RC 261103947Zweli Mbhele
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Election-eve edition of Afternoons with Zweli, mixing pop-culture chat and listener debates on oversharing and workplace red flags with news on a KZN political killing, election-day arrests, and a Mapleton power outage.
- 13:02
An MKP regional coordinator on the south coast was allegedly shot dead around 9pm while coordinating party election plans in a virtual meeting. The party has asked the PKTT to investigate; no motive is established yet.
- 12:03
A key state witness in the Ekurhuleni municipal manager fraud and corruption case has made written representations to prosecutors and may withdraw his statement, which could weaken the state's case.
- 14:01
A lightning strike damaged an overhead power line at the Mapleton substation, disrupting the pump station and Rand Water supply to six municipalities. The station runs at 73% capacity with no confirmed restoration time.
- 13:03
Two women were arrested after allegedly posing as electoral officials to collect voting material at a police station, claiming a presiding officer had sent them. Police say they were identified before leaving.
- 14:46
Three people in Limpopo have been arrested for filming their ballot papers and posting them on social media, which is illegal under electoral rules.