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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.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.