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Monday, 2 November 2026
A Monday morning dominated by election news as special voting for the local government elections gets underway, alongside Jacob Zuma's first public appearance after hospitalisation and a cyber attack on Russia's emergency app.
- 05:31
Special voting for the local government elections gets underway, with around 2.6 million approved voters casting ballots through home visits or designated voting stations between today and tomorrow.
- 05:31
MKP president Jacob Zuma addressed a KwaZulu-Natal rally, the party's final engagement before the elections, and his first public appearance after about a week in hospital for an undisclosed illness.
- 05:32
Russia's emergency warnings app came under a massive cyber attack, with Moscow's emergencies ministry saying hackers posted false information on the drone-warning app, hours after Ukraine reported baseless radiation alerts.
- 05:39
The brain teaser answer is Kermit the Frog, the first character to receive a copyright courtesy of Jim Henson, dating back to 1955.