SABCNews PM Headlines @21H00 | 21 October 2026
*North West-based businessman, Suliman Carrim is set to appear before the Musina Magistrate’s Court tomorrow. This is in connection with two individuals who were arrested in July with vehicles registered to his company. The individuals were allegedly attempting to cross into Zimbabwe with fraudulent documents. Carrim is currently in custody awaiting the bail judgment on a separate matter.
*Gender-based violence and femicide activists and frontline civil society organizations say they remain deeply sceptical about the state’s financial response to the country’s GBVF crisis, arguing that government promises have historically failed to translate into effective practical support. While Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 5-point-1 rand billion allocation to combat the scourge, during the MTBPS, activists highlight critical gaps between high-level fiscal rollouts and actual frontline implementation.
*Residents of Abuja expressed a mix of concern and cautious optimism after Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in about a decade on Tuesday. This was a foreign woman living in the capital tested positive for the viral infection after arriving from Uganda. Uganda’s health ministry says the woman had travelled to Democratic Republic of Congo, which is battling the world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak on record with more than 9-thousand cases and more than 4-thousand deaths so far.
*Mamelodi Sundowns says it is treating the upcoming CAF Champions League second-leg preliminary match against Angolan side Wiliete SC, as a must-win final to guarantee progression to the group stage. Following a frustrating 0-0 draw in the first leg in Angola last weekend, the defending champions are under pressure to secure an outright victory.
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