RC 261030702Bongani Bingwa
Friday, 30 October 2026
Friday's 702 breakfast was dominated by Johannesburg mayoral candidates' closing arguments, with the Hawks appointment plan, a Western Cape taxi war and Patrick Stewart's death also standing out.
- 06:02
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has sent cabinet a memorandum seeking approval to appoint a Lieutenant General as national head of the Hawks, the DPCI.
- 06:36
Erin Patterson failed to overturn her triple murder convictions, and the Victorian Court of Appeal imposed a heavier sentence, finding the mushroom poisonings were carefully planned.
- 06:33
Shootings linked to a taxi route dispute between Delft, Langa and Epping have killed about a dozen people, and Western Cape police are working with the IEC on safe polls.
- 06:24
Sir Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, has died at 86; his family said he had been living with Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia.
- 07:28
Herman Mashaba says ActionSA will work with any party meeting its three conditions, but not with the DA while Helen Zille leads it in Johannesburg.