RC 261114Cape Talk
Saturday, 14 November 2026
Coalition talks dominated the bulletins, with the SACP ruling out working with the DA or Freedom Front Plus as several councils were left without an outright majority after the local elections.
- 20:01
The South African Communist Party has reiterated it will not form coalitions with the Democratic Alliance or the Freedom Front Plus, after contesting the local elections on its own for the first time.
- 20:01
The SACP gained seven seats across the Western Cape, several in the 16 municipalities where no party won an outright majority. Its provincial secretary said there is no rush into coalitions.
- 20:00
Municipalities have 14 days from the Friday gazetting of elected councillors to hold their first council meetings, and several councils have no single party with an outright majority.
- 20:02
A crime expert warns that opportunistic express kidnappings, where victims are forced to withdraw money from banks, may become routine, and victims often struggle to identify their attackers.
- 20:03
Residents of the Better Life informal settlement in Cape Town spent Saturday rebuilding after being allowed to rebuild 32 structures, three weeks after the city threatened to destroy eight new ones.