RC 261016702Bongani Bingwa
Friday, 16 October 2026
Friday's show centred on the Constitutional Court restoring 181 ANC candidates to the ballot, with the arrest of a former ANC Northwest treasurer and a Mpumalanga rehab rescue also making headlines.
- 06:13
The Constitutional Court ordered the IEC to put 181 ANC councillor candidates back on the ballot after the party missed a submission deadline, a ruling other parties have questioned as setting a precedent.
- 07:33
A former ANC Northwest provincial treasurer, 49, was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport just before boarding an international flight, charged with failing to appear at the Madlanga Commission.
- 06:03
Police are investigating a pastor and his wife after at least 200 people were rescued from an unregistered rehab run from a local church, some allegedly found chained and starving.
- 07:30
Cosatu's new leadership resolved to support both the ANC and the SACP in the local elections, arguing that choosing one partner would take the federation out of the tripartite alliance.
- 07:34
Tshwane is investigating at least 160 stomach-related illness cases reported since last Wednesday, with contaminated water a possible cause, though no link to plant performance is confirmed yet.