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Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Rand Water's warning that it will throttle overconsuming customers and a Gauteng school sexual assault case dominated Point of View, alongside fuel levy relief and Cosatu's reaction to the mini-budget.
- 20:26
Rand Water says it will start throttling supply to overconsuming customers if municipalities fail to keep within their allocated volumes, after warning that consumption is pressuring the bulk supply system.
- 20:10
The MEC said schools cannot ask parents to wait while they handle a sexual abuse allegation. The only route is reporting to police, and a school that delays risks being negligent or complicit.
- 20:14
The teacher in the alleged Soweto primary school assault has been suspended as a precaution, and the Grade 4 learner will receive counselling while continuing her schooling.
- 20:29
Finance Minister announced fuel levy cuts from 4 November: R1.50 off petrol and R3 off diesel per litre, running until 1 December, as part of the mid-term budget update.
- 20:30
Cosatu called the mini-budget disappointing and a missed opportunity, saying government failed to table a bold package to tackle joblessness and weak economic growth.