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Monday, 2 November 2026
Point of View's eve-of-election edition centred on Johannesburg's water crisis, with no quick fix in sight, plus guidance on choosing ward councillors and how the ballots work.
- 20:35
Civil society says Johannesburg's water crisis has no end in sight for months, and planned December maintenance could mean outages through the festive season.
- 20:17
The mayor says replacing 2,600 kilometres of pipes could cut water losses by 10%, a key part of the city's infrastructure plan for the coming years.
- 20:23
The Human Rights Commission's Gauteng inquiry found water losses averaging 30 to 50 percent in some municipalities, meaning that water is paid for but never accounted for.
- 20:47
The IEC says 10 of 16 Cape Town voting stations failed to open on time, and 28 million printed ballots were unusable, forcing a reprint of 33 million ballots.
- 21:13
Ward councillors win by getting the most votes, not 50 percent plus one, so a candidate can win a crowded field with a small share of the vote.