Thursday, 17 September 2026

A ninth woman’s body was found near Dawn Park in Ekurhuleni, intensifying a police investigation into a series of killings and prompting a Cape Town solidarity walk on Heritage Day.

South Africa’s data-centre expansion is an opportunity only if projects deliver local jobs, skills, tax revenue and public benefit while accounting transparently for electricity, water and land use.

A cybersecurity expert said a breach affecting 45 financial-services companies highlighted weak third-party controls, urging continuous security practices, multi-factor authentication and immediate password changes after exposure.

Unmarried partners buying property should use a professionally drafted, notarised cohabitation agreement, because ownership disputes are governed by co-ownership principles rather than matrimonial law.

Cape Town’s proposed animal-keeping bylaw does not require permits for every pet; permits mainly concern breeding, exceeding permitted animal numbers, and urgent welfare interventions without a warrant.