RC 261027Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Taxi violence, Bronkhorstspruit's contaminated water and Eugene de Kock's apartheid-era testimony dominated Tuesday's Good Morning Cape Town, days before the local government elections.
- 07:17
Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku says police deployment at taxi ranks will continue indefinitely, as the province pursues court action to hold the Cata and Codeta federations accountable.
- 06:01
Eugene de Kock told the TRC cases inquiry he was willing and able to testify against senior security force figures who ordered apartheid crimes, but claims the NPA never approached him for evidence.
- 07:01
Water and Sanitation says there is no timeline to fix contaminated water in Bronkhorstspruit, where more than 800 people have been sickened by gastrointestinal illness after the city failed to chlorinate supply.
- 06:00
Agri-Western Cape warns proposed water restrictions could cost the economy more than R1 billion, as authorities have yet to decide whether curtailment is needed before a drier summer.
- 06:04
Brett Heron, a second-time Cape Town mayoral candidate, wants an immediate halt to the sale of public land to tackle the city's deep spatial divides.