Saturday, 24 October 2026

Deputy Minister David Mahlobo says negligence by officials contributed to Tshwane's water crisis, which made more than 500 people ill, mostly children, after the plant stopped treating water with chlorine.

Parliamentary committee member Stephen Moore accused Tshwane of scapegoating the suspended plant manager, saying residents should have been told immediately that the water was no longer safe to drink.

Six people, all women, were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a minibus on the R61 in the Eastern Cape, with six others seriously injured. Fatigue has been ruled out as a contributing factor.

The High Court in Cape Town granted an interdict against the Cape Amalgamated and Overstrand taxi associations, barring intimidation of commuters and operators, blocking roads, and preventing licensed taxis from operating.

Residents near Brixton Police Station protested weeks of water outages, saying Johannesburg Water has not given clear answers on when supply will return despite a new reservoir launched in April.