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Monday, 19 October 2026
Monday's Kaya Breakfast centred on COSATU's push to ban Shein and Temu to protect local jobs, alongside the return of the national police commissioner and Black Wednesday commemorations.
- 06:25
COSATU wants Shein and Temu banned to protect local jobs, citing a study that warns over 34,000 local jobs could be lost by 2030 if the platforms keep operating.
- 06:24
Economists warn a ban could drive trade underground, and say energy costs, the struggling rail network and red tape are the bigger problems behind local manufacturing's struggles.
- 06:02
The national police commissioner returns to work today after the president lifted his precautionary suspension, following the NPA's withdrawal of criminal charges against him in September.
- 06:05
The Border Management Authority launched a digital vehicle targeting system at Lebombo Port of Entry, and says 83 vehicles were recovered in the past six months, including stolen cars.