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Monday, 2 November 2026
Special voting day one was marred by ballot delivery delays in Cape Town, while water outages in Johannesburg and Bedfordview dominated the afternoon's local news.
- 15:01
The IEC says 10 of 16 voting stations in Cape Town could not open on day one of special votes because ballot paper deliveries were delayed, after a court ruling on candidates forced reprinting.
- 15:03
The High Court has ordered former Busasa COO Angelo Agrizi to pay the state more than R1.6 billion in a confiscation order, following his guilty plea to three counts of corruption and one of money laundering.
- 17:05
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says water storage has improved from 37 to 41 percent, but several reservoirs remain very low and some households have gone more than 10 days without water.
- 15:31
Ekurhuleni Mayor Kagaza has accused Rand Water of failing Bedfordview residents, who have endured 13 consecutive days without running water.