Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Government says contaminated water from a Tshwane treatment works is the likely source of an outbreak that has sickened 408 people, most of them children under four.

Mayor Nasiphi Moya admitted the city was negligent in failing to chlorinate the water, telling 702 she is accountable, while the EFF's mayoral candidate plans to lay criminal charges against her.

The Randburg Magistrates Court found former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya knew he was committing a crime, noting he wiped his phone to conceal explicit chats with a minor.

Treasury says the fuel levy cut between March and July cost the state more than R17 billion, and Ramaphosa warned further fuel relief would reduce funds for disasters and emergencies.

Experts cannot determine whether Anele Tembe was pushed or jumped before her fall from a Cape Town hotel, and a forensic analyst says both possibilities remain equally likely.