RC 261015SAfmAshraf Garda
Thursday, 15 October 2026
The Constitutional Court's ruling reinstating ANC candidates dominated the episode, with fallout over the DA's place in the GNU and campaign violence on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast.
- 15:01
The Constitutional Court ruled in the ANC's favour, reinstating 181 candidates the electoral court had excluded from contesting elections in six municipalities. The IEC says it will comply.
- 15:16
The ANC's Secretary General said the party must review its partnership with the DA in the government of national unity after the court case.
- 16:08
The SANDF has pulled the plug on its Cuba project after 279 million rand in irregular expenditure, with an exit plan now demanded from the executive.
- 15:04
Three people died and 12 were treated for injuries after a chemical incident at a farm, where workers were cleaning a fertiliser tank. Labour and environment departments are investigating.
- 15:03
Two ANC members were reportedly shot dead while campaigning on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, with two others injured and in critical condition in hospital.