RC 261015Cape TalkJohn Maytham
Thursday, 15 October 2026
A Constitutional Court ruling letting 181 unsubmitted ANC candidates back onto municipal ballots dominated Afternoon Drive, alongside Shadrack Sibiya's bail hearing and the SABC's election funding shortfall.
- 16:01
The Constitutional Court ruled in the ANC's favour, so the IEC must now include 181 ANC candidates on ballot papers in six municipalities, mostly in the Eastern Cape.
- 16:04
Prosecutors argue Shadrack Sibiya wiped his cell phones before his arrest to destroy evidence, and that this warrants denying bail. The Randburg court will rule on Tuesday.
- 15:04
The SABC says National Treasury has again turned down its request for extra funding, leaving it underfunded for election coverage with the polls only weeks away.
- 15:34
Action SA has tabled two bills to disband the Hawks and move their functions to a reformed anti-corruption directorate with a guaranteed 10-year term for its head. Public comment closes on 22 November.
- 15:32
Cape Town has opened an expanded Kensington Haven night shelter, upgraded for 12 million rand, raising its capacity from 80 beds to 200 as part of the city's homelessness programme.