RC 261022SAfmMichael Abrahamson
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Top Sport focused on the Proteas' innings-and-31-run win over Australia that levelled the series, with a Tshwane water-crisis probe and a Soweto rape case also in the news.
- 19:13
The Proteas beat Australia by an innings and 31 runs after rain-hit days, levelling the series 1-1. Temba Bavuma was named man of the match, and Marco Jansen took five wickets in the first innings.
- 19:02
The Public Protector has launched a probe into alleged maladministration by the City of Tshwane over the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis, where health authorities linked over 400 gastrointestinal illness cases to untreated water.
- 19:00
The case against a Soweto teacher accused of sexually assaulting a nine-year-old learner in school toilets has been postponed to next week in the Protea Magistrates Court for a formal bail application.
- 19:23
Barney Gernan, co-founder of MSC Sports, previewed the annual charity sports quiz, which takes place this Wednesday in Johannesburg and has raised money for local schools and hungry children for 23 years.