implementation of the Livestock Identification and Traceability System and hears from provincial MECs on foot-and-mouth disease control interventions.
- The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources receives an update from the Special Investigating Unit on its investigations into Alexkor.
- The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition holds a colloquium on South Africa’s Industrial Development Strategy 2026.
- The Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture receives a departmental report on expenditure related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Business Day parliamentary correspondent Tara Roos addresses the Cape Town Press Club on what the 2024 national and provincial elections reveal about the upcoming local government elections.
Banyana Banyana face Burkina Faso in their final Group B match at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Casablanca.
Wednesday 5 August
Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee reconvenes to continue deliberations on the appointment of evidence leaders and the terms of reference for its inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter.
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson briefs the Portfolio Committee on the Department’s turnaround strategy, the filling of senior vacancies, ghost employees and progress on lifestyle audits.
Also in Parliament:
- The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements receives a briefing from the Department on the Constitutional Court’s judgment setting aside the Western Cape government’s sale of the Tafelberg site in Sea Point.
- The Portfolio Committee on Social Development receives the Department’s report on interventions following the classification of gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster.
- The Portfolio Committee on Health undertakes a clause-by-clause reading of the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill.
South Africa’s adjusted fuel prices for August take effect.
Thursday 6 August
President Ramaphosa visits Sasol’s operations in Secunda, Mpumalanga.
Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Maropene Ramokgopa and Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga answer questions in the National Council of Provinces.
Statistics South Africa releases June electricity generation figures and the Residential Property Price Index for March.
Friday 7 August
The Section 89 Impeachment Committee continues deliberations on the appointment of evidence leaders and the terms of reference for its inquiry into the Phala Phala matter.
The Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament inspects progress on the rebuilding of the parliamentary precinct following the 2022 fire.
Colombia inaugurates Abelardo de la Espriella as President, with Argentine President Javier Milei in attendance.
The All Blacks begin their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry Tour of South Africa with a match against the Stormers in Cape Town. The eight-match tour includes four Tests against the Springboks.
Saturday 8 August
Operation Ubuntu stages Africa Unite demonstrations in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban, with more than 60 organisations calling for action against xenophobia, gender-based violence and poverty.
The Democratic Alliance launches its 2026 local government election manifesto at a rally in in Johannesburg.
The Springboks play Argentina in a Test match in Buenos Aires.
Springbok Women open their first tour of Fiji against the Fijiana XV.
The WAFCON quarter-finals begin in Morocco.
Sunday 9 August
The inaugural Patriot Games, a youth sporting competition featuring one male and one female competitor from each US state, are held in Washington, DC. Critics have likened the format to The Hunger Games, the dystopian novel and film series.
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed with a commemorative event in New York.
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