RC 261105Power FMKwena Moabelo
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Vote counting dominated the hour as the ANC led nationally on about 32 percent, while callers and host Kwena Moabelo debated voter education and his 'stupid' comments about people who complained after being turned away.
- 12:58
With about a third of votes counted, the ANC leads nationally on roughly 32 percent and the DA is second on about 28 percent, and analysts expect many hung councils needing coalitions.
- 13:04
More than 500 political parties and nearly 137,000 candidates are contesting these municipal elections, one of the largest electoral contests in the country's democratic history, analysts say.
- 12:30
Moabelo stood by calling people who complained on social media after being turned away from voting stations 'stupid', saying they had not verified their voting districts as the IEC had advised.
- 12:33
The City of Tshwane says high water consumption elsewhere is slowing efforts to restore supply in regions 1, 3, 4 and 6, leaving Soshanguve, Atteridgeville, Laudium and Mamelodi with interruptions.