ANC wins election lifeline, inside Ballito's school stabbing, and EC's new national park

Loading player...
In your Sunday edition of News24’s Unread, Fannie Masemola will return to office this Monday morning as the country’s reinstated national police commissioner. In our feature story, the Constitutional Court’s Thursday ruling means the ANC can now compete for your vote in six municipalities, mostly in the Eastern Cape, where it nearly dipped out in the 4 November polls. To this: He wore a T-shirt with the word “WRATH” written on it, a nod to the 1999 Columbine school massacre. Now, a 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy is in official custody for allegedly stabbing a little girl multiple times. Finally, Kruger Park travellers will soon have some interesting new camp restaurants to choose from, but don’t expect to see Mzansi’s familiar favourites. Plus, can you believe it, SA has a new national park opening in the Eastern Cape. Side note: The Unread team is celebrating 1 million views since May! Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm Simpson and Chelsea Ogilvie. This show is then quality-checked by an editor and/or senior member of News24.
Chapters
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:26 Masemola reinstated: Ramaphosa lifts suspension, PFMA charges withdrawn
  • 01:45 ConCourt saves the ANC: 181 candidates back on the ballot
  • 04:35 Ballito attack: 16-year-old "Columbine copycat" stabs six-year-old
  • 06:59 Rennie on World Cup draw: Boks vs All Blacks in quarterfinals
  • 08:33 Project Kgala: SANDF pulls plug on Cuban programme after R279m irregular spend
  • 09:51 Kruger Park restaurants: goodbye Mugg & Bean, hello Sabie River Cafe
  • 11:18 New Grasslands National Park declared in the Eastern Cape
  • 12:06 Outro — 1 million views milestone
16 Oct English South Africa News · Politics

Other recent episodes

Coalition country: SA’s new chapter starts

They say, “A week is a long time in politics,” but election week is like running a marathon. News24’s Unread brings you the final word on the 2026 municipal polls. Simply put: it’s a new chapter for our coalition country. An election week of reckoning for the ANC.And a defining era…
8 Nov 11 min

It's the final countdown! DA 'blue wave' swallows SA metros

It’s the final countdown. The IEC’s big push for the results. Now for a snapshot of the election counting day that was. Expect fresh shows twice a week. This show has been carefully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer, News24 visual director Wynand Louw, and video journalists Luke Daniel, Storm…
8 Nov 5 min

DA, Action SA smell ANC blood? IEC tally hits 60%

As they say, “a week is a long time in politics”. Well, election week is like running a marathon. Not only for the parties and the journalists who cover it, but of course, for the Electoral Commission processing the results as they slowly emerge. We cross to the IEC’s national…
5 Nov 9 min