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Sunday, 8 November 2026
Election fallout dominated this Rewind edition, with at least 137 hung councils after the 2026 local polls, Ramaphosa's call for mature coalition talks, and a Sudan detention and Knysna murder arrest.
- 20:01
At least 137 councils emerged hung from the 2026 local elections. President Ramaphosa urged parties to approach coalition talks with maturity, saying municipal stability cannot be sacrificed to narrow political interests.
- 20:03
In the new Johannesburg Metro Council, the ANC fell to 63 seats, down 28 from 2021, while the DA rose to 91, still short of the 136 needed for control.
- 20:04
Police arrested a 44-year-old suspect allegedly linked to the August murder of a man seated in his car in Knysna. He faces one murder charge and three counts of attempted murder.
- 20:04
Sudan's army says it has detained former minister Ahmed Haroun, wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes in Darfur, including murder, persecution, rape and torture.