
Unchlorinated Taps Sicken 408 Near Pretoria
A plant near Pretoria ran without chlorine from 24 September to 14 October, and 408 people fell ill, mostly under...
October 20, 2026South Africa news in English from The Rio Times — Johannesburg and Cape Town politics, economy, mining and markets.

A plant near Pretoria ran without chlorine from 24 September to 14 October, and 408 people fell ill, mostly under...
October 20, 2026
Glencore's US$40 million funding for Orion Minerals is now unconditional, clearing the way to restart a South Africa mine that...
October 19, 2026
AGOA loss: President Ramaphosa said on Monday 19 October he must prepare the country if US duty-free access ends, which...
October 19, 2026
Eskom's planned 8.83% average tariff increase for 2027 met objections at a NERSA hearing on 8 October, with a decision...
October 19, 2026
Ramaphosa opened Vedanta's expanded Gamsberg zinc mine on 16 October and backed a smelter plan that hinges on cheaper power....
October 19, 2026
Cape Town, Sandton, Umhlanga and the Winelands ranked for US expats: South Africa is Level 2 on the State Department...
October 19, 2026
Tamar Braxton opens a five-night R&B season at Ndlala Arena in Pretoria on 16 December 2026. Line-up, US$ prices and...
October 19, 2026
Census 2022 shows South Africa is 84.5% Christian, 7.8% traditional and 1.6% Muslim. See the churches behind it and the...
October 17, 2026
South Africa inflation is expected to rise to 4.6% in September, testing the Reserve Bank's new 3% target and the...
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