RC 261015SAfmJoanne Joseph
Thursday, 15 October 2026
The Constitutional Court's ruling restoring the ANC's rejected candidate lists dominated the morning, alongside listener reactions and ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula's collapse at the court.
- 11:00
The Constitutional Court granted the ANC leave to appeal and upheld its appeal, ordering the IEC to restore candidates rejected from the ballot across six municipalities for the 4 November elections.
- 11:16
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula appeared to collapse after an emotional address at the Constitutional Court. The SABC's political editor said he and his PA may have been taken to hospital, not yet confirmed.
- 10:34
A constitutional law lecturer said the ANC argued that pressing the final submit button was an administrative step not provided for in the Electoral Act, and that excluding parties limited voters' section 19 rights.
- 09:36
Undoing Tax Abuse is continuing its court challenge to the Higher Education Minister's reappointment of the Insurance Sector Education and Training Authority CEO, who was dismissed after a disciplinary found seven charges proven.
- 09:56
The Auditor General has referred 19 material irregularities to the DPCI and 32 to the Special Investigating Unit since its expanded powers took effect, the AGSA said on the programme.