RC 261028Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Water shortages dominated the afternoon, with Melville and other Johannesburg suburbs going about 10 days without reliable supply, alongside election-related killings and Cape Town taxi violence.
- 15:45
Several Johannesburg suburbs, including Melville, Parktown West and parts of the south and east, have had no water for about 10 days, and residents are vowing to intensify their protests.
- 15:05
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the killings of councillors and candidates in the strongest terms and called on police to pursue those responsible ahead of local government elections on 4 November.
- 15:58
Santaco's Western Cape spokesperson says it cannot guarantee commuter safety as taxi violence between rival associations CATA and CODETA, over routes from Delft to Epping, escalates and people are killed.
- 16:06
Israel's election produced no clear winner, with Netanyahu's Likud leading at about 21 percent, while Arab-led parties made historic gains that could decide who forms a majority.
- 15:14
Morocco has overtaken South Africa in the RMB Where to Invest in Africa rankings, moving into fourth place while South Africa dropped to fifth, a shift the host linked to Morocco's automotive push.