Thursday, 12 November 2026

Gauteng Health Department reports 768 malaria cases and 17 deaths between January and September, with 15 of the dead having travelled to SADC countries.

The acting intelligence coordinator told the Madlanga Commission that politically motivated killings and intimidation rose around the 2021 local elections, with at least 134 political killings recorded from 2021 to 2025.

Local medicine production lines have been shut down over failed quality assurance, and the Health Department says the Strait of Hormuz disruption has hit availability of psychiatric medication.

The acting intelligence coordinator warned that media freedom must not come at the expense of national security, and that exposing state failures must be distinguished from revealing information that could compromise security.

Indonesian Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka resigned after a Supreme Court ruling annulled his high school qualification; the president now has 14 days to submit two replacement names.