RC 261103947Anele Mdoda
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Special voting ahead of Wednesday's elections dominated the morning, alongside the US removing South Africa from AGOA and a court setting aside a National Lottery licence award.
- 06:04
The US has announced South Africa will be removed from the African Growth and Opportunity Act from January next year, putting about $1.7 billion of last year's AGOA exports, including automotive, agriculture and manufacturing, at risk.
- 06:02
At least 780,000 South Africans cast special votes at polling stations yesterday, and the remaining approved voters can vote today ahead of the general election on Wednesday.
- 07:04
The High Court set aside the National Lottery and Sports Pools licence award to Sizekhaya and ordered the trade minister to reconsider it, but the order is suspended for 12 months so draws continue.
- 08:28
A junior accountant stayed silent for four months in a managers' WhatsApp group she was added to by mistake, then flagged a row counted twice in next year's budget, a R1.2 million error.