By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Yumnah Stevens, deputy leader of the National Coloured Congress in the Western Cape and a Cape Town councillor, has left her party ahead of the 4 November local elections. She says she does not want to join another party; her departure follows that of another party councillor, Dean Goliath.
The African National Congress (ANC) will entrust its secretary-general’s office with conducting coalition negotiations after the 4 November municipal elections in South Africa. This centralisation comes ahead of the formation of local executives, according to Business Day, which reported remarks by Parks Tau, a member of the ANC’s national leadership.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
South Africa’s Electoral Commission has approved 2,655,067 voters for special votes on 2 and 3 November, ahead of the municipal elections on 4 November, according to SAnews. In Western Cape, nearly 300,000 special votes have been approved, including around 72,000 at home, said the Commission’s provincial head, Michael Hendricks, according to IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SAnews ·
Melania Trump is due to bring Russian and Ukrainian representatives together at the White House on 5 November 2026 to discuss the ceasefire reached in Oleshky and the Kherson region. The US First Lady says she initiated the diplomatic move herself, according to the White House.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: White House ·
South African police have classified 33 polling stations in the Western Cape as high-risk ahead of the municipal elections on 4 November. Authorities are taking into account political instability, violence between parties and tensions involving taxi associations, provincial commissioner Sizakele Dyantyi said.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
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