Tuesday, 20 October 2026

The national Water and Sanitation Department says it cannot take over the Bronkhorstspruit plant, as no legislation currently allows it to seize control; a Section 139 intervention is possible but not immediate.

Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was denied bail in the Randburg Magistrates' Court, with the court ruling that release could let him interfere with his criminal case over alleged sexual grooming and rape.

A Nedbank senior economist says fuel levies are down almost 46% from April to August, mainly from fuel levy cuts, while corporate taxes rose 21%, so the second half of the year is a concern.

Warren Ingram says more than R50 billion in retirement funds is unclaimed, affecting about 4.3 million people, with unclaimed assets across all categories totalling around R90 billion.

A tribunal has ordered a Fort Beaufort tuck shop to stop using the name Sun City after Sun International objected, with the trademark owner arguing its brand was being diluted.