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Tuesday, 20 October 2026
Auditor-General findings on education spending, Limpopo police arrests and a deadly Umlazi truck crash dominated, with a sharp focus on public money and accountability.
- 03:23
The Auditor-General says accumulated irregular expenditure across provincial education departments reached R35.1 billion in 2025-26, up from R24.7 billion the year before, with four provinces accounting for most of it.
- 05:00
Five Limpopo police officers stationed at Polokwane International Airport were arrested and face corruption and defeating the ends of justice charges. Their commissioner warned corrupt officers will trade blue uniforms for orange ones.
- 03:54
World Athletics has given Athletics South Africa six months to overhaul its constitution and remove suspended president James Molloy, or risk provisional suspension from international athletics.
- 03:45
A truck rolled down a road in Umlazi on 18 October without a driver, crashing into a shop, seven houses and a shack. The shop owner estimated losses of about R250,000, and looting followed the crash.