RC 261113702Stephen Grootes
Friday, 13 November 2026
A global Microsoft outage disrupted South African businesses and SARS, while Metair warned Durban port delays could force it to invoke force majeure clauses.
- 18:11
The Microsoft outage left email and Outlook offline for most of the day, and the SA Chamber of Commerce CEO said it showed the danger of relying on a single supplier.
- 18:13
Metair says disruptions at the Durban Harbour terminal have cost it about a quarter of its EBITDA, and it may have to invoke force majeure clauses because it cannot get components into the country.
- 18:03
Reaction Tactical Unit officer Michael Potsane told the Madlanga Commission that former JMPD top cop Phineas Manyama repeatedly pressed him to release suspects from a cocaine bust, and he refused.
- 18:31
Parliament's impeachment committee welcomed a Western Cape High Court ruling that it was justified in reversing its evidence leader recommendation in the Section 89 inquiry into the President.
- 18:05
The SACP has ruled out coalition arrangements with the DA and Freedom Front Plus in Knysna, saying it would rather sit on opposition benches than compromise its principles.