Sunday, 2 August 2026
Music-led Sunday show punctuated by hard news on the final voter registration push, a Cape Town mass shooting, and several major Western Cape policy and safety updates.
Solid Gold Sunday · Cape Talk · Sara-Jayne Makwala King
- 15:00
With hours left before registration closes, the IEC urged eligible voters to update details before 5pm, ahead of the expected 4 November local government election; more than 370,000 smart IDs are still uncollected.
- 12:00
Four men were shot dead in Nyanga after stopping to fix a flat tyre on Old Klipfontein Road; police suspect a taxi-related motive and the Serious and Violent Crime Unit opened four murder cases.
- 13:00
The Western Cape Education Department is investigating an alleged racist incident at a Fairmont High School v Settlers High School rugby match, after a video showed the referee ending the game early.
- 14:01
The DA will continue its court challenge to the Expropriation Act, arguing the law was passed through a defective parliamentary process and weakens property rights; the case is due in the Western Cape High Court.
- 15:03
Western Cape government says it is on track to add nearly 2,000 megawatts to the provincial grid next year and reach 5,700 megawatts of new capacity by 2035, while revised electricity pricing policy goes out for public comment.