Episode Details

Contaminated water dominated the day. The Bronkhorstspruit crisis ran through bulletins on almost every station, with fresh scares in Johannesburg and Makhanda and Rand Water warning of supply restrictions. With the 4 November local elections 12 days away, stations also weighed fuel-levy relief that opposition parties called electioneering. Alongside that came a landmark verdict in the Nathaniel Julies case and a deadly escalation in Durban, while sports desks were still celebrating the Proteas' thumping win in Gqeberha.