RC 261104702John Perlman
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Election-day coverage was shaped by a stolen IEC security stamp in KwaZulu-Natal, uneven turnout across the country, and early questions about what the US midterm results mean for the rest of the world.
- 17:04
Unmarked ballots and an IEC security stamp were stolen overnight from a Ward 2 voting station in KwaZulu-Natal, prompting staff removals, a police probe and a new stamp code for counting.
- 16:08
ANC chairperson Gwede Mantashe urged his party to accept the 2026 local election results, warning against queries that could discredit the IEC, after casting his vote in Boksburg.
- 17:21
Johannesburg signed an addendum to its municipal wage deal with SAMWU on the eve of the vote, with about R1 billion paid this year against a R10.3 billion three-year settlement, though details remain unclear.
- 16:44
Democrats flipped the US Senate and have taken control of Congress in the midterms, with counting still under way, while the Republican president remains in the White House.
- 15:55
Gauteng small bus operators say scholar transport payments from the education department have been delayed for more than three months since October 2024, with some operators handing back contracts.