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us that actually they are now back and they are confident. The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has called for peaceful elections, warning political parties and their supporters against violence, intimidation and political intolerance ahead of the November 4th polls. The committee says there is a need to allow eligible voters to cast their votes without fear or intimidation. The call comes against the backdrop of an earlier report by the Global Initiative

Against Transnational Organized Crime, which recorded 45 political attacks and at least 43 deaths between January and September 2026, surpassing the annual totals recorded in previous election years. Committee Chairperson Bandila Masuku says parties need to exercise restraint, respect opposing views, and ensure political differences do not spill over into violence. The committee stresses that no political contest is worth a single life lost.

And no political difference justifies violence, intimidation, or the destruction of community relations. Elections are an essential pillar of democracy and must provide every eligible voter with the freedom to make an informed choice without fear, threats, or intimidation. The committee urges political parties and their supporters to exercise restraint, respect opposing political views, and refrain from conducting that could provoke confrontation.

Or threaten public safety. In other news, electricity supply has been fully restored to affected customers in Marshalltown and Selby. According to City Power, the restoration marks an important milestone in efforts to stabilize its central substation and multiple setbacks. In recent weeks, the substation has been plagued by repeated infrastructure failures, including cable theft, explosion, and fire incidents. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the latest