RC 261103Power FMTehillah Niselow
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Election-eve edition dominated by special voting closing and South Africa's loss of preferential US trade access under AGOA, with local government polls set for tomorrow.
- 18:52
South Africa loses preferential access to the US under AGOA from 1 January 2027, after a 60-day termination notice issued on 28 October. Goods can still be exported, but at higher tariffs.
- 18:30
Special voting closed with more than 1.4 million ballots cast over two days, ahead of tomorrow's local government elections, with the IEC saying the process concluded successfully.
- 18:05
The corruption and fraud trial of a former acting national police commissioner and five co-accused, over roughly R54 million in police software contracts, was postponed to 9 November so accused could vote.
- 18:04
Gauteng police have recorded 24 cases of election-related violence and intimidation since June, with 13 people arrested, and Johannesburg has the most high-risk voting stations at 75.