In Sunday, 18 October: Closed firm gets NHI deal, Ballito ‘stabber’ manifesto, and Roelf speaks

Author: specialprojects.news24.comPublished on: October 18, 2026Country: South Africa
Society & LifestyleCrime & LawPolitics
In Sunday, 18 October: Closed firm gets NHI deal, Ballito ‘stabber’ manifesto, and Roelf speaks

News24’s Sunday, 18 October roundup covers several South African stories, including a manifesto attributed to a Ballito teenager accused of stabbing a young girl at school and evidence police allegedly failed to secure after a murder at St Stithians. It also reports Fannie Masemola’s reinstatement as national police commissioner, ANC celebrations at the Constitutional Court, and the creation of a new national park in the Eastern Cape. Other stories include dry taps in KwaShukela despite a full dam, a video showing a DA candidate beating his ex-wife, and divisions within Cosatu.

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