24 hours in pictures, 29 July 2026

(Photo by CN-STR / AFP) Alan Winde, Premier of the Western Cape, Acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane, and newly appointed Western Cape Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Sizakhele William Dyantyi attend the announcement of the appointment of the new Provincial Commissioner at SAPS Provincial Headquarters on July 29, 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa.(Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle) JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 29: Members of the South African Municipal Workers’ Union (SAMWU) march to the offices of the Gauteng Premier over unpaid salaries on July 29, 2026 in Johannesburg, South Africa.(Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi) South African actor John Kani, Nelson Mandela Foundation Chairperson Naledi Pandor, former Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs, and Presidential Shirt owners Geoff Mabote and Rob Sim cut the ribbon during the opening of the new Presidential Shirt Emporium at Mandela Square in Sandton, Johannesburg, July 29, 2026.