RC 261019702Azania Mosaka
Monday, 19 October 2026
Former president Thabo Mbeki defended the ANC's apartheid-era amnesty bid at the TRC inquiry, while the Suliman Carrim bail fight and an electoral court ruling on ANC candidates dominated the afternoon news.
- 13:01
Former President Thabo Mbeki denied at the TRC cases inquiry that the ANC's bid for collective amnesty for 37 leaders aimed to shield them from prosecution, saying it was meant to pressure De Klerk's cabinet over rights violations.
- 13:03
Judgment in Suliman Carrim's bail application is postponed to next week, with the state opposing bail and alleging he tailored his evidence and may evade trial; the magistrate will check court transcripts.
- 13:33
The IEC must adjust its plans after a Constitutional Court ruling ordering inclusion of 181 ANC candidates excluded over late list submissions; it says ballots with all candidates will be ready by 30 October.
- 13:04
Police arrested 92 people in an intelligence-driven operation in West Village, Krugersdorp, under Operation Prosper against illegal mining; explosives, two unlicensed firearms and mining tools were seized.
- 13:04
A ballistics expert told the Durban High Court that two firearms were used in the shooting of rapper Keenan Forbes and a friend outside a Florida Road restaurant; seven men are on trial.