Monday, 2 November 2026

Special voting opens today and tomorrow for 2.6 million approved voters, the largest number of special votes ever in a local election; 678,000 will vote through home visits.

Johannesburg Water cannot give a date for restoring taps in areas dry for nearly two weeks, with reservoirs at critical levels and aging infrastructure driving the losses.

A High Court interim order now bars violence, intimidation and road blocking in Cape Town after several shootings in a taxi route dispute; taxis are running normally this morning.

Washington is due to decide today whether South Africa keeps its AGOA trade benefits for next year, and government says it is ready for either outcome.