RC 261021702Bongani Bingwa
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Finance Minister Godongwana's mid-term budget dominated, with fuel-levy relief demands, Bronkhorstspruit water illnesses, and court setbacks for Shadrack Sibiya and Mulangi Mpejo.
- 06:03
Political parties want another fuel levy relief after a three-month reprieve cost the state billions, with a forecast tax windfall above R50 billion giving short-term room before Finance Minister Godongwana's mid-term budget.
- 06:18
More than 410 people now have gastrointestinal illness from the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, and President Ramaphosa says national government now has to intervene with solutions.
- 06:04
Former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was refused bail in the Randburg Magistrates Court, and prosecutors will decide whether accomplices in the sexual assault case can be pursued.
- 07:32
Former crime intelligence head Mulangi Mpejo has been charged over 100 rounds of police ammunition found at his home, and is being investigated as a suspect in Lieutenant General Cindy Lamfazi's 2021 murder.