RC 261029702Aubrey Masango
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Israel's inconclusive election and a Johannesburg mayoral candidate's policy priorities dominated this Thursday show, alongside Cape Town taxi violence and a family-burden discussion.
- 22:46
Neither Netanyahu's bloc nor the opposition has the 61 seats needed to govern. Final results are due 4 November, and whoever receives the presidential mandate will have six weeks to form a government.
- 22:03
Santaco agreed to resume taxi services for Friday's morning commute after talks with the city, with visible policing along routes and stations. Clashes between rival associations have killed at least a dozen people in three weeks.
- 22:04
The Competition Tribunal approved Harith Aviation Consortium's 100% acquisition of South Africa's biggest domestic airline, a deal reportedly worth about R7 billion, with conditions on sharing competitive information.
- 20:02
Three suspects linked to a staged Ekurhuleni kidnapping appeared in court, where the case was postponed. A woman allegedly faked her own abduction to extract a ransom from her family.
- 21:53
Rise Mzansi's Johannesburg mayoral candidate says his first task would be an adjusted budget passed by council by end February 2027, after audit outcomes for 2024 and 2025 he called appalling.