Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya was denied bail by the Randburg Magistrates Court, which found he failed to show exceptional circumstances for his release.

Tshwane has declared tap water from the Bronkhorstspruit treatment works unfit for human consumption after a severe gastrointestinal illness outbreak; President Ramaphosa says a National Water Crisis Committee will address it.

Blind SA has obtained a case number and served papers on the President, the Speaker, the Chair of the Council of Provinces and four government departments over delays in joining the Marrakesh Treaty.

Lumka Oliphant's October 2025 dismissal as Chief Communications Director was ruled procedurally unfair by the Social Development and Health Bargaining Council, which ordered her reinstatement from 1 November.

Five police officers stationed at Polokwane International Airport were granted R1,000 bail each, accused of corruption and of helping undocumented immigrants evade arrest; the case is postponed to 30 November.