RC 261102947Zweli Mbhele
Monday, 2 November 2026
Election-week logistics dominated this Monday episode, with special-vote problems in Cape Town and Joburg water outages, alongside a court-ordered 1.6 billion rand confiscation against Angelo Agrizzi.
- 12:00
Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi has been ordered to pay the state more than 1.6 billion rand in a corruption-related confiscation order, after a conviction on corruption and money laundering counts.
- 14:03
Scores of Cape Town voting stations had no ballot papers on the first day of special voting, and the IEC apologised to early voters at 217 stations where papers had not arrived.
- 12:02
About 2.6 million South Africans are expected to cast special votes over two days. IEC officials will visit approved voters' registered addresses, and will not return if voters are absent.
- 12:01
Johannesburg water supply is recovering after overnight capacity increases, but Sandton, Midrand, Randburg and Roodepoort may still see low pressure while the system replenishes.