RC 261026Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Monday, 26 October 2026
A Tshwane water contamination case and a police sergeant's rape charge dominated Power Breakfast, alongside Ramaphosa's local government reform plan and a flood of police recruitment applications.
- 07:16
Department of Water and Sanitation has opened a criminal case against the City of Tshwane for failing to report that chlorination of Bronkhorstspruit water stopped for about three weeks, as gastro cases keep rising.
- 06:02
A 49-year-old police sergeant faces rape and sexual grooming charges over alleged abuse of a relative who was 14 between 2022 and October 2024, according to IPID.
- 06:55
President Ramaphosa has proposed ring-fencing water and electricity revenue for infrastructure maintenance and compulsory licensing for service providers in a revised white paper on local government.
- 07:56
SASSA has dismissed 65 officials found guilty of misconduct, mainly over fraudulent grant uploads, with 106 of 134 cases finalised and 28 still pending; criminal cases are being run with SAPS.
- 06:21
SAPS has received about 400,000 profile registrations for just 5,500 trainee posts, and online applications stay open until 13 November before selection begins.