RC 261016Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Friday, 16 October 2026
A Constitutional Court ruling restoring 181 ANC candidates to ballots dominated Friday's show, alongside a former ANC official's airport arrest and a sharp look at rising cyclist deaths on Western Cape roads.
- 06:01
The Constitutional Court ordered the IEC to add 181 ANC candidates to ballots in six municipalities after the party missed the IEC's list deadline. The court has yet to give its reasons.
- 08:03
A former ANC North West provincial treasurer was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport moments before an international flight and charged with failing to appear before the Madlanga Commission.
- 07:12
GroundUp's Joel Sidrus found Gauteng's emergency panic button app exposed users' names, contact details and location histories, and says he now faces a criminal complaint for reporting it.
- 06:32
Ian Cameron says more than 230,000 DNA profiles were completed late in 2025-26, and around 166,000 reference samples are waiting for administrative processing, stalling investigations.
- 06:16
Six cyclists have been killed on Western Cape roads in ten months, including one on the N2 near Swellendam, prompting calls to recognise cyclists' vulnerability and make roads safer.