RC 261106Kaya 959Glen Lewis
Friday, 6 November 2026
Local election fallout dominated Friday's show, with an HSRC survey showing slipping trust in the IEC and smaller parties jostling over coalition power, while the 5pm objections deadline passed.
- 15:02
An HSRC survey found trust in the Electoral Commission has fallen to 81%, down from 90% in the 2011 local government elections, reflecting broader declining trust in government institutions.
- 16:03
Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie says he will work with the DA to form coalitions in metros where both parties gained, despite saying he personally despises the DA.
- 15:03
Afrika Mayibuye leader Floyd Shivambu says parties with stronger electoral support should be prioritised for mayoral posts in coalition governments, and his party will wait for final results before negotiating.
- 15:05
A Kenyan court convicted Doomsday cult leader Paul McKenzie and 28 co-accused of murdering 191 people, most of them children, in a case that followed mass graves discovered in 2023.
- 16:05
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu was sentenced to four years in prison for inciting unrest, but the High Court acquitted him of the more serious charge of treason.