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Saturday, 17 October 2026
Live from the Clicks Beauty Playground, the Kaya Countdown was dominated by beauty brand interviews, but the morning news led with a major counterfeit goods seizure and a heat warning.
- 09:00
Police seized counterfeit branded clothing, footwear, cosmetics and watches worth well over 100 million rand in a Johannesburg CBD operation, part of nationwide efforts against illegal trade.
- 09:01
The South African Weather Service warned Gauteng residents to brace for extremely hot weather this weekend into Monday, with a heat wave expected in parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
- 09:03
Human Rights Watch accuses military authorities in eastern Libya of executing at least 31 people since late August after unfair trials, and warns at least 50 more prisoners face possible execution.
- 11:01
The Democratic Alliance held its final Johannesburg mass rally ahead of the November 4 local government elections, with over 500 political parties and nearly 700 independent candidates contesting.