Tuesday, 29 September 2026

A gun-violence crisis, controversial heritage imagery and South Africa’s changing birth rate dominated a sharply opinionated morning in Cape Town.

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07:12
Criminologist Nomala Gopal linked tavern and shisanyama shootings to poor environmental design, under-policing, gang activity, alcohol and easy access to illegal firearms.
06:00
A criminologist described South Africa’s average of roughly 30 gun murders daily as grounds to declare a national crisis, after 28 deaths in one weekend.
07:30
Historian Heibrifanik criticised a new Krotoa painting at the Castle of Good Hope, arguing its prominent setting could establish an outsider’s depiction as historical truth.
08:11
Demographer Tom Moultrie said South Africa’s fertility rate has fallen from 2.78 children per woman in 2008 to about 2.1, near replacement level.
08:19
Moultrie said population growth will probably continue for 30 to 40 years, but an ageing population will pressure the workforce, tax base and state pensions.