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Sunday, 1 November 2026
Music-heavy Sunday on 702, with the news bulletins dominated by the run-up to Wednesday's local government elections and a court ruling on Cape Town shack demolitions.
- 14:03
The IEC has approved more than 2.6 million special vote applications nationwide, a 131% increase on the 2021 municipal elections, ahead of the two-day special voting period.
- 17:04
Jacob Zuma, 84, downplayed health concerns at his first public appearance since a week-long hospital stay, calling the admission a minor medical issue.
- 17:03
The Western Cape High Court granted an urgent interim order halting demolition of shacks at the Gate 7 settlement in Maitland, letting six applicants rebuild. The matter returns to court on 29 November.
- 16:03
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said 21 of the province's 67 gender-based violence and femicide directives are complete, 38 are underway and 8 have not started, about 33 days into a 90-day intervention.