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Friday, 30 October 2026
A pre-election morning dominated by a Durban court ruling on March and March protests, DA water promises ahead of the 4 November vote, and the death of Star Trek's Patrick Stewart.
- 06:01
The Durban High Court will decide whether to make the interim interdict against March and March protests final; movement leader Jacinta Zuma says demonstrations continue until government presents a plan.
- 06:04
Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, has died at 86 at his Los Angeles home after a brief battle with Alzheimer's and Lewy body dementia.
- 06:03
The DA says that if elected in Gauteng it will budget R3 billion for water upgrades in its first full budget in June, and aim to cut water losses by 10% within two years.
- 07:03
The DA says it needs about 490,000 votes across both ballots to win 136 of Johannesburg's 217 council seats and govern the metro without coalition partners.
- 06:26
Mail and Guardian reporting finds communities going years without reliable water, electricity or sanitation, with residents saying they no longer trust any political party because they are all the same.