RC 261103Power FMThabiso "TK" Kotane
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Election-eve episode dominated by the US move to drop South Africa from AGOA, a Rand Water pumping failure threatening six municipalities, and a sharp rise in election-related misconduct reports.
- 16:23
The US will exclude South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA from 1 January 2027, with a 60-day notice period, ending preferential access to the US market for South African exporters.
- 16:33
The IEC says acts of criminality by party supporters have sharply increased, including intimidation of officials and tampering with election material. A Mpumalanga candidate who stormed a voting station has been arrested.
- 15:19
Rand Water says a power failure at the Mapleton booster station cut pumping to about 430 megalitres a day against a normal 800, putting water supply to six municipalities at risk.
- 15:31
Motorists will see petrol drop one cent a litre from Wednesday 4 November, while diesel falls by more than a rand, the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources says, citing higher crude prices and a weaker rand.