RC 261022702John Perlman
Thursday, 22 October 2026
Afternoon Drive covered a deadly anti-immigration march killing in Durban, new National Treasury powers over municipal finances, and fresh court developments in the AKA murder trial and the Suliman Carrim case.
- 15:22
A foreign national was beaten to death during an anti-illegal-immigration march in Durban's CBD this morning, KZN police confirmed.
- 17:27
Under new amendment bills, the Finance Minister can hold councillors, mayors, officials and suppliers personally liable for persistent non-compliance, as a graduated enforcement step before withholding the equitable share, said Accountant General Shabir Khan.
- 16:04
A detective testifying in the Durban High Court identified one of seven accused, a businessman, as the man who followed rapper AKA on CCTV before his 2023 killing outside a Durban restaurant.
- 15:00
Suliman Carrim's bail application in the Musina Magistrates' Court was postponed to 30 October, as the court could not accommodate it; he remains in custody on a separate Madlanga Commission matter.