Show recapsPOWER Lunch

RC 261015Power FMKwena Moabelo

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Lunchtime episode dominated by fallout from the Constitutional Court's ANC candidate ruling and calls to review the DA's place in the GNU, with listeners sharply critical of the IEC's ballot printing.

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  1. 12:01

    The ANC Secretary General called for the DA's continued role in the Government of National Unity to be reviewed after the Constitutional Court set aside a ruling that barred 181 ANC councillor candidates from the 2026 local elections.

  2. 12:04

    Former SAPS deputy national commissioner Sibiya's bail judgment is due next Tuesday, 20 October. The state argues releasing him would endanger witnesses in his rape and human trafficking case.

  3. 12:05

    Gauteng liquor traders gathered in Johannesburg to hand the premier a list of grievances, demanding a safety strategy after a tavern shooting last month killed 18 people and injured dozens.

  4. 12:06

    Transnet's engineering division signed a 10-year agreement with an equipment manufacturer to secure critical spare parts and long-term maintenance for Class 43D and 44D diesel-electric locomotives.

  5. 14:04

    Inner-city Johannesburg power, disrupted by a 14 October explosion at Central Substation, is now expected back by Tuesday, 20 October, subject to installation work, testing and safety clearances.