RC 261015Power FMThabiso "TT" Tema
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Court-linked ballot printing, Eskom tariff pushback, and an SABC election-funding row dominated this Thursday breakfast show ahead of the 4 November local elections.
- 06:02
The IEC says it has printed 66% of the ballot papers, many in municipalities caught in a Constitutional Court case over excluded ANC ward candidates. If the ANC wins, affected ballots must be reprinted.
- 06:55
Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations wants Eskom's proposed tariff increase of about 8.8% reviewed, arguing households already squeezed by higher fuel prices will be hit hardest.
- 06:04
A BMA official was arrested at the Maseru port of entry after allegedly being found with 22 stamped passports and over R2,000 in cash, in a scheme to extend Lesotho nationals' stays illegally.
- 07:15
The SABC has revised its request for extra election-coverage funding to R495 million, more than four times the R120 million first proposed, a jump media monitors say needs explaining.
- 06:21
Rwanda will host the Formula One African Grand Prix under a 10-year agreement, returning F1 to Africa for the first time since 1993 in the early 2030s, while South Africa's sports minister says he still hopes to host.