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On-air predictions, tracked to the outcome

Hosts, analysts and callers make calls on air every day — rate cuts, reshuffles, title races. We extract the falsifiable ones from the broadcast transcript, wait for the horizon, and score them against public sources. Every call keeps its audio receipt.

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of 7 graded calls were right · this filter

5 correct2 incorrect

Graded means checked against a public source after the check-by date. Verdicts judge the claim, never the person: hosts, guests and callers all count.

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[Courts]

The African National Congress will not win its Constitutional Court appeal against the Electoral Court ruling that excluded its candidate lists from six municipalities for the 4 November 2026 local government elections.

Who called it

4 predictions from 2 stations · 2 yes, 2 no

Mon 12 Oct, 12:25702This one
A caller
Yes
Mon 12 Oct, 12:40SAfm
A caller
Yes
Tue 13 Oct, 10:26702
Manka
No
Yesterday 05:38SAfm
A caller
No

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[Courts]Incorrect

The court will deny Shadrack Sibiya bail in the bail proceedings scheduled for 7 October 2026.

The verdict· graded 07 Oct

The Randburg Magistrates' Court did not deny Shadrack Sibiya bail on 7 October 2026; instead, his formal bail application was postponed to Tuesday, 13 October 2026.

Readers: 2 said yes, 0 said no

[Courts]Correct

The curator will sell the SIU-seized Ferrari SF90 Stradale on 7 October 2026.

The verdict· graded 06 Oct

The High Court in Pretoria dismissed an urgent bid to stop the sale of a Ferrari valued at no less than R9,5 million

[Courts]Correct

The Special Investigating Unit will submit its final report on the higher-education investigation to the President by 2026-09-30.

The verdict· graded 01 Oct

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) confirmed that its final report concerning investigations under Proclamation 123 of 2023—which covers corruption, unauthorized bursaries, and serious maladministration within the Free State Office of the Premier's bursary scheme for higher-education students—was

[Courts]Incorrect

The Western Cape High Court will rule on the urgent applications challenging Parliament’s decision to rescind Advocate Tandazani Madonsela’s appointment as evidence leader in the Palapala inquiry by 30 September 2026.

The verdict· graded 01 Oct

The Western Cape High Court did not rule on the applications by 30 September 2026; instead, it is scheduled to hear the matter next month (October 2026).

[Courts]Correct

The Madlanga Commission will read Bafana Sindane's evidence into the record by Monday, 28 September 2026, whether or not Bafana Sindane appears before the commission.

The verdict· graded 28 Sept

The commission rejected the delay, and the chairperson ordered the evidence leader, Advocate Matthew Chaskalson, to place the evidence on the record.

[Courts]Correct

The Cape Town Magistrates Court will not issue a deportation order against Chidima Adicina on 2026-08-19.

The verdict· graded 19 Aug

The court postponed the matter to February 27, 2027

The claim was that the court would not issue a deportation order on 2026-08-19, and the outcome shows the matter was postponed instead. Since no deportation order was issued, the prediction was correct.