RC 261109Cape TalkLester Kiewit
Monday, 9 November 2026
A calm Monday after the local elections, dominated by Cape Town's council results and the scramble to form coalitions across 138 hung councils nationally.
- 07:01
The DA keeps its majority on Cape Town City Council with 133 of 235 seats, while the ANC drops 10 seats to 33 and Action SA enters with seven.
- 07:12
Across the country 138 municipalities now need coalition deals, and the coalitions bill meant to guide those negotiations remains unfinished as talks begin.
- 06:03
Action SA's Herman Mashaba has defended working with the ANC despite earlier vowing never to, after the two parties held their first round of coalition talks.
- 06:30
Since September, 19 people have been killed in taxi-related violence in Cape Town, and the Western Cape Mobility MEC is visiting taxi ranks to hear drivers' and commuters' concerns.