RC 261020947Nick Explicit
Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Tuesday's Daybreak led with a Tshwane water warning after more than 400 gastrointestinal illness cases were linked to contaminated tap water, alongside a 2007 Rugby World Cup brain teaser.
- 05:31
Residents in the Tshwane area face an indefinite wait before tap water is safe to drink, after the city confirmed more than 400 gastrointestinal illness cases since early October linked to contaminated water.
- 05:31
A former president defended his court challenge seeking the recusal of the TRC inquiry chairperson, saying it is about fairness and impartiality, after he testified at the inquiry into delayed apartheid-era prosecutions.
- 05:32
A landslide at an illegal gold mine in Colombia killed 14 people and injured seven, with bodies carried away by canoe from a nearby river as armed groups control the clandestine gold trade.
- 05:41
Percy Montgomery was confirmed as the player who converted all four penalties in South Africa's 2007 Rugby World Cup final win over England, which the host said was a team effort.