RC 261012Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Monday, 12 October 2026
Monday's show ranged from the N1 bridge reopening and proposed driver's licence ID rules to Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize and a Labour Court ruling on an unsanctioned party.
- 06:14
The Department of Transport wants driver's licences no longer accepted as general ID, arguing traffic register numbers were never meant for identification and are being abused. Migrants would need valid passports under the proposed amendments.
- 06:23
The Labour Court upheld the dismissal of a Cape Town metro police officer who attended an unsanctioned year-end party while on sick leave, finding his conduct amounted to dishonesty.
- 07:22
Navi Pillay became South Africa's fifth Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and hours later the US announced sanctions against the International Criminal Court, which condemned them as an assault on the rule of law.
- 06:02
A truck struck the overhead pedestrian bridge on the N1 near the CBD on Saturday night and the driver was arrested. Two cranes realigned a 100-tonne section, and the N1 reopened early Monday.
- 06:52
Shoprite is asking shareholders at its November AGM to approve a performance-share award for CEO Peter Engelbrecht worth around R170 million. His 2026 total earned remuneration was R117 million, up 35%.