The day that was: Special votes continue, MKP official murdered & what AGOA exit means for SA
This is the day that was, featuring the top stories making news across the country today with EWN.
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The day that was:03.11.2026
Staying ahead of the headlines is easier when you know what matters most. This is The Day That Was, featuring the top stories making news across the country today with EWN.
IEC hopes for smoother second day of special voting after Cape Town hiccups
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) is hoping for a smoother second day of special voting after delays in getting ballots to polling stations in Cape Town on Monday.
All polling stations are expected to open at 8 am.
MK Party officials head to KZN South Coast following regional coordinator’s murder
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) officials in KwaZulu-Natal are en route to the South Coast, where the party’s regional coordinator was gunned down on Monday night.
Lastborn Shazi was killed while preparing for the 2026 local government elections slated for 4 November 2026.
SA’s AGOA removal doesn’t mean losing access to US markets: Agricultural economist
Agricultural economist and presidential envoy Wandile Sihlobo said South Africa's removal from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) does not mean the country will lose access to the United States (US) market.
Sihlobo said the move is not entirely unexpected, as South Africa was already under pressure in 2014 to graduate from the preferential trade arrangement and pursue a full trade agreement with the United States.
Kagiso Lerutla’s lawyers considering application to have fraud case struck off the roll
Lawyers representing Ekurhuleni municipal manager Kagiso Lerutla said they are considering an application under Section 342A of the Criminal Procedure Act to have the case struck off the roll.
This follows delays in the matter, including the outstanding outcome of representations made in September to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Russia downs hundreds of drones after Ukraine truce ends
Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Tuesday Russian air defence systems downed nearly 500 drones headed towards the capital, as a flare-up in fighting with Ukraine dashed hopes of progress towards peace.
The attacks followed a rare pause in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine in the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson, which ended Sunday.
The truce, which was the longest in the war that erupted in February 2022, enabled a humanitarian mission to the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky.
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