Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Tshwane's water crisis has risen to 433 confirmed cases, most of them children under four, after the city's treatment works supplied unchlorinated water for weeks.

Mayor Nasiphi Moya says city leadership did not know the plant was not chlorinating, and an internal investigation is underway to find out who failed to report the problem.

Former deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was denied bail in Randburg, with the court ruling his release could let him interfere with his case on grooming and rape charges.

Toxicology evidence at the Anele Tembe inquest found traces of cocaine and alcohol-related substances, but the toxicologist could not say when the cocaine was taken. Experts still cannot conclusively say whether she jumped or was pushed.

Investigations into the extortion case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe Sebanyoni and three co-accused now include SARS, with the group accused of extorting over R2 million in protection fees.