This week, Deputy President Paul Mashatile launched BrainSAT Satellite Services and Thuraya satellite phones which will ensure connectivity in remote areas of the country, closing the nation’s digital divide.
Traffic disruptions have been warned for motorists using the N3 national road between Marianhill Toll Plaza Section and Key Ridge Section 2 by the South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL). This is due to the R6 billion upgrade project, which seeks to improve the nation’s key freight routes.
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Daughters of the Ummah (DOU) Muslimah youth group hosted an event titled ‘The Gift of Ashura’. Taking place at Al-Falaah College in Springfield, Durban, over 65 Muslimahs attended the programme, aged between 9-15 years old.
Shahadat (Martyrdom)
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Glen Earle Clinic in Newlands East, Durban, hosted a successful youth event covering important wellness topics. These topics included gender-based violence, child abuse, nutritional health, HIV awareness, contraception, and TB awareness, equipping guests with essential knowledge of them.
Following Eskom’s campaign to eradicate load reduction across the country, it has recently reached over half of its intended targets, returning 880,000 households regular power supply. By 2027, Eskom seeks to completely end load reduction.
As part of the Department of Home Affairs ongoing digital transformation programme, 203 bank branches are offering Smart ID services across South Africa. Of these, 109 are Capitec branches, 74 are Standard Bank branches, and 20 are FNB branches.
Significant progress has been reported on the Cape Winelands Airport in Cape Town, which was initially built in 1943 as a South African Air Force operational base.
