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Top stories — 2026-10-22

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South Africa Local Elections 2026 politics

5 articles3 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
SANEF condemns Gayton McKenzie’s blanket media ban ahead of local government elections - Voice of the Cape — vocfm.co.za
Local government elections 2026: Get to know some of your Tshwane mayoral candidates — hartiesadpost.co.za

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DA Opposes ANC Bid to Contest Elections politics

2 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know? — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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Mantashe storms out of COSATU Congress politics

2 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know? — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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MK Party election campaign issues politics

2 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know? — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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Shadrack Sibiya bail bid and Shingange COSATU presidency politics

2 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know? — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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IEC audits election results system politics

2 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za
QUIZ: The local elections are coming. How much do you know? — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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South Sudan unity government politics

1 articles1 publisherslatest 20:59 UTC

Will he be ousted? The Spanish government moves against Tebas | Goal.com South Africa — www.goal.com

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MK Party declares war on ANC in eThekwini politics

1 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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2026 Local Government Elections politics

1 articles1 publisherslatest 21:23 UTC

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: A red beret in the Deep South — meet the EFF’s unlikely ward candidate — www.dailymaverick.co.za

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