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Monday, 26 October 2026

Apartheid-era police officer Eugene de Kock's TRC testimony dominated Monday's Update at Noon, alongside the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis and preparations for the local government elections.

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  1. 12:21

    Former apartheid-era police officer Eugene de Kock told the TRC inquiry that political office bearers were aware of and involved in crimes, and that generals were never prosecuted.

  2. 12:12

    Deputy President Paul Mashatile says repairs to the contaminated Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant could take a few weeks, with Tshwane supplying alternative water and no deaths reported.

  3. 12:04

    SASSA says it has dismissed more than 65 employees since April last year for serious misconduct, saying its anti-fraud strategy is yielding results.

  4. 12:04

    Three parliamentary committees say they are satisfied with the Electoral Commission's readiness for the local government elections, after an oversight visit to IEC headquarters in Centurion.

  5. 12:02

    The trial of alleged kingpin Katiso Molefe, charged with murder, has been postponed to 19 July next year at the Johannesburg High Court.