RC 261016Kaya 959Glen Lewis
Friday, 16 October 2026
Politics and crime dominated, with the IEC reopening candidate lists, Suliman Carrim's airport arrest before a Dubai flight, and a Mpumalanga rehab rescue.
- 16:03
The IEC has reopened candidate list submissions for 32 political parties that missed the deadline, after a court ruling; the commission says they must be deemed to have lawfully submitted.
- 15:30
Northwest businessman Suliman Carrim was arrested at OR Tambo as he boarded a flight to Dubai, and his bail application was postponed to Monday, so he will spend the weekend in custody.
- 15:02
City Power says electricity to Johannesburg's inner city and surrounding areas will return by next Tuesday, after an explosion at its central substation; the date depends on safety clearances.
- 15:53
Social development officials rescued about 200 people from an unregistered church-run rehabilitation facility in Mpumalanga, some of them chained, after the pastor had said there were only 60.