Court Watch — 16 October 2026
Court watch: today’s court and commission business — bail, trials, tribunals and the dockets behind them.
LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa murder trial [CONFIRMED — 11 sources]
Source: SABC News — also carried by SABC News, Sunday World, SABC News, SABC News, SABC News, Daily Maverick (gnews), Daily Maverick (gnews), Daily Maverick (gnews), Daily Maverick (gnews), Briefly (gnews) · how we source
R54bn Transnet corruption case stays alive as court delays ruling on bid to strike it off the roll
Source: The Citizen · how we source
R27,8m Defence Department pothole machines sit idle for five years amid SIU probe
Source: IOL · how we source
Bail proceedings continue in court for Durban protestors
Source: IOL · how we source
Court postpones Shadrack Sibiya’s bail judgment to next Tuesday
Source: IOL · how we source
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