SABCNews AM Headlines @05H30 | 15 October 2026

*The Constitutional Court will deliver judgment this morning in the ANC's bid to have 181 councillor candidates reinstated on the ballot ahead of the 4 November Local Government Elections.

*KwaZulu-Natal Police say a manhunt is underway for suspects who got away after a foiled cash-in-transit heist.
Three robbers were shot dead in a shootout with police and private security guards near Mega City in Umlazi south of Durban.

*The bail application of former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya is expected to continue today, with the State set to present its heads of argument.
The 59-year-old faces multiple charges, including the alleged sexual grooming of a 16-year-old girl, rape, human trafficking and contravention of the Firearms Control Act.

*U.S. President Donald Trump is campaigning across six states this week as Republicans fight an uphill battle retain control of Congress in America's midterm elections.

*The South African Football Association, in conjunction with Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has given an update on the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee in South African football. In August, McKenzie had expressed his anger at SAFA about the slow implementation of VAR despite him securing 20-million rand to fund the project.

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