RC 261102Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Monday, 2 November 2026
Election week opens with special voting, a Western Cape High Court interdict against warring taxi leaders, and fresh criticism of stalled affordable housing delivery in Cape Town.
- 06:11
The Western Cape High Court has issued an interim interdict ordering Carter and Codeta leaders to end taxi violence, intimidation and extortion, while the provincial registrar suspended Carter Langa's registration for six months.
- 07:28
Mobility MEC Isaac Saleku says it is the first time Western Cape taxi leaders have been cited personally in such an order, and promises accountability through contempt action if proof of breaches emerges.
- 08:03
The IEC has approved about 2.6 million special vote applications, with 1.9 million for station-based voting and more than 600,000 receiving home visits, as special voting runs today and tomorrow.
- 07:04
Cape Town's mayco member for human settlements says no new social housing projects on city-owned land have won national funding approvals in five years, while activists say 2017 land releases remain undeveloped.