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Saturday, 17 October 2026

Mostly music and station promos, with the only hard news being Jacob Zuma's abandoned bid to challenge a ruling that lets his corruption trial proceed.

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  1. 02:25

    President Jacob Zuma has abandoned his latest attempt to challenge a court ruling that cleared the way for his corruption trial to proceed.

  2. 02:25

    A French arms company stands accused of having bribed Zuma to win part of a major arms deal, and the presenter says they must have their day in court.

  3. 05:59

    The IEC rejected claims that it was intimidated by the ANC, according to the six o'clock headlines.

  4. 05:59

    Eskom, the national power utility, reached its highest availability factor in six years, per the six o'clock headlines.