The All Blacks took the lead in Rugby's Greatest Rivalry's four-Test series with a comprehensive win over the Springboks at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Previous summits have been held in cities including London, Zurich, Pittsburgh, Johannesburg, Dublin, Bangkok, Ottawa, Bogotá, The Hague, Munich, Manchester, Belfast and Montréal.

Here are 5 important things happening in and affecting South Africa on Saturday, 22 August 2026.

SA’s unreliable electricity grid is pushing households towards solar, but this shift should be accelerated rather than be penalised. A consumer-focused solar strategy could modernise the grid, create…

Before much of Johannesburg wakes, Ernestine Mohloboli is on the streets, pulling her trolley from one collection point to another. Moving through the city’s buildings, streets and bins, she searches…

The Emfuleni Local Municipality's debt to major creditors has reached over R10 billion.

The Gauteng Provincial Government has warned residents to save water as reservoir and tower levels decline.

Seven Western Cape teenagers just made history as the first South African team to compete, and win, at the prestigious International Space Settlement Design Competition.

Monthly food parcels are now reaching an additional 100 at-risk families in Wallacedene and Bloekombos after FoodForward SA extended its mother and child nutrition programme in Cape Town. The initiati…

A husband-and-wife duo are picking up the pieces of a Cape Town community centre after a fire caused extensive damage to the property. While vital after-school and holiday programmes have been suspend…