RC 261015947Thando Thabethe
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Thursday's 947 Drive with Thando was dominated by the Constitutional Court ruling on ANC candidates and comedian Dalen Oliver's account of fleeing the Dubai war, with car-buying advice in between.
- 15:03
The Constitutional Court ruled the IEC must put ANC candidates back on the ballot in several municipalities after the party missed its list submission deadline by not pressing the final confirm button.
- 15:59
Two ANC members were shot dead and three others wounded while campaigning door to door in Umkababa, south of Durban, ahead of the upcoming local government elections.
- 16:01
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is accused of wiping his cell phones before his arrest, the state told the Randburg court, with his bail ruling due Tuesday.
- 17:31
Brazil's Senate approved a constitutional amendment cutting the maximum working week from 44 to 40 hours, with two paid days off, phased in over the next 14 months.
- 15:36
Comedian Dalen Oliver recounted being stuck in Dubai when the war broke out, including two amber alerts received at the airport and a fighter-jet-escorted flight out of the emergency airspace.