RC 261113SAfmElvis Presslin
Friday, 13 November 2026
Post-election coalition jockeying dominated, with the ANC rejecting resignation claims after dropping to about 30% and the left bloc urging unity against the DA and FF Plus.
- 05:41
The ANC dismissed reports that its president has offered to resign, as the party fell from almost 46% in 2021 to about 30% in the recent local elections.
- 05:07
The Council of the Left, including the SACP, MK Party, EFF and PAC, won close to 20% of the vote and urged left parties to unite to keep the DA and FF Plus out of council power.
- 05:47
Freedom Front Plus leader Corné Mulder says many councils will be hung, and his party will join coalitions where it can or go into opposition, rejecting claims it lacks a mandate.
- 05:00
City Power says residents and businesses still without power after the weekend explosion at its Johannesburg infrastructure should be reconnected by Sunday.
- 05:02
The state intends to oppose bail for nine Zimbabwean nationals accused of trying to leave South Africa to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war, with a formal bail application set for later this month.