RC 261102SAfmJoanne Joseph
Monday, 2 November 2026
Special voting dominated the morning, with Western Cape stations opening late and fraudulent special-vote applications flagged, while the show also weighed coalition stability and a Nobel laureate's views on the death penalty.
- 11:02
The Electoral Commission says 217 Western Cape voting stations failed to open on time this morning because ballot papers were delayed, though special voting continues today and tomorrow.
- 09:37
A former IEC commissioner says applying for a special vote on someone else's behalf is a criminal offence, and affected voters can still cast their ballots on election day.
- 09:47
Research presented on the show finds about a third of the 2021 local coalitions lasted their full term unchanged, while another third kept power after the largest party rebuilt the deal.
- 10:57
Judge Navi Pillay says the death penalty must never be an option in South Africa, arguing that the state cannot punish killing by committing the same crime in the public's name.
- 11:19
Professor Colleen Alders urges the health department to assess adding boys to the HPV vaccine programme, noting no formal national costing has yet been done to include them.