RC 261025SAfm
Sunday, 25 October 2026
Mostly classical music on a Sunday afternoon, but the news bulletins were dominated by election-related political killings, a major cocaine seizure at OR Tambo and Ebola border measures.
- 18:01
Police seized about 216 blocks of cocaine at OR Tambo International Airport from a flight out of São Paulo, worth over R200 million, and are still hunting the suspect who transported it.
- 16:02
Ramaphosa has decried political killings ahead of the elections, including four ANC members killed in Katlehong last week and two in KwaZulu-Natal, and says police must leave no stone unturned.
- 16:05
Five people, aged 21 to 33, were shot dead at a house gathering in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats; police are offering a R100,000 reward and say gang links are possible.
- 18:05
Uganda has barred non-essential travellers from the DRC, where the Ebola outbreak is centred, and Ugandans returning from Congo must now quarantine for 20 days.
- 16:04
Johannesburg Water is throttling supply in Ivory Park because demand exceeds what its reservoir was designed for, closing the main line daily from 1pm to 4am.