RC 261015702Aubrey Masango
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya dominated the episode, with his bail hearing, dishonourable discharge and trafficking charge dissected, alongside the Constitutional Court's ANC ballot ruling.
- 21:03
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya's bail ruling is due next Tuesday. The state says he had his cellphones wiped on his instruction, which it argues warrants denying him bail.
- 21:19
Sibiya's lawyers tendered his resignation during a disciplinary hearing, so SAPS has classified his exit as a dishonourable discharge rather than accepting the resignation.
- 21:16
Sibiya's defence argues the human trafficking charge does not meet the legal definition, noting the young women involved were all over 18. The state's case rests on taking them to a strip club and hotel without parental consent.
- 22:30
The Constitutional Court ordered the IEC to include the ANC's candidate lists on ballot papers for six municipalities, overturning an Electoral Court finding that the party had failed to comply.
- 22:15
Rwanda has won a 10-year deal to host an African Grand Prix on a new purpose-built circuit near Kigali, with the first race planned for the early 2030s.