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Sunday, 18 October 2026
Between soul classics, this Sunday edition's news bulletins led with hospital staffing shortages, the national police commissioner's return to work, and fresh mpox cases in the Western Cape.
- 13:01
Deputy Public Protector Dinky Dube recommended hiring more healthcare workers at Sishiro Hospital in Limpopo after an unannounced visit, citing staff shortages in maternity wards and poor paper-based record keeping.
- 13:04
The national police commissioner returns to work tomorrow after the NPA withdrew charges of contravening the Public Finance Management Act, with President Ramaphosa having lifted his suspension.
- 13:02
South Africa has recorded four new mpox infections, bringing lab-confirmed cases to 26 this year, with 18 in the Western Cape, 16 of them linked to local transmission.
- 13:03
Counterfeit goods worth more than R160 million were seized in Johannesburg's CBD over the past week in a multi-agency search and seizure operation targeting shops and buildings in the inner city.
- 15:04
Raw sewage in Danville, Mahikeng, is reportedly flowing into the Molopo River and a local dam; the district municipality denies deliberate contamination and says bypass pumping and repairs are under way.