RC 261023SAfmJoanne Joseph
Friday, 23 October 2026
Friday's Daily Discourse focused on voter disillusionment ahead of the local elections, alongside a Durban killing, E. coli contamination at Rhodes University, and complaints about special votes registered without consent.
- 09:02
Civil society group Gopanang Africa Against Xenophobia condemned the alleged beating to death of a foreign national in Durban's CBD by a group of about 50 people, and called on police to arrest those responsible.
- 10:01
The Department of Water and Sanitation found high E. coli levels in water at Rhodes University in Makhanda and St. Albans Correctional Facility. More than 100 gastro cases were reported at Rhodes and 23 at the prison.
- 09:07
A US federal judge ordered President Donald Trump to be questioned under oath by 11 December in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC, after lawyers said his earlier deposition was cancelled.
- 09:41
Callers reported people being registered for special votes without their knowledge. Joanne Joseph said the IEC would be asked to explain how this happens and whether it will investigate.
- 10:17
Political analyst Ibrahim Fakir argued South Africans are not apathetic about politics. He said the real problem is lack of confidence and mistrust in those in power, which keeps people from voting.