RC 261023702Mandy Wiener
Friday, 23 October 2026
The Bronkhorstspruit water crisis dominated the episode, with a 595-case outbreak, a Public Protector probe and calls for accountability, alongside a white paper on local government.
- 12:41
Health committee briefed on Tshwane's Bronkhorstspruit outbreak: officials say it is waterborne, 595 cases have been reported with no fatalities, children are worst affected, and the treatment plant is under scrutiny.
- 12:45
The Public Protector is investigating Tshwane after an EFF complaint that over 400 mostly child residents fell ill from allegedly unsafe water, allegedly due to a failure to chlorinate and to warn residents.
- 12:12
Self-proclaimed fixer Brown Mogotsi's bid to force the state to justify withholding witness identities was postponed after his lawyer failed to serve the application on the state. He has been in custody since May.
- 12:26
President Ramaphosa launched a revised white paper on local government, which the Deputy Minister says replaces a 1998 funding model that assumed municipalities raise 90% of their own revenue.
- 12:16
CCTV footage from about 17 locations is being played in the AKA murder trial, and it shows a BMW linked to one accused following Forbes from the airport to the hotel.