RC 261031702Nonn Botha
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Saturday's 702 show was interrupted by EWN bulletins dominated by the municipal election campaign, Jacob Zuma's first comments since hospital discharge, Cape Town gang and taxi violence, and the Proteas' Newlands win.
- 14:01
Jacob Zuma, speaking for the first time since his hospital discharge, urged voters to back the MK Party in next week's municipal elections, saying it is ready to take over municipalities across the country.
- 14:03
Two people were shot dead and three wounded in separate gang-related attacks in Hanover Park on Saturday morning, police say, including a 46-year-old man and a 19-year-old man who were killed.
- 15:03
Taxi violence between rival associations has claimed about a dozen lives over a route linking Delft, Langa and Epping, and disrupted at least 60 flights at Cape Town International Airport.
- 16:00
NSFAS has recorded over one million applications for the 2027 academic year, with the window closing at midnight; there will be no extensions, and applicants are warned about fraudsters.
- 17:05
South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs in the third Test at Newlands, sealing a 2-1 series win and lifting the Proteas to number one in the Test rankings.