Sunday, 1 November 2026

The Western Cape High Court granted an interim interdict barring violence, intimidation, road blockades and carrying firearms by rival taxi associations, while the Provincial Taxi Registrar suspended one association for six months.

Ramaphosa closes the ANC's campaign in Buffalo City, once a party stronghold, where polls put the party below 50% and the metro could be lost in the local government elections.

The Eastern Cape Transport Department urged motorists to stay vigilant on long-haul trips after 18 people were killed in three separate accidents in a week, including a 30-passenger vehicle that overturned near Bizana.

Cape Town traffic police recorded more than a million offences between July and September, with 812 arrests and over 600 drunk drivers caught, and someone is killed on city roads every 11 hours and 40 minutes.

Gauteng's update on its gender-based violence response shows 21 of 67 directives fully completed, 38 underway and 8 not yet started, with the province's committee meeting weekly.