RC 261026702Aubrey Masango
Monday, 26 October 2026
Bronkhorstspruit's contaminated water outbreak and Eugene de Kock's TRC testimony dominated the evening, with a dental therapist's warnings on bleeding gums filling the first hour.
- 20:04
Bronkhorstspruit gastrointestinal illness has reached 833 people since 7 October, with about 40% of those affected children, after the wastewater plant was not chlorinated.
- 21:19
The Bronkhorstspruit plant manager has been suspended and is so far the only person called to account, while Tshwane's mayor says the city is still investigating who is responsible.
- 21:14
Deputy President Paul Mashatile visited Bronkhorstspruit as chair of the National Water Crisis Committee. Only three patients remain in hospital, and no deaths have been reported.
- 21:02
Eugene de Kock told the TRC cases inquiry he was willing to cooperate with prosecutors and could have named generals, but the NPA never asked him to identify them.