THE FUSE

* The country's water crisis in sharp focus with President Cyril Ramaphosa saying efforts to resolve the challenges are being stepped up * With less than two weeks to go to the elections political parties are pulling out all the stops with crime, job creation and service delivery at the centre of their campaign promises * Calls for additional police resources to be deployed on the Cape Flats - this after five people were gunned down and three others were injured in Lavender Hill last night * And in sport - Kruger United FC are making their debut in the Carling Knockout Cup this afternoon. They're up against Amazulu in Mbombela. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.