A total of at least 27 people were gunned down in 2 separate mass shootings in South Africa over the weekend. That was reported by some South African media on September 27, 2026. According to the reports, 17 people were gunned down at a tavern located near Johannesburg on September 26, 2026, after 8 unknown gunmen armed with automatic assault rifles and pistols opened fire indiscriminately on guys who were enjoying their booze outside and inside the establishment.

BRICS Summit 2026 alias 18th BRICS Summit is ongoing in New Delhi, India. The 2-day summit of the bloc that is said to be economic and political counterforce to USA and its allies in the so called West, is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026. The summit's motto is Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.

Doja Cat permitted fans to kiss her famous butt, hips, and other parts of her backside, during a MAC X Sephora collaboration event at the Sephora Champs-Élysées store, in downtown Paris, France, on June 8, 2026. That was reported by various US media on June 9, 2026.

Cardi B and Tyla were honored immensely at the American Music Awards 2026, with 3 and 2 awards respectively.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook report published in April 2026, provided its 2026 estimates for global economies of the world including African economies. The estimates are in Gross Domestic Product alias GDP (Nominal). The latter is the market value in US$, of all goods and services generated by each nation in 2026.

Doechii and Tyla killed it at the Met Gala 2026 red carpet in ultra sexy outfits.

Tyla received her second Grammy Award at the Grammy Awards 2026. The Grammy Award was for Best African Music Performance for her song Push 2 Start.

South Africa's popular DJ Warras has been gunned down in Johannesburg, reported some South African media on December 17, 2025.

A male Caucasian South African farmer, namely Zachariah Johannes Olivier (60), accused of gunning down 2 African South African women and feeding their bodies to his pigs, appeared in a court in Polokwane City in Limpopo Province on August 4, 2025, to face murder trial. Also on trial for the barbaric murders are two of his workers who are accused of assisting him. That was reported by some South African media.

Tyla hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2025 alias 38th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards that was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA, USA, on June 21, 2025 (local time). That was her debut as host of a major global award event.