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Voting checklist: special votes on 2 and 3 November, then Election Day on the 4th theinsightfactor.com/article…
Voting checklist for South Africa's 4 November elections

Voting checklist for South Africa's 4 November elections

Special voting is on 2 and 3 November and Election Day on 4 November. Here are the hours, accepted ID and ballots you will receive, per the IEC.

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Madlanga Commission due to resume public hearings on 9 November, five days after the elections theinsightfactor.com/article…
Madlanga Commission public hearings to resume 9 November

Madlanga Commission public hearings to resume 9 November

The Madlanga Commission paused public hearings before the 4 November elections; spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says they resume on 9 November.

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Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign in Johannesburg as parties make final push before 4 November theinsightfactor.com/article…
Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign ahead of 4 November vote

Ramaphosa to close ANC campaign ahead of 4 November vote

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa closes the party's local election campaign in Johannesburg on 31 October, with a Siyanqoba rally in Mdantsane on 1 November.

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Suliman Carrim granted R100,000 bail over Madlanga Commission absences theinsightfactor.com/article…

Suliman Carrim granted R100,000 bail in Madlanga case

A Pretoria magistrate grants Suliman Carrim R100,000 bail over his absences from the Madlanga Commission. A separate Musina case is due back on 30 October.

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Economists and analysts warn hosting an Olympic Games could cost South Africa as much as R500bn as Sascoc explores a bid for 2036 or 2040. theinsightfactor.com/article…
Olympics could cost South Africa up to R500bn, experts say

Olympics could cost South Africa up to R500bn, experts say

Commentators warn an Olympic bid could cost South Africa up to R500bn. Sascoc is talking to the IOC about 2036 or 2040, with a vote expected in 2029.

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Angola and Uganda join regional drug-trafficking planning narcotics centre with South Africa theinsightfactor.com/article…
Angola and Uganda join regional counter-narcotics cell

Angola and Uganda join regional counter-narcotics cell

Angola and Uganda now take part in the regional planning cell against drug trafficking. A joint narcotics and crime centre is planned but not yet running.

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Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane as lawyer says he is being framed theinsightfactor.com/article…
Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane

Shebeshxt bail application continues in Polokwane

Musician Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebeshxt, faces 21 charges. His lawyer says he is framed. He is presumed innocent and bail is being argued.

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Former advisor & right-handman to President Cyril Ramaphosa and current ANC NEC member, Bejani Chauke, has been summoned to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry to explain his WhatsApp conversations with the late notorious taxi boss Jothan Mswazi Msibi.
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Final week before 4 November: campaign rallies and Parliament's mini-budget hearings theinsightfactor.com/article…
Final week before 4 November: campaigns and Parliament

Final week before 4 November: campaigns and Parliament

What parties and Parliament have scheduled in the final week before the 4 November local elections, from DA rallies to mini-budget public hearings.

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Police Seize 250kg Cocaine Worth Over R200 Million at OR Tambo Airport theinsightfactor.com/article…
OR Tambo Cocaine Seizure: 250kg Worth Over R200 Million

OR Tambo Cocaine Seizure: 250kg Worth Over R200 Million

Police announced a 250kg cocaine seizure at OR Tambo International Airport, valued at over R200 million. Here is what is known and what is not.

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News: Lula bounces back with historic fourth term Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured roughly 51.75% of the vote against Flávio Bolsonaro’s 48.25%, winning a historic fourth presidential term in Brazil. The victory completes a remarkable comeback for Lula, who had trailed Bolsonaro in the first round. Brazil’s electoral authority, the TSE, recorded Flávio ahead 47.03% to 45.16% at that stage. Lula turned the tables in the runoff — and secured another term in the presidency.
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In a shocking report, Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee finds no evidence linking Mchunu to Matlala as final report nears theinsightfactor.com/article…
Mkhwanazi Inquiry: No Evidence Linking Mchunu to Matlala

Mkhwanazi Inquiry: No Evidence Linking Mchunu to Matlala

Parliament's ad hoc committee says evidence is insufficient to link Minister Senzo Mchunu to Vusimusi Matlala. Its final report is due by end of October.

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🔴BREAKING🔴Limpopo High Court has dismissed bail appeal of #TMPD officer Peter “#Gagash” Nonyane and his wife, attorney Charlotte Tibana, the two are accused of theft, #fraud and money laundering involving R11 million linked to 15 deceased estates. They will remain in police custody
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'The rot is out': Ekurhuleni Mayor insists city is back on track theinsightfactor.com/article…
'The rot is out': Ekurhuleni Mayor insists city is back on track

'The rot is out': Ekurhuleni Mayor insists city is back on track

Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has defended the municipality’s recovery, saying implicated officials have been removed.

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Ramaphosa says GNU will continue after Mbalula calls for review of DA's role theinsightfactor.com/article…
Ramaphosa says GNU will continue after Mbalula calls for review of DA's role

Ramaphosa says GNU will continue after Mbalula calls for review of DA's role

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the unity government stays, after Fikile Mbalula sought a DA review. The DA says it is not there to simply go along.

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Five accused apply for bail over killing of two Durban Crime Intelligence officers theinsightfactor.com/article…
Five accused apply for bail over killing of two Durban Crime Intelligence officers

Five accused apply for bail over killing of two Durban Crime Intelligence officers

Five men accused of killing two Crime Intelligence officers in Durban applied for bail in Verulam on Friday. The state alleges a plot to steal police cash.

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Mbeki denies secret amnesty talks with apartheid-era generals at Khampepe inquiry theinsightfactor.com/article…
Mbeki denies secret amnesty talks at Khampepe inquiry

Mbeki denies secret amnesty talks at Khampepe inquiry

Thabo Mbeki told the Khampepe commission no secret meetings with apartheid-era generals took place and his government did not interfere in prosecutions.

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ConCourt reserves judgment on 181 ANC candidates excluded over 'Submit as Final' button theinsightfactor.com/article…
ConCourt reserves judgment on 181 ANC candidates excluded over 'Submit as Final' button

ConCourt reserves judgment on 181 ANC candidates excluded over 'Submit as Final' button

The Constitutional Court has reserved judgment in the ANC's bid to put 181 excluded candidates on the 4 November ballot. What each side argued.

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Alleged Kinpin “Cat”Matlala withdraws bail bid in luxury Waterkloof lease fraud case theinsightfactor.com/article…
Matlala withdraws bail bid in luxury Waterkloof lease fraud case

Matlala withdraws bail bid in luxury Waterkloof lease fraud case

Vusimuzi Matlala has dropped his bail bid in a Pretoria fraud case over a R95,000-a-month Waterkloof lease. His lawyer says he will reapply.

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Three men aged 24 to 37 were arrested after police recovered copper worth about R60,000 near the N2 in KuGompo theinsightfactor.com/article…
Three arrested in KuGompo City after cops recover copper valued at R60k

Three arrested in KuGompo City after cops recover copper valued at R60k

Police in KuGompo City arrested three men after recovering copper worth about R60,000. They are due in the magistrate's court on 14 October, police say.

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