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Sunday, 25 October 2026
Sunday's Power Week covered Tshwane's lifted water advisory, the mini-budget's temporary fuel levy relief and the Brazil runoff, alongside Momentum's debt advice and Sibusiso Vilani's record high-altitude marathon.
- 09:03
Tshwane has lifted its boil water advisory for Pretoria CBD and surrounding areas after the reservoir met drinking water standards, so residents can resume normal tap water use without boiling.
- 09:50
Finance Minister Godongwana announced temporary full fuel levy relief, more funding for municipalities and social services, and extra resources for crime fighting in the 2026 medium-term budget policy statement.
- 09:08
Polls show Lula closing in on Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential runoff, now about one point behind after trailing by five points two weeks earlier, following Flavio's first-round lead.
- 09:22
A Free State learner was barred from writing a matric exam because the family owed school fees; the principal has been suspended after the department intervened.
- 11:55
Five of ten runners, including Sibusiso Vilani, reached the summit of Ojos del Salado in northern Chile, then ran what is being recognised as the world's highest marathon in the Atacama Desert.