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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
Electoral Court challenges over single-candidate PR lists and the IMF's global growth and inflation outlook dominated, with online gambling regulation and a new African credit ratings agency also in focus.
- 18:26
The IMF's World Economic Outlook sees global growth of about 3.1% this year and headline inflation near 4.7%, warning that resilience is strained and calling for decisive policy action.
- 18:00
The DA is challenging Action SA, the EFF, the MK Party and the Good Party in the Electoral Court over proportional representation lists that each named only one candidate ahead of the November local elections.
- 18:01
The MK Party cancelled its manifesto launch planned for this weekend, saying it has nothing to do with the party president's health, after his hospital admission for what it calls a planned health check.
- 18:47
The Communications Minister wants ICASA to help police illegal online gambling, but gaming lawyer Wayne Lurie says ICASA only handles things like premium-rated SMSes, while gambling boards decide legality.
- 18:20
The African Credit Ratings Agency, recently launched by the African Union, will research why African states face high borrowing costs, noting the whole continent's GDP is about $3.3 trillion, less than NVIDIA's market value.