RC 261005702John Perlman
Monday, 5 October 2026
Fuel prices, the AKA murder trial and local election accountability dominated an episode that also celebrated South Africa’s National Teacher of the Year.
- 16:01
Petrol prices will rise by R3.12 a litre for 93 octane and R3.33 for 95 from Wednesday; diesel increases range between R2.84 and R3.24.
- 16:20
All seven men accused of murdering AKA and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane pleaded not guilty; six plan to seek a separate trial because one accused faces additional charges.
- 17:17
Fuel adulteration is a large-scale operation: paraffin is being mixed into diesel, with estimated annual revenue losses of R3.6bn to R4.2bn and about 3,000 jobs affected.
- 15:31
Residents of Limpopo’s Pugwane village say they have relied on a dirty, cow-dung-contaminated puddle for water for more than a decade because drilled boreholes are not working.
- 17:23
Free State teacher Mpo Musala, named South Africa’s National Teacher of the Year, supports vulnerable learners by building relationships with families and teaching through home-language understanding.