RC 260916SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Wednesday, 16 September 2026
The episode was dominated by the ANC’s failed Electoral Court challenge, fresh US visa restrictions, and escalating concern over violence against women in Gauteng.
- 12:19
The ANC will appeal the Electoral Court ruling blocking its candidates from contesting in affected municipalities after it missed the IEC’s 28 August submission deadline.
- 12:19
An election-law expert said the ANC’s next appeal would go directly to the Constitutional Court, while losing would bar it from ward or proportional-representation lists in affected municipalities.
- 12:25
Washington introduced visa restrictions for foreign nationals linked to specified South African laws and policies, although no individuals have yet been publicly named as targets.
- 12:56
Eight women’s bodies have been discovered in separate incidents around Ekurhuleni; Gauteng plans to lock down Kempton Park and surrounding areas while police pursue leads.
- 12:51
World Bank specialist Laura Popp told the Madlanga Commission that dismissed prosecutors face a five- to seven-year ban, while vetting examines financial and professional integrity.