RC 261109947Anele Mdoda
Monday, 9 November 2026
Local government election fallout dominated the morning, with coalition scrambles and Action SA's Tshwane demands, alongside Anele and the Club's car-personality games and a workplace polygraph segment.
- 06:01
The ANC recorded its worst result with just over 30% of the vote, while the DA finished second. Coalitions will be needed in more than 100 municipalities, and President Ramaphosa urged councillors to put communities first.
- 06:30
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says any coalition deal involving his party must retain Nasiphi Moya as Tshwane mayor. ActionSA holds 48 of the 214 seats in the capital and is exploring talks with both the DA and the ANC.
- 07:03
MK party coalition negotiator Dalim Bofu says the party will enter coalition talks without preconditions. The MK party is the third-largest party nationally, with close to 3 million votes and its strongest base in KwaZulu-Natal.
- 06:03
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber says government is moving ahead with a new online registration system for asylum seekers that requires biometric information. He said the country has just over 700 immigration officers, with 300 more being hired.
- 08:23
A labour lawyer says South Africa has no legislation regulating polygraph tests, but employers can request them for specific incidents. Refusal does not imply guilt, though a reasonable instruction can lead to discipline.