RC 261026702Azania Mosaka
Monday, 26 October 2026
A Monday afternoon of news on the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis and KZN troop deployment, alongside listener debate on how much guests should clean up after themselves in hotels and Airbnbs.
- 13:01
Gastrointestinal illness cases linked to contaminated water in Bronkhorstspruit have risen to 833, with 27 new cases in 24 hours and no deaths recorded. Tshwane's failure to chlorinate the water is blamed; the plant has since closed.
- 13:02
President Ramaphosa has approved the deployment of 510 SANDF members to KZN until 30 November, supporting police during anti-immigration protests in Durban.
- 13:04
Western Cape police have stepped up security around Cape Town taxi ranks after a deadly wave of shootings linked to route disputes between the Cata and Codeta taxi associations.
- 13:03
Parents protested outside a Johannesburg south primary school over alleged sexual assaults by Grade 7 pupils against younger learners; the allegations are yet to be verified.
- 13:32
The judge in the Molefe murder trial warned against further delays after proceedings were pushed to next year, as the trial cannot proceed until a separate case resumes on 2 November.