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Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Political fallout dominated, from the Mashaba and Zille standoff over Johannesburg to Thabo Mbeki's call for ANC leaders to consider resigning after the local government election losses.
- 20:14
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered to withdraw his Johannesburg mayoral bid if DA federal chairperson Helen Zille also steps aside, a standoff that raises questions about coalition talks in the city.
- 20:24
Former president Thabo Mbeki suggested President Ramaphosa and the ANC's top seven consider resigning, arguing leaders should take responsibility for major electoral defeats after the party's poor local government showing.
- 20:24
Mbeki cited ANC national support falling from about 45.59% in the 2021 local government elections to approximately 30.76% now, questioning what positive achievements can be credited to Ramaphosa's leadership since 2018.
- 20:56
Ministers, MPs and premiers are getting a 3.5% salary increase and judges and magistrates 4%, with commentator Donovan Williams calling the timing badly judged amid widespread hardship.