Sunday, 1 November 2026

Gauteng's gender-based violence response includes a 60-day audit of unresolved cases involving women and children, a 90-day recovery plan for priority cases, and measures to address forensic backlogs.

Two suspects have been arrested after a 50-year-old farmer, Donovan Marks, was tied up, assaulted and had both ears cut off in a northwest farm attack; a third suspect is still being sought.

Julius Malema says an EFF government would exempt all social grant beneficiaries from paying for water and electricity, and improve billing so people are not unreasonably overcharged.

Voters heading to the polls on Wednesday must bring a green ID book, smart ID card or valid temporary identity certificate, and vote at the station where they are registered.