The Weekend View

SABC News senior reporter, speaking to SAfm’s Bongiwe Zwane from the Union Buildings, says women are not only fighting for a seat at the table; they are fighting for the power to shape the table. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at today’s National Women’s Day commemoration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The event marks 70 years since more than 20-thousand women marched against apartheid pass laws. This year’s theme, “Empowered Women, Empower Nations,” focuses on improving women’s access to quality healthcare. Women’s Month also highlights the challenges facing women and efforts to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality, while honouring leaders such as Lilian Ngoyi, whose struggles helped shape South Africa’s democratic progress.

Deputy Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Peace Mabe is calling on the media to amplify calls for equality in sport. She says women’s national teams should receive funding comparable to their male counterparts. Mabe is also urging corporate sponsors that fund men’s sport to invest equally in women’s sport. Mabe was speaking to Bongiwe Zwane during the Women’s Day commemoration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

Five people including a woman have been gunned down in a mass shooting in Langa on the Cape Flats.The attack occurred on Saturday night.Police spokesperson Andre Traut says officers responded to a complaint of a shooting at a house in Phase 3, Langa, where they found the victims.The victims sustained gunshot wounds and were declared diseased at the scene. The motive for the attack is currently unknown, and no arrests have been made at this stage.Provincial Serious Violent Crime detectives are pursuing every available lead to identify those responsible.Lieutenant General Sizakhele Dyantyi has condemned this brutal act of violence and has directed detectives to pursue all avenues to make sure the perpetrators are brought to book.Colonel Andrè Traut explains 

The National Women's Day commemorations this year takes place under the theme _"Empowered Women, Empower Nations and today our Sunday morning discussion puts the spotlight on women in STEM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. We zoom in on the strides and contributions of women in STEM sectors and what the challenges are.  For more we spoke to Puleng Tsie, Manager of Sci-Enza, a science centre of the University of Pretoria and Professor Nox Makunga, from the department of Botany and Zoology at Stellenbosch University 

President Cyril Ramaphosa will  deliver the keynote address at today's National Women's Day commemoration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The event marks 70 years since more than 20-thousand women marched against apartheid pass laws. This year's theme is "Empowered Women, Empower Nations", with a focus on improving women's access to quality healthcare. Women's Month also highlights challenges facing women and efforts to advance empowerment and gender equality, while honouring leaders such as Lilian Ngoyi, whose struggles helped shape South Africa's democratic progress. We spoke to Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and People with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga  

The only remaining leader of the 1956 Women's March to the Union Buildings Mme Sophie Sophie De Bruyn says women should not lose hope to make the country a safe and better place for all. She was speaking to the SABC News ahead of the 70th anniversary of the historic on the seat of government. On the 9th of August seventy years ago, over 20 thousand women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the draconian Pass Laws. Our Politics Reporter Ntebo Mokobo has more.

Six years after launching the RCS & WPDI Women Livelihood Programme, the results show what is possible when women entrepreneurs receive support tailored to their needs. More than 140 women-owned businesses supported. Over 200 jobs created. Seven in ten of those businesses still trading. The 2024 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) South Africa report by Stellenbosch Business School found that business support offered to women entrepreneurs rarely focusses on the specific challenges women face. But that closing this gap , women entrepreneurs tend to direct more of their earnings towards the health, education and wellbeing of their families and communities. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Sandi Richardson, Chief People Officer at RCS 

Government says the killing of two anti-gang officers in Reiger Park is an attack on the authority of the State and the rule of law. The officers were shot dead in a suspected ambush on Friday. Law-enforcement agencies have deployed resources to track down those responsible. Government is calling on the Reiger Park community to work with police and provide information that could assist the investigation. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to William Baloyi, Deputy Government Spokesperson:

Over 44-thousand applications have already been received since Gauteng's online admissions system opened on Thursday. Parents have until the 4th of September to submit applications for Grade 1 and Grade 8 learners for the 2027 academic year. Education MEC, Lebogang Maile urges parents to apply on time and provide complete information, saying the data collected will help to plan for the resources and Infrastructure needed in schools. Jon caught up with Onwabile Lubhelwana, spokesperson for the Gauteng MEC for Education Lebohang Maile

The Film and Publication Board (FPB) has welcomed the recent arrest of a South African suspect that is allegedly linked to an international digital sextortion ring which tragically resulted in the suicide of a Swiss teenager. According to the FPB , this arrest underscores both the borderless nature of digital crimes and the devastating real-world consequences of technology-facilitated crimes. The Board is now issuing a warning to the public on the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material. For  more Jon Gericke spoke to Advocate Makhosazana Lindhorst, Acting CEO at The Film and Publication Board