Monday, 21 September 2026

Amnesty International’s Tegan Snayman argued that legally recognising femicide could improve data collection and prevention, noting SAPS has not published disaggregated murder data for roughly 18 months.

Cape Town’s proposed 160MW Equinix data centre remains on hold after an appeal; critics say classifying it as a warehouse overlooked power, water, fire-safety and environmental concerns.

The Health Department acknowledged shortages affecting roughly 40 to 50 of 1,200 medicine lines, blaming regulatory enforcement, global ingredient disruptions and supplier problems; alternative treatments and stock-sharing are being used.

Agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo said the expected super El Niño could bring below-normal rainfall, but farmers should still plant normally because healthy soil moisture may support a decent harvest.

AI systems are improving but remain capable of presenting convincing errors; listeners were urged to use AI thoughtfully without surrendering basic cognitive work or treating generated answers as unquestionable truth.