RC 261103Power FMColleen Makhubele
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Election eve on Power Perspective: campaign-deadline warnings, a slow special-vote turnout, and a court ruling against the Sizekaya lottery licence dominated the night.
- 20:02
About 1.43 million voters cast special votes on 2 and 3 November, against 2.6 million approved by the IEC for the two-day period.
- 21:04
Gauteng police have recorded 24 cases of election-related violence and intimidation since registration began in June, and 13 people have been arrested.
- 20:27
The North Gauteng High Court set aside the award of the fourth national lottery licence to Sizekaya and ordered the trade minister to reconsider it within 12 months.
- 20:18
The South African Human Rights Commission has asked the Western Cape High Court to interdict Cape Town from transferring 49 municipal properties sold at auction in February 2026.
- 20:03
The Reserve Bank has moved the planned phase-out of the Johannesburg interbank average rate from 21 December 2026 to 31 May 2027, saying more time is needed to meet legal requirements.