RC 261026Power FMKwena Moabelo
Monday, 26 October 2026
Monday's Power Lunch centred on the Bronkhorstspruit water contamination crisis, alongside court testimony, SASSA dismissals and a drug-mule arrest figure ahead of the 4 November local elections.
- 13:02
More than 590 people have gastrointestinal illness after drinking unchlorinated water in Bronkhorstspruit; the treatment plant has been shut down and Tshwane suspended the plant manager.
- 14:32
Former apartheid police officer Eugene de Kock told the TRC inquiry that Askaris, turned informants, were used to identify MK and APLA members at bus, taxi and train stations, then arrest them or use firearms.
- 12:31
At his third formal bail application, a Lekompo musician testified that the investigating officer allegedly told him of a relationship with the complainant; his defence relies on new facts.
- 12:52
More than 116 suspected drug mules have been arrested at OR Tambo over 24 months, after about 250 kilograms of cocaine worth over R200 million were seized from luggage arriving from Sao Paulo.
- 13:04
SASSA has dismissed more than 65 officials since April 2025 over misconduct, after 134 complaints, 106 of them finalised, including staff who colluded with members of the public to defraud the agency.