RC 260916702Mandy Wiener
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
The programme centred on the ANC’s failed electoral appeal, eight East Rand women’s deaths, gender-based violence, community river restoration and AI’s disputed mathematical breakthrough.
- 12:12
The Electoral Court dismissed the ANC’s appeal over missing the final submission deadline for 181 candidates across six municipalities, including Mangaung, clearing the IEC to publish candidate lists.
- 12:16
Police are investigating eight women’s bodies found on the East Rand, offering a R400,000 reward and identifying a person of interest, while refusing to officially link the cases.
- 12:21
Serial-killer profiler Gerard Labuschagne said investigators should treat the deaths as a serial-murder case until evidence proves otherwise, arguing a dedicated task team would prevent detectives being overwhelmed.
- 12:44
Alex Water Warriors residents have removed thousands of tons of rubbish from the Jukskei River, installed litter traps, created recycling initiatives and planted roughly 16,000 trees.
- 12:54
Mathematicians are debating an OpenAI claim that 10,000 autonomous AI agents solved the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize problem, raising questions about proof verification and the future role of mathematicians.