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Thursday, 22 October 2026
Thursday's show was dominated by the Bronkhorstspruit unchlorinated water crisis, with the medium-term budget's fuel relief and cut growth forecast close behind.
- 06:21
More than 400 people, mostly children under four, fell ill after Bronkhorstspruit's treatment works ran without chlorination from 24 September to 14 October. The municipality did not warn residents that the water was unsafe.
- 06:03
The EFF has asked the SA Human Rights Commission to hold an urgent hearing and summon the Tshwane mayor and city manager over the water crisis, alleging residents' fundamental rights were violated.
- 07:02
Fuel levy relief cuts R3 a litre from diesel and R1.50 from petrol between 4 November and 1 December, with smaller cuts until 5 January. Households relying on paraffin were excluded from the relief.
- 06:00
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana cut the 2026 growth forecast to 1.2% from 1.6% and identified a further R38.1 billion in medium-term savings in the budget policy statement.