RC 261112SAfmElvis Presslin
Thursday, 12 November 2026
Hospitalisations after an ammonia leak at an Ekurhuleni chicken plant, Ramaphosa's postponed NCOP appearance, and fresh Madlanga Commission testimony from Matlala dominated this edition.
- 05:01
Workers were hospitalised after an ammonia leak at the Festive Chicken facility in Oliphantsfontein, Ekurhuleni, reportedly when a pressure release valve malfunctioned during maintenance.
- 05:00
President Ramaphosa will no longer answer oral questions before the NCOP today. The session has been rescheduled to the 24th, and the NCOP chairperson says he received an apology.
- 05:47
Murder accused Matlala told the Madlanga Commission that IDAC investigators wanted his statement to implicate three senior police generals, and that they aimed to weaken one general's support base first.
- 05:48
Matlala also testified that he paid former police minister Bheki Cele R500,000 in cash in two instalments, claiming it was to recover firearms seized in a raid, not linked to the Medicare 24 contract.
- 05:57
The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the Helen Suzman Foundation's challenge to Julius Malema's continued seat on the Judicial Service Commission.