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Ammori's lawyers said only three of 385 actions over five years met the definition of terrorism when the group was banned. Lawyer Raza Husain said the suffragettes and other groups used tactics similar to those of Palestine Action, or more extreme ones.

The Home Office argues that the group's escalating actions amounted to terrorism and justified the ban. It said a 2024 attack on the Elbit site involved violence and weapons used against security staff and police officers. The damage from that raid was estimated at £1m (R22m).

Home Office statistics show more than 3,600 arrests linked to support for the group between the ban in July 2025 and June. Total arrests linked to Palestine Action now exceed 4,000.Share

Ntombifuthi Masinga, the KwaZulu-Natal provincial electoral officer, said the theft exposes a risk across the whole metro. She said the PR ballot is the same at every voting station in eThekwini. She said parties and voters should be alert across the metro.

Masinga also said any stolen ballot would be easy to identify, because it would carry the wrong station stamp. She said the commission was comfortable with its checks and balances. Ward 2 has 21 voting stations and 56 candidates on its ballot.

Elsewhere, the commission said 5,028 voting stations were prepared across KwaZulu-Natal, which has 6,022,350 registered voters. Logistical problems delayed 50 stations in Ndwedwe. Three stations in Umzumbe could not be reached because the roads were inaccessible. SAPS and the SANDF are assisting in both areas.

Over two days, 234,297 of 362,878 approved special votes were cast in the province. That is a turnout of 65%.Share

Police said the woman, who is 54, circulated the voice note in Ward 22 of the Mnquma Local Municipality. Police said she threatened violence and discouraged residents from voting because of poor service delivery.

Provincial Police Commissioner Vuyisile Ncata said the situation at the Dutywa voting station was under control. He said the station had reopened.

The Electoral Commission and police said they remain on high alert. They said they want voting to stay peaceful and uninterrupted.Share

Nabu said the call centre fraud probe, made public in September, led to the resignation of former prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko. He was not charged. Investigators said his resignation followed an accusation that a subordinate helped run the ring. They said the ring targeted both Ukrainians and foreigners.

Nabu also said it completed its investigation into an alleged money-laundering scheme in the energy sector. The scheme involved a former deputy prime minister and energy minister. It also forced out the former chief of staff of President Volodymyr Zelensky. All of them denied wrongdoing.

In Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index, Ukraine ranked 104th out of 182 countries.Share

Section 21 of the Medicines Act lets patients get unregistered medicines, including cannabis-based medicines. Stone works at Cullinan & Associates and represents people who used this route to reach medical cannabis. He said hundreds, if not thousands, of applications were submitted.

Stone said a blanket refusal raises serious legal questions. He said the regulator must still consider each application, think about it and make a rational decision. In his view, patients and their doctors may have grounds to challenge rejections in court.

Stone also said Section 21 has been largely abused and has become an easy route to cannabis. He spoke in an interview with a CapeTalk presenter. The regulator has not commented in the facts available.Share

IEC deputy chief electoral officer Masego Sheburi said the station was used for ballot validation in ward 2 of eThekwini. He spoke at a media briefing on Wednesday. A case has been opened with the South African Police Service (SAPS).

Sheburi also gave figures for KwaZulu-Natal. The province has 5,028 voting stations and 6,022,350 registered voters. The IEC said opening was delayed at 50 stations in Ndwedwe because of logistical problems, and at 3 stations in Umzumbe because roads were inaccessible.

By the close of special voting on Tuesday, 234,297 of 362,878 approved special voters in the province had cast ballots. The IEC put turnout at 65%. Of these votes, 110,767 were cast through home visits and 123,530 at voting stations.Share

The party said Zuma acknowledged the movement's work on undocumented foreigners. He also raised concern about how immigration laws are enforced. The party said March and March recognised its contribution to the issue.

The party said unemployment, border security, pressure on public services and the protection of local economic opportunities need firm and responsible action from the government. Spokesperson Sifiso Mahlangu said the mutual recognition shows the value of dialogue between political groups and community movements.

The Durban high court has ordered March and March to suspend demonstrations until November 6. The South African Police Service filed an urgent application for the order. Future protests must take place between 9am and 3-4pm.Share

IEC Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Masego Shiburi said a case was opened with the South African Police Service (SAPS). He said the affected staff were relieved of their duties. Reports said the items were taken from Myameni Secondary School, near Botha's Hill, on the night before election day.

KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Electoral Officer Ntombifuthi Masinga said the IEC issued a new stamp for election day. She said the stolen stamp was valid only for that day, and staff must check the stamp code when counting starts. She said anyone who tried to bring the stolen ballots back would use the wrong date.

