RC 261023947Mo Flava
Friday, 23 October 2026
Mid-mornings on 947 mixed news of a Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, Bongo's corruption retrial and a Volvo job cull with a Friday of music picks, dinnerware nostalgia and sport predictions.
- 09:00
More than 400 cases of gastrointestinal illness have been linked to contaminated city water in Bronkhorstspruit, after chlorine disinfection failed at the treatment plant. The Public Protector has launched an investigation.
- 09:02
Volvo says it will cut about 2,500 jobs worldwide, about 2,000 in Sweden, as US tariffs and Chinese competition hit revenue, which fell nearly 23% in the third quarter. An 8 billion rand savings plan follows.
- 11:01
Former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo's corruption case is being retried in the Western Cape High Court, with pre-trial proceedings held virtually and his return to court set for 25 January.
- 10:04
Typhoon Shampi is passing close to Taiwan's east coast with torrential rain, prompting evacuations near a landslide dam at risk of breaching, hundreds of flights cancelled, and at least one death.