RC 261013702John Perlman
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Rwanda's new 10-year Formula One deal, the Sibiya bail hearing and a costly South Sudan refinery plan dominated Afternoon Drive on 13 October, alongside the AKA murder trial.
- 15:40
Formula One has signed a 10-year deal to stage the African Grand Prix in Rwanda from early 2030, with a new circuit being built just outside Kigali. South Africa has no clear sign of when or if it might host one.
- 16:02
A recorded phone call played at Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing linked him again to Vusimuzi Matlala, with socialite Serge Kabonge alleging Sibiya often received money from Matlala. Sibiya has previously denied the allegations, and the hearing continues.
- 16:48
South Africa's Strategic Fuel Fund holds 90% of a planned 60,000-barrel-a-day refinery at Pagak in South Sudan. About R330 million has already been spent, and analysts question whether the project makes sense.
- 15:35
Cosatu's congress has decided to support the alliance in the upcoming election, with the modalities of that support to be discussed after the vote.