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Sunday, 18 October 2026
A news-heavy bulletin led by the reinstated national police commissioner's return to work, alongside a trafficking rescue in the Eastern Cape and arrests over an Epping taxi shooting.
- 21:02
The reinstated National Police Commissioner resumes duties tomorrow after being suspended in April over a controversial SAPS health services contract. President Ramaphosa says his mandate is to clean up police corruption.
- 21:03
Three Peruvian women were rescued from a suspected human trafficking and online scam operation at a lodge in the Eastern Cape, where 26 people were found. No arrests have been made yet.
- 21:04
Two suspects aged 27 and 31, with links to the taxi industry, have been arrested over the Friday shooting of two taxi owners in Epping. They face murder charges and appear in court on Monday.
- 21:05
Angola and Uganda are joining South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania in expanding a regional crackdown on drug trafficking and transnational organised crime. The move aims to share intelligence and coordinate cross-border operations.