RC 261023Kaya 959T Bose
Friday, 23 October 2026
Kaya's morning recap was dominated by a Johannesburg court ruling in an Eldorado Park child-murder case and by water crises in Tshwane and Johannesburg that left households and a school without safe supply.
- 11:01
The Johannesburg High Court ordered the trial of an Eldorado Park couple split after the father pleaded guilty to murder and rape of his four-year-old daughter. The mother now faces a separate trial.
- 10:00
The Public Protector has launched an investigation into complaints that untreated water was supplied to Bronkhorstspruit residents in Tshwane, where 408 people fell ill, mostly children under four.
- 10:02
President Ramaphosa called for urgent municipal reforms at the launch of the revised white paper on local government in Ekurhuleni, targeting financial mismanagement, corruption and skills shortages.
- 11:02
Johannesburg Water isolated the local supply after a pipeline was damaged during sewer excavation, forcing Bertrams Junior School to send learners home as taps ran dry.
- 09:03
The Road Freight Association welcomed National Treasury's three rand per litre fuel relief, calling it a step in the right direction for trucking and passenger transport operators.