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Latest recap · Sunday, 2 August 2026
Soul classics and nostalgia anchored the afternoon, but the biggest talking points came from news on local elections, a fatal Western Cape fire, and a court fight over expropriation.
- 14:02
Co-operative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said the 2026 local government elections will be proclaimed on Friday, with 4 November set as election day and voter registration closing at midnight that day.
- 14:03
Three children — boys aged 12 and 13, and a 9-year-old girl — died in a fire at Pollsmoor Park informal settlement near Strand; the cause is still unknown and an inquest has been opened.
- 15:01
The DA’s Western Cape High Court challenge to the Expropriation Act got under way, with the party arguing the law was passed through a faulty process and unlawfully gives vague powers over property.
- 15:04
About half of Cuba’s population was left without electricity after a partial blackout hit Havana and other areas, worsening a long-running energy crisis tied to an ageing power system and US sanctions.