RC 261114Cape TalkPippa Hudson
Saturday, 14 November 2026
Weekend Breakfast led with Madlanga Commission testimony on alleged police intimidation and bribery, alongside coalition manoeuvring as municipal election results were gazetted.
- 08:01
Former JMPD chief Phineas Manyama allegedly threatened officers who refused to release suspects from a June 2025 drug bust that netted 22 bricks of cocaine, the Madlanga Commission heard.
- 07:03
Parliament's impeachment committee is expected to reconsider its nomination of an evidence leader for the Phala Phala inquiry, after the Western Cape High Court found it acted within its powers in rescinding an August recommendation.
- 07:01
Four ward contests in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Free State and Mpumalanga were decided by coin toss after ties, as municipalities get 14 days to hold council meetings after elected councillors were gazetted.
- 08:03
Sixteen hung municipalities across the Western Cape are being fought over, with ActionSA already reaching an agreement in Laingsburg, while the ANC says final coalition decisions rest with its national leadership.