RC 261020702Bongani Bingwa
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Water contamination in Tshwane dominated the show, with over 400 illness cases and tankers rolling out, while Mbeki's Khampepe commission testimony added a political edge.
- 06:02
The city is deploying 36 water tankers in Bronkhorstspruit, but residents are warned not to drink tap water or use it for cooking, bathing, or washing food, even if boiled. Water Research Commission results are due Wednesday.
- 06:06
Former president Mbeki told the Khampepe commission that no national executive intervention stopped TRC-referred prosecutions, calling any such claim a lie, and said the NPA must explain its delays.
- 07:06
Suliman Carrim's bail hearing was postponed a week after prosecutors accused him of raising ill health whenever it suits him. Judgment is expected at the Pretoria Magistrates' Court next Wednesday.
- 08:01
A 57-year-old former police general was arrested for unlawful possession of more than 100 rounds of SAPS-issued ammunition after a search of his Centurion home, and investigators seized documents and devices.