RC 261014Kaya 959Phemelo Motene
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
Point of View on Kaya 959 was dominated by Public Works Minister Dean McPherson's account of a huge state-land invasion, alongside a deadly Johannesburg shooting after an ANC memorial and IEC election readiness.
- 20:04
Public Works Minister Dean McPherson says roughly 4,000 structures now sit on about 2,000 hectares of state land in the Western Cape, housing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 people.
- 20:08
McPherson says more than 820 parcels were sold for up to R1,500 each, and that he has laid a criminal complaint with SAPS and filed a 1,200-page affidavit in court.
- 20:30
Four young ANC members were shot dead after a memorial in Johannesburg, and two children aged 11 and 14 were caught in the crossfire. The ANC is calling for calm and more police visibility.
- 20:20
The IEC says special vote applications have reached 2.6 million, up from 1.1 million in 2021, as it prepares for the upcoming elections.