RC 261111SAfmAshraf Garda
Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Coalition wrangling, a public-office pay rise rejected by unions, and Olympian Tatjana Smith's switch to the Netherlands dominated this afternoon's National Pulse.
- 15:21
SAFTU has rejected the 3.5% salary increase for public office bearers, calling it indefensible while millions struggle with unemployment and poverty.
- 15:03
A blue Ferrari linked to the alleged Thembisa Hospital corruption scheme sold for R10.1 million at auction after the High Court dismissed the owner's urgent bid to stop the sale.
- 15:05
Kenya has discharged its last Ebola patient, starting a 42-day countdown before it can be declared Ebola-free; no new infection has been reported since 19 October.
- 15:01
The Madlanga Commission heard that IDEC investigators allegedly wanted to use attempted-murder accused Matlala's section 204 statement to implicate three senior police generals.
- 15:31
Olympic swimmer Tatjana Smith will switch to represent the Netherlands, a move Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie called regrettable; she says she will keep living and training in South Africa.