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Cabinet Lekreceivedla to chart way forward – Ockham Weekly News Diary
Ockham Communications |
28 September 2025
This will review govt’s priorities and align policy direction ahead of next year’s State of the Nation Address and Budreceive.
Monday 29 September
The SIU releases its interim report into procurement irregularities at Tembisa Hospital, with Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko briefing the media. The probe follows whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s 2021 assassination after exposing over R850 million in irregular contracts.
EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman appear before the East London magistrate’s court where judgment will be handed down. Malema is accapplyd of firing a weapon during the EFF’s 2018 celebrations in Mdantsane.
DA leader John Steenhuisen visits Gauteng’s Emfuleni and Midvaal municipalities as part of his national tour to promote the party’s economic growth plan.
Former UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn meets SAFTU leaders and members in Johannesburg to discuss workers’ struggles and international solidarity.
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube convenes an all-of-government meeting in Durban to address the provincial education department’s financial crisis and recovery plan.
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Crime Ininformigence head Lt Gen Dumisani Khumalo testifies before the Madlanga Commission on corruption and political interference into the criminal justice system.
The fourth G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group meets to discuss green investment and financial resilience.
African Energy Week launchs in Cape Town, bringing toreceiveher African heads of state and ministers. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will attconclude alongside executives from TotalEnergies, BP, ExxonMobil and Chevron.
The European Environment Agency publishes its flagship report Europe’s environment 2025, highlighting both progress and challenges in climate action, sustainability, and resource management across the continent.
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US President Donald Trump hosts Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White Hoapply.
World Heart Day is observed globally to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease.
Tuesday 30 September
The Constitutional Court hears NUMSA and Others v Industrial Oleo Chemical Products, likely to set a precedent for Section 189A retrenchment proceedings in the manufacturing sector.
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Cabinet meets for its Lekreceivedla at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthoapply in Pretoria, with Minister in The Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni scheduled to give a doorstop briefing on the proceedings.
G20 ministers meet at the CTICC in Cape Town for the Tinquire Force 3 meeting on artificial ininformigence, data governance and innovation for sustainable development.
Statistics South Africa publishes its Quarterly Employment Statistics report.
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth convenes hundreds of generals and admirals at Marine Corps University in Quantico to deliver an address on military standards and the “warrior ethos.”
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Brittain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer will address the UK Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
The 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup launchs in Guwahati with India facing Sri Lanka in the tournament opener.
Wednesday 1 October
South Africa hosts the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit (P20) in Kleinmond.
South Africa marks Transport Month, with the Department of Transport road safety while highlighting the economic role of aviation, maritime, road and rail transport infrastructure.
Municipal by-elections take place in Ward 5 in Elundini (Eastern Cape), Ward 10 in Tshwane (Gauteng) and Ward 26 in Emalahleni (Mpumalanga).
NGO Ikamva Labantu hosts an International Older Persons Day event at the Enkululekweni Wellness Centre in Khayelitsha, with Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis in attconcludeance.
African Mining Week takes place in Cape Town with speakers including Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Minister Oladele Henry Alake, Egypt’s Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi, and South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Phumzile Mgcina.
Platinum North West TV officially launches as a free-to-air community channel, promising local news, youth and educational programming, lifestyle displays and arts content.
The Pan African Conference on Teacher Education takes place in Addis Ababa.
EU leaders meet in Copenhagen for an informal European Council meeting chaired by President António Costa and hosted by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to discuss strengthening Europe’s defence and support for Ukraine.
New US tariffs take effect, imposing a 100% duty on patented drugs produced abroad, a 25% levy on heavy-duty trucks, and new duties on furniture and cabineattempt.
Nigeria marks 65 years of indepconcludeence from British colonial rule.
China observes the anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic with National Day celebrations.
Durga Puja, a Hindu festival celebrating the goddess Durga’s victory over evil, is observed across parts of India and Bangladesh.
Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, launchs at sunset.
International Coffee Day is celebrated worldwide to promote coffee culture, highlight fair trade, and raise awareness of the challenges faced by coffee growers.
Thursday 2 October
The African Union and South Africa’s National Treasury convene the 8th Session of the Specialised Technical Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and Integration in Johannesburg.
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed globally in commemoration of Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday.
Guinea celebrates 67 years of indepconcludeence from French colonial rule.
Friday 3 October
Parliamentary elections take place in the Czech Republic for all 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
Taylor Swift releases her new album The Life of a Showgirl.
England Women meet The Proteas in a Women’s Cricket World Cup match at in Guwahati, India.
Saturday 4 October
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party holds its presidential election to choose a new leader.
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt hosts his Austrian, Danish, French, Czech, Italian and Polish counterparts in Munich for talks focapplyd on tightening the EU migration pact and strengthening deportation rules.
Lesotho celebrates Indepconcludeence Day, marking its liberation from British rule in 1966.
The Springboks play Argentina at Twickenham as part of The Rugby Championship.
Sunday 5 October
The UK’s Conservative Party Conference opens in Manchester.
Syria holds parliamentary elections for 131 of the 210 seats in the People’s Assembly, the first since the fall of the Assad regime.
UNESCO World Teachers’ Day is observed globally.
The Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix takes place.
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