Morning edition

1. 01

   Bronkhorstspruit water contamination crisis deepens

   The Bronkhorstspruit water crisis led bulletins on 702, Power FM, SAfm, Kaya 959, 947 and Cape Talk. Tshwane admitted its treatment plant went without chlorination for three weeks, and confirmed gastrointestinal cases reached 833, with three patients in hospital. Deputy Minister Jack Bloom called for a full investigation, and Minister Pemmy Majodina said R400 billion is needed to fix ageing infrastructure. The department could give no timeline for safe tap water. Joburg Water dismissed fake messages claiming the city's supply was contaminated, as a draft framework proposing an independent tariff regulator went out for comment.

   Heard on 702 · 11:03 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Bronkhorstspruit water contamination crisis deepens, heard on 702
2. 02

   Election countdown: Hlabisa says ready as polls point to hung councils

   With the 4 November local government elections a week away, CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa said logistics and security were on track. He added that the Constitutional Court ruling forcing the IEC to add 181 ANC candidates in six municipalities had not delayed ballot printing. Polls from the Social Research Foundation, Mark Data, Ipsos and Sabi pointed to hung councils in Tshwane and Johannesburg. They projected the MK Party at between 30% and 48% in eThekwini, a figure The Corder Report called extraordinary. 702 also examined concerns over suspected political assassinations of candidates.

   Heard on 702 · 22:05 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Election countdown: Hlabisa says ready as polls point to hung councils, heard on 702
3. 03

   Eugene de Kock places himself at centre of apartheid atrocities

   Former apartheid police commander Eugene de Kock's testimony at the TRC cases inquiry drew comment on 947, Power FM and The Corder Report. De Kock told the inquiry he was the crucial link between generals who issued instructions and the operatives who carried out murders and bombings. He also pointed a finger at FW de Klerk over the 1993 Thornhill massacre. The Corder Report argued it should be the country's biggest headline, because De Kock is implicating figures he says got off scot-free. Power FM questioned how many of those he named are still alive.

   Heard on 947 · 08:01 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Eugene de Kock places himself at centre of apartheid atrocities, heard on 947
4. 04

   Proteas set up deciding Test at Newlands

   The third and deciding Test between the Proteas and Australia at Newlands was tracked across 702, 947, Power FM, Cape Talk and SAfm. Sent in to bat, South Africa built a 158-run opening stand between Aiden Markram and Marques Ackerman. Captain Temba Bavuma then fell for a duck, and Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc took two wickets each. The Proteas were eventually bowled out for 329, with Ackerman making 95 and Markram 78. Gerald Coetzee came in for the injured Anrich Nortje, while Harry Kane's Ballon d'Or and the Carling Knockout also featured.

   Heard on Cape Talk · 16:47 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Proteas set up deciding Test at Newlands, heard on Cape Talk
5. 05

   Craig Higginson on a 'haunted land' in his new novel

   Cape Talk's evening programming made room for literature with author Craig Higginson, who discussed his latest novel, The Ghost of Sam Webster, described on air as a beautiful piece. Higginson reflected on how the past intrudes on the present in South Africa. He called it a very haunted land where the shadow of history hangs over everything, a feeling he said struck him particularly strongly in Zululand. The conversation explored how history tied to the land shapes the lives of the living, a reflective counterpoint to a news cycle dominated by water failures and campaigning.

   Heard on Cape Talk · 23:52 SASTAsk locl about this ↗: Craig Higginson on a 'haunted land' in his new novel, heard on Cape Talk