RC 261022Kaya 959Glen Lewis
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Water contamination dominated the afternoon, with tap-water warnings in Johannesburg and Pretoria, a treatment plant handed to Rand Water, and a teacher's rape case postponed.
- 15:01
A water treatment plant has been handed over to Rand Water for management after sewage-polluted water left more than 400 people with gastrointestinal illnesses, many of them children.
- 17:00
The City of Tshwane switched Pretoria CBD and surrounding areas to alternative water after a sewer pipe burst, and residents must boil tap water for at least one minute before use.
- 15:00
Residents in the affected 8th Avenue streets must not use tap water until Johannesburg Water issues official clearance following pipeline repairs and sample testing.
- 15:02
The case against a primary school teacher accused of raping a nine-year-old grade four learner has been postponed to 29 October for a formal bail application.
- 17:04
Nigeria has tightened airport security and health checks after its first confirmed Ebola case in over a decade, a 42-year-old woman who recently returned from Uganda.