Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Health authorities report 408 gastrointestinal illness cases linked to a Tshwane-area water outbreak. Residents are told not to drink, bathe in or use tap water, and children under four are most affected.

Five Limpopo police officers based at Polokwane International Airport face corruption and defeating the ends of justice charges. The provincial commissioner warned corrupt officers they risk trading blue uniforms for orange prison clothing.

The DA has opened a criminal case at Pretoria Central police station against Tshwane, alleging the city failed to chlorinate the water and took three weeks to warn residents not to drink it.

Cosatu is urging Parliament to fast-track the second special appropriation bill, which would unlock R10 billion in fuel price relief through the Central Energy Fund Equalisation Fund.

Former president Thabo Mbeki told the TRC cases inquiry there was no political interference with NPA prosecutions. He called claims of secret meetings with apartheid-era generals a complete fabrication.