RC 261026702John Perlman
Monday, 26 October 2026
Monday's show was dominated by the Bronkhorstspruit water contamination, with gastro cases past 830, alongside Eugene de Kock's testimony on apartheid-era prosecutions and a municipal workers' M1 shutdown in Joburg.
- 17:03
Gastrointestinal illness cases linked to Tshwane's failure to chlorinate Bronkhorstspruit water have reached 833, with 328 children affected. The city's chlorine supplier hiked prices by 400%, and the plant remains closed indefinitely.
- 15:00
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the department will conduct a comprehensive audit of all water treatment plants in Gauteng, following the Bronkhorstspruit contamination crisis in Tshwane.
- 16:04
Convicted apartheid-era officer Eugene de Kock told an inquiry into prosecution delays that prosecutor Anton Ackermann helped shield senior figures, and he called for de Klerk's Nobel Peace Prize to be revoked.
- 17:01
Municipal workers blocked the M1 in both directions at Smith Street in a wage-related protest, and the freeway was reopened after JMPD officers dispersed the crowds on the highway.
- 15:32
The judge in the murder trial of alleged crime boss Katiso Molefe warned against further delays, after proceedings were pushed to next year because they cannot run while a related co-accused trial continues.