RC 261106Cape TalkJohn Maytham
Friday, 6 November 2026
Election-count coverage dominated Cape Talk's Friday afternoon show, with the DA leading the Western Cape, a wave of hung councils, ANC losses in the Eastern Cape, and a Milnerton Lagoon interview.
- 15:03
The DA has won eight Western Cape councils outright, including Stellenbosch, Mossel Bay and George, but 16 councils are hung, meaning coalition talks will decide several municipalities.
- 15:34
The ANC has dropped below 50% of the vote in the Eastern Cape for the first time in 30 years, and premier Oscar Mabuyane blamed a third force seeking regime change.
- 15:06
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's application to have charges withdrawn was dismissed; seven state witnesses testified her social media posts amounted to incitement during the 2021 unrest.
- 15:32
More than nine people have fallen victim to gun violence in Cape Town since Election Day, with four killed in five shootings police link partly to gang and taxi violence.
- 15:42
Milnerton Lagoon has improved considerably since 2018, with 2023 to 2025 its worst years, UCT's Kevin Winter says, helped by the Potsdam wastewater upgrade.