RC 261028SAfmAshraf Garda
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Two police ministers and the cost to taxpayers, Suliman Carrim's bail conditions, and a call over medicine shortages dominated, alongside an inconclusive Israeli election and e-hailing safety.
- 15:00
Police committee chair Ian Cameron says Ramaphosa must end the two-minister arrangement, as taxpayers have paid R2.7 million in legal costs for the suspended police minister, plus about R3 million a year in his package.
- 15:10
Suliman Carrim was granted R100,000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court, with conditions including surrendering his passport and contacting the Madlanga Commission within 48 hours; he remains in custody over the Musina case.
- 16:24
Health spokesperson Michelle Clark of the DA has asked Parliament's health committee to summon the minister over shortages of up to 50 critical medicines, which she says affect chronic patients.
- 15:24
Provisional exit polls put Netanyahu's bloc on 54 seats and the opposition on 49, with Arab-led parties on 17; neither side has the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
- 15:46
Dash-cam footage captured an e-hailing driver's ambush in El Dorado Park; the e-Hailing Partners Council wants regulations compelling platforms to verify passengers, as they already do drivers.