Fuel price relief, Sibiya stays in prison, more budget takeaways, Tshwane's water crisis
In your midweek edition of News24’s Unread, we bring you details on former deputy national police Shadrack Sibiya’s failed bid for bail on charges of rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming. We dig through the mid-term budget speech to give you five essential takeaways, including the government’s promise to slash the general fuel levy. In other stories, another water crisis plagues the city of Tshwane after it failed to inform Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding residents about issues at its water treatment plant, leaving more than 400 people ill. And private graveyards in Mzansi appear to be big business! Plus: a few other must-know stories, including the Patriotic Alliance’s ban on giving local media interviews, all from the week that was in 13 minutes or less. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video
16 Oct 2026
ANC wins election lifeline, inside Ballito's school stabbing, and EC's new national park
In your Sunday edition of News24’s Unread, Fannie Masemola will return to office this Monday morning as the country’s reinstated national police commissioner. In our feature story, the Constitutional Court’s Thursday ruling means the ANC can now compete for your vote in six municipalities, mostly in the Eastern Cape, where it nearly dipped out in the 4 November polls. To this: He wore a T-shirt with the word “WRATH” written on it, a nod to the 1999 Columbine school massacre. Now, a 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy is in official custody for allegedly stabbing a little girl multiple times. Finally, Kruger Park travellers will soon have some interesting new camp restaurants to choose from, but don’t expect to see Mzansi’s familiar favourites. Plus, can you believe it, SA has a new national park opening in the Eastern Cape. Side note: The Unread team is celebrating 1 million views since May! Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.
14 Oct 2026
Sibiya's "dishonourable discharge", CPT sues over N1 crash, and F1 back in Africa
Coming up in your midweek edition of News24’s Unread, Shadrack Sibiya dishonourably discharges himself from the SA Police Service, amid a drawn-out bid for bail on charges of alleged rape, human trafficking and sexual grooming of a minor. Meanwhile, a pair of March and March men have been granted bail following the recent chaos in Durban, Soweto and Johannesburg, but won’t be able to march again anytime soon. Detectives make a significant albeit small breakthrough in the September murder of Kempton Park runner, Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, by tracing her stolen smartwatch. We speak to the City of Cape Town’s JP Smith about the repercussions of the recent N1 bridge truck crash. And finally, among a few other stories making headlines this week thus far, Formula One is coming to Africa, just not South Africa just yet. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24. #news24video #News24 For this story and more, visit News24: https://www.news24.com/multimedia/video
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