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Monday, 26 October 2026

Monday's show centred on SAA's cash crisis and a 200-million-rand cocaine bust at OR Tambo, with local elections nine days away and water and medicine shortages dogging services.

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  1. 06:11

    SAA is staggering salaries for a second month, and Parliament wants answers by Friday on a 155 million rand profit the auditor general refused to sign off, and where the 1.1 billion rand Heathrow slot money went.

  2. 06:01

    Police, SARS and the Border Management Authority seized 216 blocks of cocaine, about 250 kilograms and worth over 200 million rand, hidden in five bags on a flight from São Paulo at OR Tambo International Airport.

  3. 06:04

    The Cooperative Governance Minister says logistical, technical and security arrangements for the local government elections are fully on track, with special votes on Monday and Tuesday and general voting on 4 November.

  4. 06:09

    The health department's own list shows more than 1.5 million outstanding orders, with folic acid, cholesterol, epilepsy, contraceptive and antibiotic stock running short in clinics.

  5. 07:13

    Gauteng opens 15 registration sites for its Tswa Da addiction campaign tomorrow, after last year's intake drew almost 13,000 people against roughly 5,000 expected, overwhelming the system.