RC 261027702Africa Melane
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Early Breakfast was dominated by Bronkhorstspruit's gastro outbreak and water failures in Joburg and Pretoria, with the 4 November local elections looming over every story.
- 04:02
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says government must intensify efforts after 833 gastrointestinal illness cases in Bronkhorstspruit, caused by Tshwane failing to chlorinate water at its wastewater plant.
- 05:03
Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says people's lives are at risk and the contamination crisis matters more than her reputation as her term nears its end.
- 05:20
The water department has laid about five criminal charges against Tshwane over six years, but experts say they hit the municipality as a whole rather than the officials responsible.
- 04:04
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is calling for water restrictions before the Department of Water and Sanitation completes its assessment later this month.
- 04:06
The president approved deployment of more than 500 soldiers to KwaZulu-Natal to support police during anti-immigration protests in Durban, at a cost of R34 million under Operation Prosper.