RC 261104702Stephen Grootes
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Election Day on The Money Show: voting drew strong turnout, 12 million votes by 5pm, with the U.S. midterm blue wave dominating markets and analysis.
- 19:00
The IEC says at least 12 million voters had cast ballots by 5pm, with Gauteng highest at 3 million, followed by KwaZulu-Natal at 2.5 million, out of over 29 million registered.
- 18:17
Political analyst Ralph Matecha says the turnout could signal a shift, with middle-class suburban voters possibly hurting the ANC and helping the DA in urban centres.
- 18:45
The Save SA Film and TV Jobs Coalition says talks with the DTIC on the film incentive have collapsed, with no money released, and it wants official Nelly Molokwane removed.
- 19:22
Bonitas had a member's urgent wrist surgery held up because she was told to get three implant quotes; Medscheme-to-Momentum handover is blamed, and Bonitas later authorised it.
- 18:24
Brooks Spector calls the US midterm result a blue wave, with Democrats taking the House and Senate and likely to set the congressional agenda on AI and data centres.