Monday, 2 November 2026

Special voting dominated the episode, with a presiding officer's death in Mahikeng, Cape Town station delays, and Johannesburg's slow water recovery.

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Special voting hit two IEC incidents: a presiding officer died after collapsing at a Mahikeng voting station, and an IEC staffer was injured in a KwaZulu-Natal car accident.
15:54
IEC deputy chief electoral officer Masuko Shiburi says 271 Cape Town voting stations missed the 8am opening, and all but 67 were open by 10:30 after a slow start.
15:05
Johannesburg High Court has postponed the Matlala kingpin case to Thursday, 5 November, after the defence asked for more time to prepare a witness and accused number five is unavailable.
16:09
Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the Crown Gardens water supply has recovered almost 100%, and the city remains at level one restrictions, short of level two.