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South African police ban protests on municipal election day

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South African police have warned that marches and protests will be banned on 4 November, the day of the 2026 municipal elections, and that participants risk prosecution. Police official Tebello Mosikili announced that gatherings had to end at midnight the previous day during a press briefing in Tshwane, according to IOL.

South African police will ban marches and protests on Wednesday 4 November, the day of the municipal elections, Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili, head of the national security operations coordination structure, said on Sunday 1 November at a press briefing in Tshwane. She warned that participants would face intervention by law enforcement and said gatherings would have to end at midnight on Tuesday.

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