RC 261108702Kenny Maistry
Sunday, 8 November 2026
A Sunday dominated by local government election fallout, with a record 135 hung councils and the MK Party upending KwaZulu-Natal ahead of the 6 p.m. declaration.
- 11:00
A record 135 municipal councils are hung nationwide, with only 74 of 209 processed so far producing an outright winner; the ANC holds 53 majorities and the DA 12. Final declaration due 6 p.m.
- 12:04
The MK Party's debut has upended KwaZulu-Natal: the ANC, which held outright majorities in 13 councils, will now control just one, while the IFP leads with five outright majorities.
- 10:03
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on the ANC to reconsider coalition deals with the DA and reconcile with the EFF, MK Party and SACP instead.
- 11:04
UDM councillor Lukolo Namete, a former Nelson Mandela Bay deputy mayor, was shot dead outside a barbershop in Motherwell; police say the motive is not yet established and no arrests have been made.