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Tuesday, 27 October 2026
Listeners on The Best T in the City shared how they hide struggles from loved ones, while the news led with Ramaphosa's Iran naval report and a postponed murder sentencing.
- 10:00
President Ramaphosa has received a panel report into Iran's participation in a Chinese-led naval exercise in South African waters, despite his instructions to exclude the Iranian Navy. The report stays confidential for security reasons.
- 11:01
The Johannesburg High Court has postponed sentencing for Bafana Mahungela to 23 November, due to the unavailability of a presiding officer. He was found guilty of the October 2023 murder of a pregnant Sandton teacher.
- 09:01
An Eldorado Park man, 34, was convicted of murdering and raping his four-year-old stepdaughter and of assaulting his three-year-old son. He pleaded for leniency, but the state wants a mandatory life sentence.
- 11:02
The HSRC will run an election satisfaction survey at 300 selected voting stations on election day, interviewing 50 randomly selected voters at each, for a target of 15,000 respondents.
- 10:01
University of Johannesburg classes and exams have resumed after protests over proposed 2027 fee increases disrupted exams and damaged property at the Auckland Park campus. The EFF has distanced itself from the protests.