Afternoon Drive

Tuesday, 3 November 2026

Election-eve episode dominated by the US ending South Africa's AGOA trade benefits, the fatal shooting of an MK Party coordinator in KwaZulu-Natal, and a string of election-related security incidents.

1. 17:00

   The US is ending South Africa's AGOA trade benefits from next year, and the ANC says it will not surrender transformation policies, including land reform and employment equity, for preferential market access.

2. 16:03

   MK Party Ugu district coordinator Lastborn Shazi was shot dead at his home on the KZN south coast, and the party has asked the Political Killings Task Team to investigate; the motive is not yet established.

3. 15:05

   The Electoral Commission has fired a Hammarsdale presiding officer seen loading sensitive election material, including ballot papers, into an ANC-branded car, saying it sends a very wrong message.

4. 16:02

   The Electoral Commission estimates 1.3 million people cast special votes over two days, while criminality is rising: a ward candidate was arrested in Mpumalanga and MK supporters stormed a KwaZulu-Natal library.

5. 16:04

   A mass sardine die-off along roughly 2,600 kilometres of coastline has prompted government to restrict commercial fishing, while small-scale fishers and conservationists demand transparency and a new biomass survey.

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