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Saturday, 14 November 2026
Post-election fallout dominated this Saturday's bulletins, from the SACP's Western Cape kingmaker stance and a re-vote after missing ballots to a fatal N2 crash and record non-bank lending.
- 19:01
The SACP won seven council seats across the Western Cape in its first standalone election run, and says it will not enter coalitions with the DA or Freedom Front Plus in hung municipalities.
- 10:00
The Electoral Commission says five by-elections will be scheduled nationwide, and a re-vote is due in a Northern Cape ward after more than 100 ballots went unaccounted for when party members stormed the voting station.
- 13:00
Six people were killed and six injured in a head-on collision on the N2 near Bizana, with university students travelling from Alice believed among the dead; preliminary investigations suggest one driver crossed into oncoming traffic.
- 12:02
Non-bank lenders now account for a record 15% of debt among people seeking debt counselling, and 64% have payday loans, while under-25s seeking help rose 50% in a year.