Masinga also said parties may not escort IEC officials who move ballot papers to storage. Only SAPS officers may do so. Shiburi said only candidates and party agents may not wear party regalia inside voting stations.

The IEC said severe weather was imminent in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in the afternoon. It urged voters to cast their ballots early. SAPS lists 165 high-risk voting stations in the province, 124 of them in eThekwini.Share

The IEC said the alleged attempts to enter its warehouses happened in Richmond, Umkhambathini and Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. IEC provincial electoral officer Ntombifuthi Masinga said police intervened and the crowd dispersed.

Deputy chief electoral officer Masego Sheburi said people also tried to impersonate IEC officials at a police station in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape. He said they tried to collect election material. He said the IEC is taking legal steps to hold the people and political parties involved to account.

Of the special votes, 917,000 were cast at voting station sites and 421,000 through home visits. Chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo said the 1.3 million figure was given conservatively. He spoke at the Results Operations Centre in Midrand and said the IEC was ready to open voting stations at 7:00am on voting day.Share

Police from Bloemspruit responded to the call about a shooting. They found the bodies of a 35-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl. Police said the man was inside the house and the woman was in the lounge. The girl was in a bed.

The shooting happened in Bloemfontein on the morning of voting day. Experts from the local Criminal Record Centre processed the scene.Share

The $6.3B figure is described as a record for a heist. Reports did not say here who carried out the theft.

The experts' warnings concerned North Korea's long-running hacking campaigns. They said the state's attacks were persistent and patient.Share

Sibiya's legal team argues that the magistrate misdirected herself, despite the evidence the defence presented. The appeal is now before the High Court in Johannesburg.

The Randburg Magistrates' Court found that Sibiya failed to show exceptional circumstances that would justify his release.Share

NATJOINTS briefed the media in Pretoria. Co-chairperson Tebello Mosikili, who is also Deputy National Police Commissioner, said police recorded the 21 case dockets since Monday. The incidents also include destruction of election material and impersonating officials of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).

Two of the six suspects were arrested for impersonating an IEC official at Ingcobo in the Eastern Cape. The fact sheet also lists Mmametlake in Mpumalanga and Pienaar and Christiana in North West as places linked to incidents.

NATJOINTS said law enforcement agencies remain on high alert. It said they will act against anyone who tries to interfere with the electoral process.

SANDF Brigadier-General Martin Gopane said the military does not foresee problems that would need soldiers. He said the defence force remains on standby and is ready to deploy if the need arises.Share

Aubrey Ledwaba lodged the complaint in February 2026, when he was Gauteng acting judge president. The Judicial Conduct Committee produced the report that the commission considered.

The Hawks arrested Phahlane and three co-accused in November 2025. The Hawks allege she accepted about R2m in cash and benefits to influence the outcome of a church succession case. The case involved the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Phahlane denies criminal conduct. Her bail affidavit said she intends to plead not guilty.

The National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit secured a preservation order over a luxury property in Hartbeespoort, worth about R6m. The authority said the property was bought partly with proceeds of unlawful activities, including corruption and money laundering.Share

Godongwana gave the reply to DA MP Andrew Gordon Bateman. He said the dismissal followed findings of serious procurement irregularities and misconduct. These arose from several forensic investigations that the Treasury started.

Madiehe's disciplinary hearing began on 2 February. She was found guilty on 24 August. The chair pronounced the sanction of dismissal on 7 September, and the dismissal letter was issued on 8 September.

Godongwana said the dismissal will be contested at the bargaining council and the CCMA. He said the department put internal disciplinary proceedings first and is now finalising referral of the matters to law enforcement authorities. In his view, letting the disciplinary process gain traction helped to consolidate the evidence.

Job Stadi Mngomezulu, the deputy director-general for corporate services, is the acting CEO.Share

Meintjies was 30 years old and worked as an attorney at Dane von Branden Attorneys. She was allegedly involved in several high-profile gang-related cases in Johannesburg. Police spokesperson Lt-Col Isaac Mudau is the named police contact on the case.

Arno Spangenberg of Spangenberg Attorneys knew Meintjies. He said her death is a painful reminder that no member of the legal profession should have to fear for their life while doing their work.Share

NatJOINTS co-chairperson Lieutenant General Tebello Mosikili briefed the media on Tuesday evening. She said police opened the case dockets over the two days of special voting, ahead of the local government elections on Wednesday, 4 November.

Police are investigating the death of an Electoral Commission presiding officer in the North West. They are also investigating the killing of a regional leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party in KwaZulu-Natal.

Other arrests include two suspects for impersonating an election official at Ingcobo in the Eastern Cape. One suspect was held for destroying election material in Mmametlake, and one for malicious damage to property in Pienaar, both in Mpumalanga.

