RC 261016947Thando Thabethe
Friday, 16 October 2026
Callers swapped memories of classic South African adverts and grown-up food judgement, while the news hour centred on the IEC reopening candidate lists and Suliman Karim's weekend remand.
- 15:01
The IEC is giving 32 parties that failed to finalise candidate submissions a second chance after a Constitutional Court ruling; each will be contacted to confirm whether it still intends to contest the 4 November local elections.
- 16:00
Suliman Karim will spend the weekend behind bars after his bail hearing could not be completed; the state sought a postponement to verify a return ticket, and he returns to court on Monday.
- 16:04
A Lions player has died at the team's hotel on the eve of their Champions Cup match against La Rochelle; the Lions will play that opening match in his honour.
- 15:06
FIFA President Gianni Infantino apologised at a three-hour FIFA Council meeting for his World Cup sell-off plan, but European leaders still want him to resign and UEFA wants all related documents released.
- 16:33
Three suspects were arrested at a suspected Mandrax drug lab in Soweto, bringing to 12 the number of drug labs uncovered around the country this year.