RC 261015702Clement Manyathela
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Dominated by the Constitutional Court ruling restoring 181 ANC candidates to six municipal ballots, with the Zuma trial date and the Bushiri extradition setback also in focus.
- 10:31
The Constitutional Court ruled the ANC can have 181 candidates included on ballots in six municipalities in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mangaung, after missing the IEC's August submission deadline.
- 11:35
Former president Jacob Zuma will stand trial in February 2027 after failing to pursue further appeals against a High Court ruling ordering the long-delayed corruption case to proceed.
- 11:04
Judgment on former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya's bail application is reserved until next Tuesday, after three weeks of hearings in Randburg. He faces charges of grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old woman.
- 09:11
Malawi's High Court has thrown out the extradition order against Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary in a 175-page judgment, a major blow to South Africa's bid to bring them back.
- 09:04
Two of the four people killed in the Katlehong shooting were ANC Youth League members, and two children were hurt by stray bullets. The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team is investigating possible political links.