Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Cosatu downplayed ANC chairperson Mantashe's walkout from its reconvened 15th National Congress, calling the speaking order a programme matter rather than a matter of principle.

The ANC is taking its challenge of the IEC over its candidates list to the Constitutional Court, saying it uploaded all documents before the 5pm deadline on 28 August but did not press submit.

Western Cape municipalities have asked residents to cut water consumption by 10 percent, as dams sit around 75 percent against the usual 80 percent for October ahead of an El Niño summer.

The Auditor-General issued a certificate of debt of approximately 4.6 million in the accounting officer's personal name at a North West district municipality over irregular water tankering payments.

Shadrack Sibiya resigned from the SAPS as a disciplinary process was starting, while his bail application continues at the Randburg Magistrates Court.