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Friday, 30 October 2026
Court drama dominated this Power Drive episode, from Johnson and Khan's bail to Suliman Carrim's bail breach and new March and March marching limits, ahead of the 4 November local elections.
- 15:24
Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and dismissed crime intelligence deputy Feroz Khan were each granted R10,000 bail. The state did not oppose, as the charges are Schedule 1, and they return to court on 2 February.
- 17:03
The Madlanga Commission says businessman Suliman Carrim breached a bail condition because his attorneys wrote a letter instead of reporting in person within 48 hours, as the bail ruling required.
- 17:04
The Durban High Court has interdicted March and March from marching for four days, with protests allowed only from 6 November, between 9am and 3pm, on designated routes, with no sticks and no concealed faces.
- 15:04
A parliamentary committee says the President's authorisation of 510 SANDF personnel in KwaZulu-Natal, running from 9 October to 30 November, came late, and critics say it must not become the default response to marches.
- 15:06
Former MK Party secretary general Sonelonhlanhla Nomvalo says he was expelled via WhatsApp, and claims fabricated intelligence reports have destabilised the party and delayed its policies and manifesto.