South Africa Today — 2026-09-05
The day’s news across South Africa, pulled from the main sources and cross-checked. Stories covered by multiple outlets are marked CONFIRMED — that’s the truth signal. Every item links to the original source.
Families call for no bail: Couple found wrapped in plastic and buried in shallow grave
Police seize R1.5 mln in counterfeit sports merchandise in Joburg [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
EFF makes access to clean water a key priority ahead of LGE 2026 [CONFIRMED — 3 sources]
Gauteng Emergency Services on high alert amid severe weather warnings
SAFM apologises after BCCSA ruling on Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview
How Eskom doubled its profit to R30.3bn despite selling less power
ANC campaign posters allegedly ripped down along Durban’s M4 [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Counterfeit Springboks merchandise worth R1.5m seized in Johannesburg CBD
Municipal collapse is rarely ideological. It is a contractual immaturity.
8.2m homes or 1.7m classrooms: The price of corruption in South Africa
‘Beauty in Black’ actor Ricco Ross to co-host Ndlala Grandeur Season 1 in Pretoria
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