RC 261102Cape TalkJohn Maytham
Monday, 2 November 2026
Special voting in Cape Town started late as ballot papers arrived after a Constitutional Court ruling forced reprinting, with 217 stations unable to open at 8am.
- 17:11
IEC Western Cape head Michael Hendricks says 217 Cape Town voting stations missed the 8am special-vote opening after ballots were reprinted. By lunchtime, only ten remained closed, and he apologised to voters.
- 17:32
Taxi associations Cata and Codeta have agreed to a seven-day truce to restore calm over the Delft-Langa-Epping corridor, after weeks of deadly violence. Mediation will begin with separate meetings before all parties return to the table.
- 17:35
The Pretoria High Court has ordered the recovery of R1.66 billion linked to corrupt Correctional Services contracts awarded to Bosasa. Former COO Angelo Agrizzi has entered a plea and sentence agreement with the state.
- 15:03
The Good Party says the Western Cape housing backlog exceeds 754,000 households, with nearly 491,000 applications in Cape Town. It also says nearly 176,000 applicants have waited more than 20 years on the database.