Thursday, 8 October 2026

Police are hunting a Gauteng pastor accused of raping a woman and killing her four-month-old baby during an alleged river ritual; the pastor’s wife led investigators to the shallow grave.

A Parliament committee backed further investigation into allegations that former police minister Bheki Cele received R500,000, including checks of banking and accommodation records and possible referral to the NPA.

Young voters at a Wits University town hall challenged political parties over Johannesburg’s month-long CBD electricity outage, water shortages, jobs, crime and whether voting can deliver change.

Listeners overwhelmingly preferred living next to a DJ rather than a drummer, while callers compared both with louder realities including a crèche, church services and an off-key recorder player.

The team’s travel-essential debate ranged from Ricoffy and Cremora to Aromat, mayonnaise, pillows and children’s meals, with callers admitting they pack familiar comforts to avoid disappointment away from home.