Friday, 23 October 2026

Tshwane has suspended the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works plant manager over failures linked to the water crisis, and Mayor Nasiphi Moya has ordered an independent investigation into interrupted chlorine supplies and delayed warnings to residents.

Three El Dorado Park police officials were convicted in the Palm Ridge High Court over the fatal 2020 shooting of 16-year-old Nathaniel Julies. Two were found guilty of murder; a detective was convicted of perjury and ammunition possession.

KZN police have taken five men aged 19 to 46 in for questioning over attacks on foreign nationals in Durban, including one murder, one attempted murder and assaults in the CBD and Berea.

The CRL Rights Commission is pushing for registration and vetting of religious leaders and churches to curb abuse, commercialisation and exploitation of congregants, after a child died.

A BBC investigation found evidence of at least 43 attacks on hospitals and healthcare facilities in Sudan during the conflict, and reports 55 medical workers killed; the RSF rejected the findings.