RC 261019Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Monday, 19 October 2026
Health officials reported four more mpox cases as Mbeki prepared to testify on apartheid-era prosecutions, while Cape Town taxi violence and fuel-price anger framed the morning.
- 07:06
Health department confirmed four new mpox cases, bringing the year's total to 26, with 18 in the Western Cape and 16 of those linked to local transmission.
- 06:06
Former NPA director Anton Ackerman told the TRC cases inquiry that a plan was orchestrated to shield apartheid-era perpetrators from prosecution, and Mbeki faces questions on it when he testifies.
- 06:02
Two men, aged 27 and 31, will appear in Cape Town court on murder charges over Friday's Epping minibus shooting that killed two taxi owners; police expect more arrests.
- 06:32
The National Police Commissioner returns to office after six months of precautionary suspension; the tender fraud charges against him were withdrawn in September for insufficient evidence.
- 07:13
Calls are growing for government to use the R10 billion Central Energy Fund allocation for immediate fuel relief before Wednesday's medium-term budget statement, as a national shutdown over fuel prices is planned today.