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Thursday, 29 October 2026
Local election readiness and the three-year anniversary of Kristen Clates' murder led the morning news, alongside Suliman Carrim's bail and a listener debate on tipping for bad food.
- 06:01
The IEC says it has run comprehensive performance testing, load evaluation and independent security audits to prevent a repeat of 2024, when the results board went blank for about two hours.
- 08:03
The IEC says about 850 voting stations opened and closed late in 2024 because of long queues, and it has used that data to make voting stations more efficient for next week's elections.
- 07:02
Bafana Mahungela, convicted of murdering Kristen Clates, is yet to be sentenced; the 34-year-old teacher was found dead on a jogging trail three years ago while 14 weeks pregnant.
- 06:03
Suliman Carrim was granted R100,000 bail on a charge of contravening the Madlanga Commission Act after repeatedly failing to appear, and must report to the commission within 48 hours of release.
- 08:02
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament that courts too often send accused offenders for mental health observation, a huge burden on facilities, and called for an end to austerity measures hitting public health.