Monday, 24 August 2026

Cape Town recorded multiple weekend shootings, including three deaths in Happy Valley, while police investigated four people burned to death in a suspected vigilante-style Dunoon killing.

A draft electricity pricing policy will separate generation, transmission and distribution charges; analysts say prices will not fall immediately, though competition could reduce costs over two to five years.

Foxclove urged authorities to disclose data centres’ projected water, electricity and land demands before approving projects, arguing promised economic benefits lack concrete figures and job estimates.

An investigative reporter said a video clearly shows an alleged R60,000 bribe attempt linked to the Independent Development Trust, yet a year later no arrests or prosecutions have followed.

A planned Artscape production, Humans of the Streets, features three Streetscapes employees sharing lived experiences of homelessness, substance abuse, resilience and recovery to encourage more empathetic public responses.