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Thursday, 12 November 2026
Coalition politics dominated Kaya Breakfast on 12 November, with the ANC preparing its negotiating mandate while Madlanga Commission testimony on Vusimuzi Matlala continued to unfold.
- 08:03
Vusimuzi Matlala has concluded his testimony at the Madlanga Commission after three days, facing scrutiny over his ties to former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya and a R228 million SAPS healthcare tender.
- 08:08
The ANC's extended special national executive committee meets today to adopt a mandate for its municipal coalition negotiations, after consulting alliance partners Cosatu and Sanco and its internal structures.
- 06:24
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds the balance of power in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, and says his party has replaced the ANC as the hope for black South Africans.
- 07:05
Cogta has issued guidelines urging coalition partners in municipalities without an outright majority to sign written agreements on shared priorities, responsibilities and dispute resolution processes.
- 08:06
Nearly 1.8 million calls to the SAPS 101 emergency line went unanswered in 2025-2026, a national abandonment rate of about 20%, which SAPS blames largely on understaffed call centres.