Mosikili urged political parties, members and supporters to show tolerance and restraint. She said the investigating team will follow all leads to bring those responsible to justice. She also said contingency measures are in place for power interruptions in some municipalities.Share

The Electoral Commission of South Africa hopes the second day of special voting goes more smoothly. Ballot deliveries ran late in Cape Town on the first day. Polling stations are expected to open at 8am.

Other stories on the day included the fraud case against Ekurhuleni municipal manager Kagiso Lerutla. His lawyers are considering an application to strike the case off the roll under Section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act. They cite delays, including that representations made to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in September have no outcome yet.

Agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo said South Africa's removal from AGOA does not mean the country will lose access to the US market. He said the move is not entirely unexpected, as South Africa already faced pressure in 2014 to move on from the arrangement.

Moscow's mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said Russian air defences downed nearly 500 drones headed for the capital. He said a flare-up in fighting with Ukraine dashed hopes of progress towards peace.Share

The meeting took place at the IEC's National Results Operations Centre in Midrand, a day before the Local Government Elections on Wednesday. Cachalia and the commissioners discussed progress with special voting and operational arrangements. Deputy Police Minister Polly Boshielo and Deputy Justice Minister Andries Nel are also named among those involved.

IEC spokesperson Mamabolo said at a media briefing that the commission had noted a sharp increase in prohibited conduct and clear criminal behaviour by some party supporters and candidates. The IEC said it is taking legal action against the people and parties involved in intimidation, disruption and damage to election materials.

Law enforcement said it will not tolerate lawlessness or any conduct that threatens the integrity of the electoral process. The Police Ministry said every effort is being made to support free, fair and peaceful elections. The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) coordinates election security.Share

KwaZulu-Natal electoral officer Ntombifuthi Masinga explained the dismissal at a media briefing at the IEC operating centre in Durban. She said the IEC had no option but to end the officer's service, because he knew he would perform election duties.

The IEC said it would open a criminal case over the storm of the storage facility at a Mariannhill library once the party affiliations of those involved were confirmed. Masinga said party members had demanded that the IEC change its Dassenhoek Library storage facility, citing past break-ins and computer thefts. The facility serves four wards and 24 voting stations.

Masinga said fears about the safety of the materials in the facility were not justified. She also said political parties had shown a sudden interest in storage facilities since the 2024 general elections.

The IEC approved 362,878 special votes in KwaZulu-Natal. It administered 133,931 of them on Monday, which is 37% of the total. The IEC said 83,315 people were still to be processed on Tuesday. Voting stations open at 7:00am and close at 9:00pm on Wednesday.Share

The four accused face charges of attempted murder, robbery with aggravating circumstances, assault and firearm possession. They are Phindile Alex Nomngcayi, 30, Thomas Thabo Motlhangtlhong, 27, Mothoka Godfrey Mathipa, 56, and Mokhema Jan Maishoane, 53. The charge sheet says the men had 222 live rounds of ammunition.

Adams said the fifth man was not actively involved in the crime. He said the man knew something was happening, but what he knew was sketchy. Adams said that was not enough for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to build a strong case against him.

Farmer Donovan Marx, 50, was shot, stabbed and had his ears cut off in the attack at his Syferfontein farm on 28 October. Three firearms were stolen from a safe at his house. Police seized four firearms in an arrest on Sunday that they link to the attack.

The State says the attack was planned and premeditated. AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel attended the hearing. He said farm attacks and brutal torture must not become a statistic, and he criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for staying quiet.Share

The money allegedly went from Gcaba to accused Mziwethemba Gwabeni. Evidence said Gwabeni moved R803,000 to another of his accounts. Some accused allegedly received one tranche of R100,000.

Accused Lindokuhle Thabani Mkhwanazi allegedly sent R33,000 to his wife, Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi. Capitec forensic investigator Ashley Soomaroo gave evidence for the state.

The state's evidence is that the payments split money among the accused after rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes and Tebello "Tibz" Motsoane were killed. Evidence in the bail application said Gcaba paid Gwabeni for business the two men conduct together.

The court stood the matter down to Thursday. The defence will then cross-examine FNB witness Ashley Wilson.Share

The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) is prosecuting the case. Its spokesperson, Henry Mamothame, said all parties agreed to the postponement. The delay lets the Local Government Elections conclude and lets accused who live outside Gauteng vote.

The charges relate to two police software purchases from 2015 that the state calls irregular. Mamothame said the first software was meant for use during the #feesmustfall protests in October 2015. He said the second software was allegedly used to wipe cell phone records and messages while the Hawks were investigating Phahlane over the blue lights police tender.

