RC 261013702Clement Manyathela
Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing dominated the morning as threat allegations and a damaging recording emerged, while Cosatu and the ANC clashed over Congress protocol.
- 09:00
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya resigned during an internal disciplinary process, and his bail hearing continues at the Randburg Magistrates Court while the state still opposes bail.
- 11:02
The state read an affidavit in which the father of the teenage girl Sibiya is accused of grooming says Sibiya threatened him and his family, saying he could wipe out his entire family.
- 09:11
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe walked out of the Cosatu Congress after insisting on speaking after the SACP. Cosatu says the adopted agenda was not changed for him and that the ANC traditionally speaks first.
- 09:45
The ANC's Constitutional Court challenge concerns 181 candidates excluded from six municipalities for not pressing the final submit button. The ANC argues that requirement has no legal basis in the electoral law.
- 09:02
In the AKA and Tibbs murder trial in Durban, a tactical response officer testified he found a gun on accused number three, Eddie Mieza, during his 2023 arrest. The defence says the gun was planted.