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Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Wednesday's POWER Breakfast covered Israel's too-close-to-call election, a crackdown that blacklisted 75 contractors, new SARS garnishee rules, and disruption at Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
- 06:23
With about 30% of votes counted, Netanyahu's bloc sits near 57 or 58 seats, short of the 61 needed for a majority, so the race is too close to call until final counts arrive.
- 07:56
The Construction Industry Development Board has removed 75 contractors from its register in just over two years, against one blacklisted between 2002 and 2024, to crack down on misrepresentation.
- 06:02
Steve Biko Academic Hospital's theatres are struggling with air-conditioning and chiller failures, with five chillers due for repairs over six weeks and another replaced over three months.
- 06:57
SARS will now have to tell taxpayers before instructing employers to deduct debts, giving them a chance to pay or arrange a payment plan before any garnishee takes effect.