RC 261012702Mandy Wiener
Monday, 12 October 2026
Lists stuck on an IEC submit button dominated the midday show, with ANC arguments at the Constitutional Court, a suspect arrested over a murdered runner's gadget, and Cosatu's reconvened congress.
- 12:01
The ANC is asking the Constitutional Court to let it contest the local elections with 181 candidates whose details were uploaded but not finalised by the IEC deadline, arguing the final submit button is not in the electoral law.
- 12:10
Police arrested one suspect found in possession of a gadget belonging to murdered runner Elizabeth Maselehomo. The suspect is expected to face a possession of stolen property charge, not murder, while investigators continue.
- 12:04
A 36-year-old self-proclaimed pastor, arrested in Diebsloot after a manhunt, is accused of raping a woman during a ritual at the Hennops River. Her four-month-old baby was later found dead in a shallow grave.
- 12:21
Public Works Minister Dean McPherson says the department will approach the High Court within about a week to stop unlawful occupation of 2,000 hectares of Forestry and Fisheries land, and to prevent further construction and sales.
- 12:46
Cosatu's 15th National Congress has reconvened in Kempton Park a month after it was adjourned over leadership disputes. Spokesperson Zanele Sabela says office bearers will be voted on later in the week.