RC 261031947Mantsoe Pout
Saturday, 31 October 2026
Mostly festive-season leave chat and listener calls on 947 Mornings, bookended by EWN bulletins on the Andrea Johnson and Faroz Khan bail and Cape Town taxi violence hitting the airport.
- 07:00
Former senior prosecutor Andrea Johnson and ex-general Faroz Khan were each granted R10,000 bail at the Pretoria Magistrates' Court over allegedly defeating the ends of justice. Johnson must surrender her passport. The matter was postponed to February.
- 08:05
Taxi-related violence in Cape Town left around half of Cape Town International Airport's staff unable to get to work. At least 60 mainly domestic flights were delayed by up to an hour, though no cancellations were reported.
- 07:02
Suliman Carrim has failed to comply with his bail condition to arrange a date for his Madlanga Commission testimony. His attorneys did not take the initiative required within 48 hours, and he remains in custody on another matter in Limpopo.
- 09:01
Faroz Khan is considering counter-charges against the state for perjury, his lawyer said. Khan's lawyer denied all the assault allegations against him from 2018.
- 09:02
The SIU will go back to court seeking contempt proceedings against Hangwani Maumela, who has not disclosed the whereabouts of eight outstanding vehicles from 23 targeted for recovery, including a Bentley.