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Wednesday, 4 November 2026
Municipal election day dawns after record special-vote turnout, heightened security following six arrests, and fallout from South Africa's exclusion from AGOA.
- 05:01
Gauteng recorded the most special votes in the two-day special voting period, close to 265,000, with KwaZulu-Natal next at close to 209,000; more than 1.4 million voters cast special votes.
- 05:02
NatJoints has heightened security for election day after six arrests during special voting, for cases including murder, theft, intimidation and vandalism.
- 05:16
The IEC says its nearly 24,000 voting stations are ready for over 29 million registered voters, open 7am to 9pm, and voters must bring a smart ID, green barcoded ID or valid temporary certificate.
- 05:03
Trade Minister Parks Tau says South Africa is preparing for losing AGOA duty-free access after the US said South Africa and Rwanda will be excluded from next year, and teams are visiting individual companies.
- 05:40
Opposition parties including the ACDP and IFP have urged urgent high-level talks with Washington over AGOA, with one party warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk.