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Monday, 26 October 2026
Violence, a major cocaine seizure and SAA salary delays dominated this Monday's Early Breakfast, nine days before the local government elections.
- 05:04
Five people were killed and three wounded in a mass shooting at a house in Lavender Hill, Cape Town, on Saturday night while a family gathering was under way. Police say the motive is not yet established.
- 05:05
Police seized about 250 kilograms of cocaine worth over R200 million, hidden in five luggage bags bound from Sao Paulo, at OR Tambo International Airport. Police say 116 drug mules have been arrested at the airport over two years.
- 05:30
South African Airways is paying staff salaries in stages after a liquidity crunch, which it blames on jet fuel prices that have surged over the past year. National Treasury says its R1 billion guarantee is not an allocation.
- 04:04
A Free State school principal and chief invigilator has been suspended after a matric learner was denied entry to write an English paper on 15 October over unpaid school fees. The learner is continuing exams with psychosocial support.
- 04:02
Parliament's police committee chair Ian Cameron welcomed extra police funding in the medium-term budget, including R186 million for forensic and investigative capacity and R810 million for vehicle replacements, but wants SAPS to show how it will fix failures.