RC 260810Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Monday, 10 August 2026
Women's Day, violent crime and a severe cold snap dominated the morning, with police rewards announced for Cape Town shootings and a new citizens' assembly also unveiled.
- 07:30
Western Cape police are offering rewards of up to R100,000 for information on the three Cape Town mass shootings that left 11 people dead in Langa, Kailicha and Guguletu.
- 07:00
President Cyril Ramaphosa used the Women’s Day commemoration to condemn perpetrators who justify abuse, while activists demanded better training for police at GBV centres after repeated victim-blaming.
- 08:14
Cape Town’s first citizens’ assembly will select 100 residents by lottery to deliberate on transport and climate, with the final recommendations due to the city after the process.
- 06:55
A steep upper trough has brought snow and dangerous cold across parts of the Cape and beyond, closing the Swartberg and Franschhoek passes and raising the chance of more disruption later in the week.