RC 261104Power FMMondli Makhanya
Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Local government election day dominated the show, with the US midterm rebuke for Trump and Tshwane's fragile water recovery as the other main stories.
- 09:02
Voting stations opened for the local government elections, with more than 500 political parties and nearly 137,000 candidates contesting, after two days of special voting.
- 09:09
Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has taken his bail bid to the Johannesburg High Court after the Randburg Magistrates Court refused him bail last month. He faces rape and trafficking allegations.
- 09:10
Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress, with 200 House seats to the Republicans' 108. Trump says he will use his veto to block bills he considers unreasonable.
- 09:32
Tshwane says water supply is gradually improving across four regions, but some reservoirs remain critically low, and residents are urged to use water sparingly.