Phahlane has said he is innocent.Share

Mamabolo spoke at an IEC media briefing on the local government elections. He said some parties made fraud claims without proof. Supporters then posted videos of presiding officers moving special vote ballots, shared without context.

Of the Real411 complaints, 58.8% involved X and 23.5% involved TikTok. Facebook and WhatsApp together made up 8.8%.

Mamabolo alleged that a candidate in ward 30 in the Phake Rankahile voting district stormed a voting station and damaged election materials. He also alleged that MK Party supporters stormed the IEC satellite warehouse at Dassenhoek Library and held election officials hostage. Two people allegedly tried to reach election materials by posing as IEC officials.

The IEC recorded about 970,000 station-based special votes and 421,000 home visits for special votes. Special voting continues until 5 November. Mamabolo said the commission is taking legal steps to hold the people and parties involved to account.Share

Police in the Eastern Cape arrested two women. The commission said they allegedly tried to steal election material from the Ngcobo Police Station. In Mpumalanga, police arrested a candidate in Ward 30 after he allegedly stormed a voting station.

Sy Mamabolo, the IEC Chief Electoral Officer, spoke at a media briefing in Midrand. He said the candidate stormed the Phake Rankaile voting district station and damaged electoral materials.

Mamabolo also said supporters of a party stormed a satellite warehouse where election materials are kept. He said they held election officials hostage. He said such acts threaten the integrity of the electoral process.

He said the commission has seen a sharp rise in conduct that the law prohibits. He said some party supporters have acted in plainly unlawful ways.Share

Mamabolo said an Economic Freedom Fighters candidate for Ward 30 in Mpumalanga stormed a voting station and damaged election materials. Police arrested the candidate. He also said a candidate of the Ngcobo Yethu Civic Organisation was arrested in Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape. The Commission said that candidate posed as electoral officials to get election materials.

Mamabolo said supporters of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) stormed the Dassenhoek library satellite warehouse in KwaZulu-Natal, where election materials are kept. He said they held election officials hostage. He said MKP supporters made similar attempts to get materials at Richmond and Pietermaritzburg. Police dispersed MKP members.

Mamabolo said the conduct ranged from intimidation of officials to disruption of voting and tampering with materials. He said it cannot be justified and must not harm the country's democratic processes. The second and final day of special voting ended at 5pm on Tuesday.Share

The Mankweng man appeared in court, and the case was postponed to 30 November. Police spokesperson Brigadier Hlulani Mashaba said the removal of posters was reportedly captured on video. The case was registered at Mankweng police station under Section 92 of the Electoral Act.

In Sekhukhune District, Mashaba said a complainant's party T-shirt was forcibly removed and set alight. He said members of a different political party had accosted the complainant.

Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant-General Jan Petrus Scheepers said police will take a hard line on intimidation, violence and the unlawful removal or destruction of election material. He urged parties and communities to respect the law and settle differences peacefully.Share

Police spokesperson Brig Hlulani Mashaba said the incidents happened on Monday at the voting station in the Humulani settlement. He said the 32-year-old allegedly took the photo after he voted. Police said one of the voters allegedly posted the image on his social media status.

Mashaba said the second man allegedly photographed his marked ballot paper and then became aggressive when confronted. One account said he verbally insulted the presiding officer before he left. The Electoral Commission of SA advised the presiding officer to open a case with police.

The 32-year-old was expected to appear in the Lulekani magistrate's court on Wednesday.Share

The meeting included the Western Cape Department of Mobility, the City of Cape Town and both associations. The South African National Taxi Council Western Cape attended as an observer. CATA and Codeta also agreed to a process, run by an independent facilitator, to deal with the root causes of the violence.

Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku said the violence must stop and that this is not open to negotiation. Besuthu Ndungane, the Santaco Western Cape provincial chairperson, said in a statement that commitments alone are not enough. He said the real test is what happens next.

The violence affected areas including Delft, Khayelitsha, Mfuleni, Gugulethu, Nyanga, Wynberg and Langa. A follow-up meeting with the Western Cape government is set for next Tuesday.Share

The case concerned the theft of $580,000 (R9.6m) in cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. Magistrate Peter Manthata presided. The matter is postponed to 13 November 2026 for pre-sentence proceedings.

Ramaphosa said the cash came from Sudanese businessman Hazim Mustafa, who paid it to former farm manager Sylvester Ndlovu on Christmas Day in 2019. He said Mustafa wanted to buy a herd of buffalo.

Former State Security Agency director-general Arthur Fraser opened a separate case against Ramaphosa, presidential protection head Wally Rhoode and crime intelligence members. He accused them of kidnapping and money-laundering, for allegedly hiding the break-in. The court noted a delay of two years between the incident and the opening of the criminal case.Share