RC 261113702Bongani Bingwa

Friday, 13 November 2026

Coalition jockeying, fresh intelligence-leak revelations at the Madlanga Commission, and a Johannesburg hospital superbug study dominated this Friday 13 November episode.

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  1. 07:10

    The intelligence acting coordinator told the Madlanga Commission that classified material leaked by whistleblower Patricia Mashale was recovered from three videos she thought she had deleted.

  2. 07:04

    The ANC's National Executive Committee met to review its poorest electoral performance since democracy, with support down to around 30%, and is expected to announce the outcomes of its meeting today.

  3. 07:19

    A study of 524 adults with serious Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections at Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke and Helen Joseph hospitals found 61% of samples resistant to several antibiotics, and 56% of patients died.

  4. 06:04

    Ramaphosa's US trip is about artificial intelligence and not trade, the presidency says, even as AGOA duty-free benefits for some South African products end on 1 January.

  5. 08:16

    President Ramaphosa called making voting compulsory a very interesting and tempting idea, and said government will study how other countries do it.