RC 261015702Bongani Bingwa
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Local government election pressure dominated the episode, with a Constitutional Court ruling on ANC candidate lists, the Shadrack Sibiya bail hearing, and a Gauteng e-panic app data breach.
- 08:01
The ANC is asking to add 181 candidates to ballots in six municipalities after missing the IEC's final submit button deadline. The Constitutional Court hands down its judgment on the appeal today.
- 07:02
Prosecutors told the Randburg Magistrates' Court that evidence shows a concerted effort to sexually exploit the two teenagers, and that the goal was rape, as the state closes its opposition to bail for Shadrack Sibiya.
- 07:18
Ground Up revealed Gauteng's free e-panic button app exposed users' names, contact details, photos, crime reports and real-time location histories, including reports of domestic violence and assault.
- 06:03
Parliament's impeachment committee is awaiting a Western Cape High Court ruling on whether it acted in bad faith by rescinding its evidence leader nomination over a perceived conflict of interest.
- 06:55
The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation says Gauteng's annual physical pipe losses equal the Western Cape's entire yearly water use, with 30 to 40 percent of water wasted through leaking infrastructure.