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News: Mashaba proposes DA run Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, ActionSA Tshwane, but rules out Zille theinsightfactor.com/article…
Mashaba offers DA a Gauteng metro split, rules out Zille

Mashaba offers DA a Gauteng metro split, rules out Zille

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has reportedly offered the DA Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni in return for Tshwane, but says he cannot work with Helen Zille.

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JUST IN: “South Africa to go ahead with its nuclear expansion to secure its energy supply,” announces the Electricity and Energy Department. Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. He says South Africa is endowed with natural resources that can grow the country's economy.
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ANC wins 30.76%, DA 24.64% in final local election results as MK takes 9.76% theinsightfactor.com/article…
Final local election results: ANC 30.76%, DA 24.64%

Final local election results: ANC 30.76%, DA 24.64%

The IEC declared the 2026 local elections free and fair. ANC 30.76%, DA 24.64%, MK 9.76%, EFF 6.22%. Hung councils must now find coalition partners.

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Malema calls EFF's election result 'a setback, not a defeat' as support falls to 6.2% theinsightfactor.com/article…
Malema: EFF result a setback, not a defeat

Malema: EFF result a setback, not a defeat

Julius Malema says the EFF's drop from 10.3% to 6.2% is a setback, not a defeat, and promises a ward-by-ward review. What is unconfirmed.

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Mbalula says ANC will 'accept this lesson with humility' and is in no hurry for coalitions theinsightfactor.com/article…
Mbalula: ANC not rushing coalitions, opposition an option

Mbalula: ANC not rushing coalitions, opposition an option

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says no coalition talks have started and opposition is an option after the local election slump. What he said.

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Police report 122 criminal cases and 59 arrests over special voting and Election Day theinsightfactor.com/article…
122 election cases and 59 arrests, police say

122 election cases and 59 arrests, police say

Natjoints says police opened 122 criminal cases and made 59 arrests across special voting and Election Day. Provincial figures and what comes next.

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Hangwani Maumela's Ferrari goes up for online auction today after court refused to halt sale theinsightfactor.com/article…
Maumela's Ferrari goes up for auction today

Maumela's Ferrari goes up for auction today

The Ferrari preserved in the SIU's Tembisa Hospital probe is on auction from 8am today until 11 November after the High Court refused to halt the sale.

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The former liberation movement, the ANC, is at about 32%, ahead of the DA's 28%, with 28% counted, early figures show. theinsightfactor.com/article…
ANC about 32%, DA 28% in early local election count

ANC about 32%, DA 28% in early local election count

With 28% of votes counted, the ANC was on about 32% and the DA on 28%, early IEC figures show. Parties say big urban areas are still to come.

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Early election returns put ANC and DA close as counting gets under way theinsightfactor.com/article…
Early election results: ANC and DA close as counting begins

Early election results: ANC and DA close as counting begins

Early local election returns show the ANC on about 35% and the DA on 32% with under 5% of districts counted. What we know and what could change.

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Security stamp and unmarked ballots stolen from eThekwini school voting station theinsightfactor.com/article…
Ballots and stamp stolen at eThekwini voting station

Ballots and stamp stolen at eThekwini voting station

A security stamp and unmarked ballots were stolen from Mnyameni Secondary School before voting day. The IEC removed the presiding officer.

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Two women arrested for allegedly posing as IEC official to collect voting material theinsightfactor.com/article…
Two arrested for impersonating IEC official in Ngcobo

Two arrested for impersonating IEC official in Ngcobo

Two women were arrested after allegedly posing as an IEC official to collect voting material at Ngcobo police station. The material was recovered.

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Voting checklist: special votes on 2 and 3 November, then Election Day on the 4th theinsightfactor.com/article…
Voting checklist for South Africa's 4 November elections

Voting checklist for South Africa's 4 November elections

Special voting is on 2 and 3 November and Election Day on 4 November. Here are the hours, accepted ID and ballots you will receive, per the IEC.

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Madlanga Commission due to resume public hearings on 9 November, five days after the elections theinsightfactor.com/article…
Madlanga Commission public hearings to resume 9 November

Madlanga Commission public hearings to resume 9 November

The Madlanga Commission paused public hearings before the 4 November elections; spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says they resume on 9 November.

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Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign in Johannesburg as parties make final push before 4 November theinsightfactor.com/article…
Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign ahead of 4 November vote

Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign ahead of 4 November vote

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa closes the party's local election campaign in Johannesburg on 31 October, with a Siyanqoba rally in Mdantsane on 1 November.

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Suliman Carrim granted R100,000 bail over Madlanga Commission absences theinsightfactor.com/article…
Suliman Carrim granted R100,000 bail in Madlanga case

Suliman Carrim granted R100,000 bail in Madlanga case

A Pretoria magistrate grants Suliman Carrim R100,000 bail over his absences from the Madlanga Commission. A separate Musina case is due back on 30 October.

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Economists and analysts warn hosting an Olympic Games could cost South Africa as much as R500bn as Sascoc explores a bid for 2036 or 2040. theinsightfactor.com/article…
Olympics could cost South Africa up to R500bn, experts say

Olympics could cost South Africa up to R500bn, experts say

Commentators warn an Olympic bid could cost South Africa up to R500bn. Sascoc is talking to the IOC about 2036 or 2040, with a vote expected in 2029.

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Angola and Uganda join regional drug-trafficking planning narcotics centre with South Africa theinsightfactor.com/article…
Angola and Uganda join regional counter-narcotics cell

Angola and Uganda join regional counter-narcotics cell

Angola and Uganda now take part in the regional planning cell against drug trafficking. A joint narcotics and crime centre is planned but not yet running.

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Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane as lawyer says he is being framed theinsightfactor.com/article…
Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane

Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane

Musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebeshxt, faces 21 charges. His lawyer says he is framed. He is presumed innocent and bail is being argued.

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Former advisor & right-handman to President Cyril Ramaphosa and current ANC NEC member, Bejani Chauke, has been summoned to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to explain his WhatsApp conversations with the late notorious taxi boss Jothan Mswazi Msibi.
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Final week before 4 November: campaign rallies and Parliament's mini-budget hearings theinsightfactor.com/article…
Final week before 4 November: campaigns and Parliament

Final week before 4 November: campaigns and Parliament

What parties and Parliament have scheduled in the final week before the 4 November local elections, from DA rallies to mini-budget public hearings.

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