RC 261028947Anele Mdoda
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Taxpayer-funded legal bills, a Tshwane water crisis and Brazil's election fallout dominated the morning, with the Proteas' Cape Town Test collapse adding sporting drama.
- 06:00
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the state must pay suspended minister Senzo Mchunu's 2.7 million rand legal bill, while police committee chair Ian Cameron calls the spending reckless and wants Ramaphosa to fire him.
- 06:02
More than 800 people fell ill in Bronkhorstspruit after Tshwane reportedly failed to chlorinate water for three weeks; the city has suspended the plant head, and Deputy Minister Jack Bloom wants a full investigation.
- 07:01
Air conditioning at Steve Biko Hospital in Pretoria has been dysfunctional, halting some surgeries because theatre temperatures are too high for long, complex procedures; contingency measures use other public hospitals.
- 07:03
Defeated Brazilian candidate Flavio Bolsonaro refused to concede to Lula da Silva, and the US says it will issue visas to him and his family despite reports he left Brazil against a court order.
- 06:05
The Proteas were all out for 329 on day one of the third Test in Cape Town, with Mitchell Stark taking six wickets; Ackerman fell just short of a maiden Test century.