RC 261112702Azania Mosaka
Thursday, 12 November 2026
A politics-heavy afternoon as an intelligence official links political killings to the criminal underworld, the ANC prepares coalition talks, and a consumer feature exposes SASSA grant deductions for unwanted funeral policies.
- 13:01
A senior intelligence official told the Madlanga Commission that politically motivated killings and intimidation became common around the 2021 local elections, citing at least 134 political killings between 2021 and 2025.
- 13:02
The ANC's National Executive Committee is meeting in Boksburg to set a mandate for coalition talks, after several municipalities, including all three Gauteng metros, were left without an outright winner.
- 13:32
The Eastern Cape ANC's 14-member provincial task team was declared unconstitutional by the Makhanda High Court, but the Supreme Court of Appeal has now granted the party leave to appeal.
- 14:03
A scholar transport driver accused of causing a crash that killed 14 learners in January says he is not fit to stand trial, and his lawyer wants a psychiatric evaluation.
- 14:25
Pensioners say R210 a month was deducted from their SASSA grants for funeral policies they never agreed to, with insurers collecting about R143 million a month through the system.