Friday, 6 November 2026

The DA leads in 19 Western Cape municipalities but has an outright majority in only seven so far, so coalition talks are starting in many hung councils.

Durban High Court dismissed Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla's application to have criminal charges withdrawn; she faces incitement charges over social media posts during the July 2021 unrest.

South Africa's wave ski team returned from the World Wave Ski Surfing Championships in Huanchaco, Peru with eight medals, three of them gold, including a junior world title.

Sixty years ago, Muizenberg surfers defied a council ban on surfing at Surfers Corner; a test case over the surfboard was thrown out and the ban was eventually lifted.

Protect the West Coast is lobbying for Elands Bay Point to become Africa's first World Surf Reserve; the group is a finalist with the Save the Waves Coalition.