RC 261106SAfmBertha Charuma
Friday, 6 November 2026
Local government election results dominated the show, with the ANC and EFF losing ground, turnout rising to 54.4 percent, and listeners debating whether voters really wanted change.
- 20:01
One Merafong, a community movement formed just six months ago, won Ward 22 from the ANC in Gauteng's Merafong municipality, adding three proportional seats.
- 20:02
The ANC fell to 32.8 percent of the vote from 45 percent in 2021, while the EFF dropped from 15 percent to 8.9 percent, according to the latest counts.
- 21:36
Turnout rose to about 54.4 percent, with roughly 15.9 million of nearly 29 million registered voters casting ballots, up from 46 percent in 2021.
- 20:04
Rise Mzansi leader Zungeza Zibi says the party is open to coalition talks with any party, as long as its conditions, including written agreements and clear service delivery targets, are met.
- 21:00
The EFF says it will not enter Free State coalition governments simply for the sake of power, and any agreement must guarantee that its policies are implemented.