RC 261025SAfmKgomotso Matsunyane & Ndumiso Ngcobo
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Mostly about water and accountability: a Cape Flats gang shooting, Tshwane's lifted boil-water advisory, a stalled HIV fight, and calls for councillors to answer to their communities before the 4 November elections.
- 07:02
Police are hunting gunmen who killed five people in Steenberg on the Cape Flats, with three others wounded in a gang-related attack; no arrests have been made yet.
- 08:01
Tshwane has lifted its boil-water advisory for Pretoria CBD and surrounding areas after lab tests found no E. coli or coliform bacteria, so tap water can be used without boiling.
- 08:43
Research from northern KwaZulu-Natal shows new HIV infections have stalled since 2019, after sharp falls between 2012 and 2018, raising concern about the 2030 elimination target.
- 09:24
The Health Minister says about 37,000 people have taken lenacapavir since its May launch, well short of the 900,000 doses bought through the Global Fund.
- 07:59
In Cape Town's Ward 92, about 500 residents are asking candidates to sign a contract: monthly council reporting, a third of salary spent on a local project, and opposition when residents protest.