RC 261113Cape TalkClarence Ford
Friday, 13 November 2026
Friday's Cape Talk and EWN coverage was dominated by the Madlanga Commission's testimony on criminal infiltration of law enforcement, alongside post-election coalition talks and the ANC's post-mortem on its worst local poll.
- 11:05
Crime intelligence's acting coordinator told the Madlanga Commission that classified intelligence reports were allegedly weaponised and leaked to the media in a targeted campaign against senior law enforcement officials.
- 11:04
Investigators were offered a R250,000 bribe to make a R1.5 million theft case involving a convicted JMPD officer disappear, a Hawks official told the commission.
- 09:06
The US duty-free trade benefits for certain South African products under AGOA will formally end on 1 January, after Washington moved to exclude South Africa from the programme.
- 09:07
Ramaphosa travels to California from 15 to 21 November for AI and digital innovation talks, with ministers of finance, trade and communications, and the presidency says the trip is not about Washington.
- 11:03
The ANC's national executive committee met in Boksburg to assess its worst election performance since democracy and set terms for its coalition team, with mayoral candidates yet to be announced.