RC 261110SAfmAshraf Garda
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Matlala's Madlanga testimony on payments to Sibiya, a rise in the jobless rate to 33.7%, and a fresh salary increase for public office bearers dominated this Tuesday's National Pulse.
- 15:00
Attempted murder accused Vusimuzi Matlala admitted at the Madlanga Commission paying former deputy police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya R500,000 towards his son's wedding, plus R50,000 for travel to a Durban awards event.
- 15:10
Unemployment rose to 33.7% in the third quarter of 2026, with 8.6 million people actively looking for work, as both employed and unemployed numbers climbed by about 100,000 each.
- 15:02
President Ramaphosa approved salary increases of 3.5% for members of the National Executive, MPs, premiers and MECs, and 4% for judges and magistrates, effective 1 April 2026.
- 16:14
Home Affairs launched the first phase of a digital asylum system, a portal where applicants register intent to apply and give biometrics, aimed at tackling a backlog of well over 100,000 appeals.
- 17:24
The IEC ordered a re-vote at a Douglas voting district in Siyancuma for Wednesday 18 November after supporters stormed the counting centre and tore up about 100 ballot papers.