Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Cosatu's leadership reshuffle and the ANC's bid to reinstate 181 candidates dominated, alongside a debate on political killings after four ANC Youth League members were shot dead in Ekurhuleni.

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The outgoing Cosatu general secretary lost his bid for a second term, as delegates chose a former federation president for the post instead.
16:14
Cosatu has stopped short of endorsing the ANC, passing a resolution that gives affiliates autonomy to back either the ANC or the SACP in the 4 November local government elections.
15:02
The IEC has approved 2.6 million special vote applications, including 678,000 home visits, with special voting on 2 and 3 November ahead of the 4 November local government elections.
16:02
The Constitutional Court is due to rule tomorrow on the ANC's bid to reinstate 181 candidates, and the IEC warns reprinting ballots would leave already-printed sheets as unrecoverable costs.
15:11
Four ANC Youth League members were shot dead in Ekurhuleni, and an analyst links the rise in political killings to scarcity, joblessness and competition over municipal patronage rather than ideology.

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