RC 261104Kaya 959Phemelo Motene
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Election-day coverage from the IEC Results Centre, dominated by coalition anxieties, a contested local government bill, and doubts over whether platforms will police election misinformation.
- 21:04
An electronic communications law specialist says the platform pledge at the IEC briefing was only an intent until Meta and Microsoft signed, and its provisions were watered down to limit liability.
- 20:29
Friedman says the proposed bill's minimum-vote threshold would strip voice from roughly 300,000 people in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town, while small parties rarely wreck coalitions.
- 20:17
The ACDP says it is most likely not to work with the EFF or MK, citing their extremist approach, and will align with parties that respect the Constitution.
- 20:30
Friedman says the bill's proposed two-year bar on no-confidence motions is the provision voters should find most alarming once they look at it closely.