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Sunday, 18 October 2026
Sunday's Classical Fix mixed Vivaldi, Piazzolla and Rachmaninov with a news-heavy afternoon, led by Ebola's spread in Congo and Jacob Zuma's expected return to campaigning.
- 18:05
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to an eighth province, North Ubangi, which borders the Central African Republic, with two cases including one death confirmed.
- 18:01
Deputy president Duduzani Zuma says his father, former president Jacob Zuma, will return to the campaign trail before the November local government elections, after two difficult weeks over health reports.
- 17:05
Pope Leo delivered his Sunday blessing from the Vatican a day after leaving hospital following surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung, thanking pilgrims in St Peter's Square.
- 16:02
A heat wave across Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo is expected to persist until tomorrow, and residents are urged to take precautions against the high temperatures.
- 17:01
South Africa and Mozambique are stepping up cooperation against transnational organised crime, with police ministries holding talks in Pretoria to strengthen coordination.