RC 261026SAfmJon Gericke
Monday, 26 October 2026
Bronkhorstspruit's water contamination, MK Party discipline threats and a troop deployment to KwaZulu-Natal dominated tonight's Nightfall, alongside a court fight over textbook access for the blind.
- 22:02
The City of Tshwane failed to chlorinate water at the Bronkhorstspruit treatment plant, leading to 833 people contracting a gastrointestinal illness; the plant manager has been suspended.
- 22:10
The President deployed 510 defence force members to KwaZulu-Natal until 30 November, at a cost of R34 million, to monitor anti-illegal-immigration protests, including in Durban.
- 22:01
The land reform department has set aside R2 billion for rural communities, with R500 million earmarked to help land reform beneficiaries buy farms, alongside financial and non-financial support.
- 22:13
Duduzane Zuma warned MK Party members and public representatives who fail to deliver on the people's mandate will be removed, amid recent leadership changes within the party.
- 22:43
Blind SA is taking the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to court over its delay in joining the Marrakesh Treaty, which it says leaves students without legally accessible textbooks.