RC 261026702Clement Manyathela
Monday, 26 October 2026
Tshwane's unchlorinated water crisis and an ANC mayoral candidate gap in Johannesburg dominated, as callers weighed polls and coalitions before the 4 November local elections.
- 10:18
Tshwane supplied unchlorinated water from a sewage-polluted source without warning residents, and failed to report test results to national regulators within 12 hours, DWS Director-General Sean Phillips says.
- 09:20
The ANC's Johannesburg mayoral hopeful Frank Chikane was omitted from the final candidate list submitted to the IEC, which the party blames on an error it says can be corrected after election day.
- 09:11
An ENCA/Mac Data poll has the MK Party on 48% in eThekwini, just short of an outright majority, with the DA on 25.2% and the ANC trailing on 14.5%.
- 10:03
The ANC's share of the Johannesburg vote has fallen from 62% in 2006 to 33% in 2021, and Ramaphosa says the party is confident of gains on 4 November.