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.

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.