RC 261019SAfmAshraf Garda
Monday, 19 October 2026
Masemola's return as police commissioner drew sharp scepticism from callers, while fuel prices, Thabo Mbeki's Khampepe Commission testimony and a Bronkhorstspruit water scare also dominated.
- 15:08
President Ramaphosa lifted General Fannie Masemola's precautionary suspension after the financial misconduct charges against him were formally withdrawn, and Masemola returned to office as National Police Commissioner, pledging unity and no revenge.
- 15:02
Ramaphosa says government is seriously considering options to cushion South Africans from fuel price increases, with petrol already over R30 a litre and expected to rise by over R2 next month.
- 16:17
Former president Thabo Mbeki told the Khampepe Commission he did not give any instructions to put on hold planned arrests linked to an alleged attempted poisoning, and says he was not aware of them.
- 16:01
Ekurhuleni has been cleared to procure 2,000 megawatts of new generation capacity directly from independent power producers, in projects costing R16.2 billion, which the government says will also create construction and operations jobs.
- 15:01
Authorities are investigating over 100 diarrhoea and gastrointestinal cases in Bronkhorstspruit, and the DA is laying criminal charges against Tshwane over alleged water treatment without chlorine.