RC 261103SAfmSakina Kamwendo
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Day two of special voting was dominated by the DA's complaint over ballot paper delays and an arrest for an attempted theft of election material, ahead of Wednesday's national polls.
- 12:03
The DA has written to the IEC over delays in ballot paper delivery during special voting, naming stations in the Western Cape, Gauteng, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal. It wants a firm delivery timeline.
- 12:04
An Eastern Cape PR candidate was arrested after two women allegedly tried to take IEC election material from a police station, claiming presiding officers sent them. Police are still hunting the second woman.
- 12:05
Over 800 people reported gastrointestinal illness last month after Tshwane failed to chlorinate Bronkhorstspruit's water. Mayor Nasiphi Moya says residents must not drink tap water, even where it looks clean, until testing confirms it is safe.
- 12:46
The SAHRC says Gauteng municipalities spend hundreds of millions of rand on water tankering every year, with tankers meant for emergencies becoming a regular source for some communities.