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Monday, 9 November 2026
Post-election analysis dominated this Monday's show, with the DA's climb, the SACP's first independent run and the ANC's slipping support under the microscope.
- 03:10
The DA won 24.64% of the national vote and 1,695 council seats, up about three points from 2021 and second behind the ANC's 30.76% and 3,246 seats.
- 03:11
The DA took an outright majority in Cape Town with 56.42%, the clearest example of its ability to turn electoral support into governing power, analysts said.
- 03:43
The SACP contested the local elections independently for the first time, breaking from the tripartite alliance and winning 271 municipal seats, a result analysts say could signal the alliance's end.
- 03:15
Musimani's 27-man Bafana Bafana squad for the back-to-back AFCON 2027 qualifiers against Kenya includes 12 Mamelodi Sundowns players, about 44%, while Orlando Pirates have five.