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More than 100 hung councils (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/voters-must-not-be-sidelined-coalition-talks-analyst-warns) face coalition talks after the local government elections. The DA leads in key Gauteng municipalities, while ActionSA could decide who governs. MK Party negotiator Dali Mpofu discusses talks. Prof Alex van den Heever warns that political patronage could undermine service delivery.Johannesburg’s R10.3-billion municipal wage deal is under scrutiny as infrastructure projects stall. JoburgCAN’s Julia Fish weighs in.
Vusumuzi "Cat" Matlala (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/live-matlala-returns-madlanga-commission-after-explosive-allegations) disputes a bribery allegation contained in his affidavit as tensions rise at the Madlanga Commission (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/live-matlala-returns-madlanga-commission-after-explosive-allegations) . It alleges a R500,000 payment (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/live-matlala-returns-madlanga-commission-after-explosive-allegations) to former police deputy commissioner Shadrack Sibiya linked to a R228-million SAPS health tender (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/live-matlala-returns-madlanga-commission-after-explosive-allegations) . Matlala says he did not realise what he signed. His lawyers also dispute alleged breaches of legal privilege.
Prison or treatment for drug users (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/should-drug-users-go-jail-commission-pushes-reform) ? The Eastern and Southern Africa Commission on Drugs (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories-videos/should-drug-users-go-jail-commission-pushes-reform) meets in Cape Town to examine alternatives as synthetic meth production attracts criminal networks. Kgalema Motlanthe and Jason Eligh discuss the growing trade.
Durban honours 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Judge Navi Pillay at a gathering of African peace and security advocates. She reflects on the attention ahead of the 10 December Oslo ceremony.
Donald Trump (https://www.enca.com/opinion/trump-offers-ufc-boss-press-secretary-post-urges-criminal-probes-democrats) floats UFC chief Dana White as White House press secretary, sparking confusion. eNCA’s James Gooderson reports from Washington on Trump’s remarks and his subsequent insistence that he was joking.
UK murder suspect Ndodana Tshuma’s (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/uk-fugitive-ndodana-tshuma-back-court-over-plea-deal) extradition remains on hold as he disputes a guilty plea (https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/uk-fugitive-ndodana-tshuma-back-court-over-plea-deal) in his South African firearm case.
South Africa’s official unemployment (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/unemployment-rate-increases-337) rate rises to 33.7% (https://www.enca.com/business-top-stories/unemployment-rate-increases-337) in the third quarter of 2026. Although 101,000 more people are employed, the number without work also rises by 97,000 to 8.6 million.
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Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane prepares to face Benni McCarthy’s Kenya in two AFCON qualifiers, starting in Orlando on Friday at 6pm before a match in Nairobi four days later.
The Springboks (https://www.enca.com/sport/erasmus-wary-dupont-trickery-ahead-france-match) face France in Paris after beating Italy 66-7. Rassie Erasmus (https://www.enca.com/sport/erasmus-wary-dupont-trickery-ahead-france-match) is wary of the French response and Antoine Dupont.
That is your News Bite (https://www.enca.com/news-bite-podcast) for 10 November 2026. For updates on these stories and more, visit enca.com or watch eNCA on DStv Channel 403.
Chapter List
(00:00) – News Bite: Today’s Headlines
(00:26) – Coalition Talks Across Hung Councils
(01:03) – Dali Mpofu On MK Party Negotiations
(02:00) – Can Coalitions Deliver For Residents?
(04:04) – Joburg’s R10.3-Billion Wage Deal
(05:18) – Cat Matlala’s Disputed Bribery Claim
(06:44) – Drug Policy: Prison Or Treatment?
(08:57) – Navi Pillay Honoured After Nobel Win
(10:36) – Trump And The White House Press Secretary Controversy
(12:39) – Ndodana Tshuma’s Extradition Case
(12:59) – SA Unemployment Rate Rises To 33.7%
(13:33) – Pitso Mosimane Prepares To Face Benni McCarthy
(14:56) – Springboks Face France And Antoine Dupont
(16:07) – News Bite Sign-Off
