RC 261015Kaya 959Gugulethu Mfuphi
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Thursday's Kaya Biz mixed election fallout, including ANC ballot rulings and revised grant dates, with business segments on Equitus, airport property revenue and SME funding readiness.
- 18:04
ANC Secretary General Mbalula says voting rights cannot be reduced to a button on a screen, defending the right of 181 candidates to appear on ballots after a Constitutional Court ruling.
- 18:06
SASSA has revised its November grant schedule because Election Day is now a public holiday, with older persons paid on Friday 30 October, disability grants on 2 November and child grants on 3 November.
- 18:06
A Kaya 959 reporter covering the ANC at the Constitutional Court was pushed by a member of Mbalula's security team, and the station has written to the ANC seeking clarity on the incident.
- 19:45
Old Mutual's Masisizane Fund says only one in 10 entrepreneurs who apply for funding get it, so it is piloting funding-readiness support with 50 of 1,200 applicants.
- 18:29
Equitus lifted distributions 5.1% in its interim results after exiting most of its UK portfolio, and its CEO says it targets CPI plus 200 to 300 basis points rather than 20% growth.