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Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Local government election countdown dominated, with the US moving to end South Africa's Agoa trade benefits and Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni water failures under sharp scrutiny.
- 06:04
The US has announced plans to remove South Africa and Rwanda from its Agoa trade preference programme from 1 January 2027, citing trade barriers, corruption and national security concerns.
- 06:00
At least 780,000 South Africans cast their votes on the first day of special voting, ahead of Wednesday's local government elections, with more than 2.6 million voters approved to vote early.
- 06:19
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi to pay the state 1.66 billion rand, rejecting his claim that his salary and bonuses were legitimately earned.
- 07:04
The South African Human Rights Commission says Johannesburg is losing water worth more than 2.8 billion rand a year, with aging infrastructure, high losses and poor maintenance driving the crisis.
- 06:03
Bedfordview residents have given Ekurhuleni and Rand Water 10 days to set out how they will restore reliable supply, threatening a High Court class action if demands are not met by Friday.