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Friday, 16 October 2026
Friday's Power Zone was dominated by fallout from a court ruling on ANC candidate lists and fears for the IEC, alongside a debate on who controls Africa's energy future.
- 00:12
A court ruled in the ANC's favour on its late-submitted candidate lists, and host Kefentse Mkhari warned the judgment could erode trust in the IEC before local elections.
- 00:00
The Basic Education Department dismissed reports of a leaked metric paper as false and AI-generated, saying the 2026 National Senior Certificate exams remain intact for over 964,000 candidates.
- 00:01
Two people were shot dead and three others attacked in Umgababa, south of Durban, when gunmen fired on ANC members canvassing door to door; police say the motive is unknown.
- 00:43
Africa's energy debate heard that foreign multinationals dominate ownership of oil, gas and renewable assets, so profits leave the continent while roughly 600 million Africans still lack electricity.
- 00:03
City Power says a fresh explosion during restoration work has pushed power restoration in Carlton Centre, Selby and Marshall Town back to next week.