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Friday, 16 October 2026
Fallout from the Constitutional Court ruling restoring ANC candidates in six municipalities dominated Early Breakfast, alongside a Bumalanga rehab rescue and a planned Legal Aid strike.
- 04:04
The Constitutional Court ruled for the ANC, ordering the IEC to include 181 of its councillor candidates on ballots in six municipalities after the party missed the submit button.
- 04:01
Police found about 200 people at an unlicensed rehab run from a Siabuswa church, some reportedly chained, far more than the 60 the pastor and his wife had claimed.
- 05:03
Five ANC members were shot while campaigning south of Durban, two fatally, and three remain in hospital, prompting the party to call for political tolerance.
- 04:05
SASSA has moved November grant payments ahead of the local government elections: older persons grant on 30 October, disability grant on 2 November, children's grant on 3 November.
- 05:26
Legal Aid South Africa workers will strike from Monday 19 October over outstanding payments, bonuses and workplace grievances, with a memorandum to Legal Aid House.