RC 260923702Mandy Wiener
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
The episode was dominated by a deadly KwaZulu-Natal mass shooting, a disputed witness absence at the Madlanga Commission, and election-related legal and accountability battles.
- 12:11
Eleven people, including a heavily pregnant woman, were killed and three wounded when gunmen opened fire on a house in Kwamakota, south of Durban; police are investigating the motive.
- 12:19
Taxi boss Bufana Sindane sought to block his Madlanga Commission subpoena, while his lawyers cited illness and sacred spiritual seclusion; the Commission questioned repeated postponement attempts.
- 12:28
The ANC asked the Constitutional Court to reinstate 181 councillor candidates excluded after names were uploaded to the IEC portal but the final submit button was not pressed by the deadline.
- 12:03
Political parties signed the electoral Code of Conduct ahead of the 4 November local government elections, with the IEC describing it as essential to restoring trust in democratic institutions.
- 12:40
Josie Trails maintains a 37-kilometre Bramfontein Spruit network through Johannesburg, funded by trail users, adoptions and corporate donations rather than municipal money.