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Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Election-eve episode on the youth vote and education quality, with the Electoral Commission's readiness and a looming US trade cut-off for South Africa also in focus.
- 05:03
The US has announced plans to remove South Africa from AGOA, with removal expected to take effect in January 2027, subject to notification. Rwanda is also named.
- 05:00
The Electoral Commission says its systems are ready for Wednesday's local government elections despite glitches on the first day of special voting. It has approved over 2.6 million special vote applications.
- 03:16
Researchers cited a 2024 HSRC survey finding 60% of young respondents believed their vote would not make a difference, underlining a trust problem.
- 03:22
The 2021 PIRLS study found 81% of South African grade four learners couldn't read for meaning in any language, which the panel framed as a foundational literacy crisis.
- 04:05
Floyd Shivambo's Africa Mayibuye promised to write off municipal debt for poor and child-headed households and hire municipal plumbers and electricians, but an analyst urged voters to test such pledges against the municipality's IDP.