RC 261024SAfmKgomotso Matsunyane & Ndumiso Ngcobo
Saturday, 24 October 2026
Tshwane's water crisis dominated the show, with more than 500 people falling ill after a treatment plant ran out of chlorine, alongside debate over local government reform.
- 09:01
More than 500 people, mostly children, fell ill after a Tshwane water treatment plant ran out of chlorine and failed to inform residents. The plant manager has been suspended.
- 09:02
The Department of Water and Sanitation warned Tshwane in February that the plant was not being run correctly. The city then missed every deadline in its March plan to fix it, MPs were told.
- 07:00
Water tankers now delivering to affected residents draw from a separate plant that the National Department of Water and Sanitation has checked, and the water is clean.
- 07:47
Analyst Dr Ralph says the revised white paper's district model may need constitutional amendment, and argues municipal failure stems mainly from misallocated money and poor leadership, not a lack of resources.