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    Opinion polls favour the Democrats in the battle for the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains uncertain.

    2026/11/03 | 5 mins.
    The United States is holding midterm elections today, with voters deciding control of Congress for the remaining two years of President Donald Trump's term. Opinion polls favour the Democrats in the battle for the House of Representatives, while control of the Senate remains uncertain. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are being contested. A Democratic victory in either chamber could limit Trump's legislative agenda and increase scrutiny of his administration. Now for more on this Terence McNamee is a Senior Fellow of the Montreal Institute for Global Security
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    uMkhonto weSizwe Party has described Lastborn Shazi's death as a devastating loss to the party, his family and the community he served.

    2026/11/03 | 8 mins.
    uMkhonto weSizwe Party has described Lastborn Shazi's death as a devastating loss to the party, his family and the community he served. The MK Party organiser was shot dead at his home in Umzumbe on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. Lastborn Shazi was reportedly shot and killed last night. MK Party in KwaZulu-Natal has called on the Provincial Killings Task Team to urgently investigate the incident. I earlier spoke to Mkhuseli Mlengane, the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Spokesperson and Elections Spokesperson for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party).....
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    South African Human Rights Commission says Water tankers, which are meant to provide emergency relief during water outages, are increasingly becoming a regular source of water for some communities in Gauteng

    2026/11/03 | 7 mins.
    With the local government elections just hours away, several communities in Johannesburg are still facing a severe water crisis, with many of them experiencing prolonged water outages. Meanwhile, the South African Human Rights Commission says Water tankers, which are meant to provide emergency relief during water outages, are increasingly becoming a regular source of water for some communities in Gauteng. To discuss this further we are joined on the line by SAHrC Gauteng Provincial Manager, Zamantungwa Mbeki.....
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    The IEC says police are in search of one of two women who attempted to allegedly steal election material from Engcobo Police Station.

    2026/11/03 | 8 mins.
    The IEC says police are in search of one of two women who attempted to allegedly steal election material from Engcobo Police Station. The second suspect is understood to be in police custody as she is also a PR candidate in this election. This as the second day of special votes is currently underway across the country. For more on this we are now joined on the line by IEC's Manager for Electoral Matters, Kgosietsile Tshoke...
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    Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has reiterated it call for social partners to collaborate in order to combat the spred of  misinformation and disinformation

    2026/11/03 | 8 mins.
    The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has reiterated it call for social partners to collaborate in order to combat the spred of misinformation and disinformation, particularly during elections. This as election fever heats up ahead of the official election day tomorrow. Special votes have been ongoing since yesterday for successful applicants with the closing time for today being 7pm at all voting stations. The CSIS Manager for Strategic Partnerships, Dr Ndumiso Cingo....
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