Thursday, 15 October 2026

The IEC says the 181 ANC candidates excluded in six municipalities will now be included on ballot papers for the November 4 elections, following the Constitutional Court ruling.

The ANC Secretary General says the party will review its relationship with the DA in the government of national unity, after the DA opposed the ANC's court bid.

The ANC leader became emotional after the ruling, saying the prospect of ANC-governed communities being left without candidates had kept him awake at night and weighed heavily on him.

Under the Liquor Act, a person who provides alcohol to a child can be fined up to a million rand if found criminally liable, a guest told listeners during the alcohol discussion.

A 2016 draft amendment bill proposes raising South Africa's minimum legal drinking age to 21, but it has not yet been tabled in Parliament.