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Sunday, 1 November 2026

Sunday's Weekend Breakfast was dominated by election-season violence and taxi unrest ahead of Wednesday's local government polls, with Netflix's engagement slump and a new Kruger book also featured.

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  1. 07:17

    News24 reports at least 50 people have been murdered ahead of the 4 November local government polls, with the MK Party, ANC and IFP hardest hit.

  2. 06:01

    A Western Cape High Court interim interdict bars two rival taxi associations from violence, intimidation, road blockades and carrying firearms, after at least a dozen deaths in three weeks.

  3. 07:47

    A financial firm estimates Netflix's average monthly viewing per member fell from 66 hours in early 2023 to 49 hours in late 2023, a 26% drop that worries investors.

  4. 06:56

    Kruger Speaks co-author Helena Kriel says the park's elephant population has grown from about 7,000 in her childhood to over 32,000, a complex issue the book tackles.