RC 261107702Kenny Maistry
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Music-heavy Saturday on 702, with the news bulletins dominated by local government election results, especially ActionSA emerging as a kingmaker in Gauteng.
- 12:00
ActionSA has become the kingmaker in Gauteng: with 95% of votes counted, the DA leads Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni but none has an outright majority, leaving Herman Mashaba's party with the balance of power.
- 12:01
In Soweto, ActionSA overtook the ANC with 38% of the vote against the ANC's 25%, which Mashaba attributed to activists delivering an open letter to every house in the township.
- 11:04
Election observers from the SA Council of Churches and partner groups declared the polls free and fair, though they flagged long queues at more than 80% of stations and a 54.5% turnout as a concern.
- 10:07
The DA retained majorities in seven Western Cape councils, including Stellenbosch and Mossel Bay, while the Patriotic Alliance beat the ANC into second place in several municipalities.