RC 261104Kaya 959Glen Lewis
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Election-day talk on Drive 959 centred on record early turnout, ballot confusion in Mohlakeng, and warnings about election-related crime, with hosts urging listeners to vote.
- 15:03
The IEC says more than 3 million votes had been cast by mid-afternoon, with Gauteng leading on over 890,000 ballots, ahead of KwaZulu-Natal at over 623,000 and the Western Cape at over 460,000.
- 16:04
In Mohlakeng, party agents insisted voters registered outside Ward 16 vote only at their registered stations, but IEC officials say those voters can still vote for proportional representation and district council, receiving two ballots instead of three.
- 17:04
The National Director of Public Prosecutions has warned against election-related crime, with 14 arrests made in Gauteng so far, and says such cases will be prioritised and processed swiftly through the courts.
- 17:01
Residents of the Sporong informal settlement, forced out by alleged threats from illegal miners, turned out in large numbers at Avante Primary School voting station in Randfontein.
- 16:02
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says police remain deployed at voting stations nationwide and has urged the public to report anyone photographing their marked ballots.