[LISTEN] Newsbreak at 12h00 speaks to PFP, ACC, MF and 1860NICC about their #LGE26 results #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Executive Producer and SABC News Editor, Salma Patel - Smaller parties react to their results in the Local Government Elections in Ethekwini. We speak to the People's Freedom Party, the Active Citizen's Coalition, the Minority Front and the 1860 NIC Congress. 

[LISTEN] Political analyst Sanusha Naidu and CGE raise concern over declining female representation in local government #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Women in politics are not recognised enough. That's according to Political Analyst, Sanusha Naidu. She was speaking to Newsbreak's Shanell Daniel following attention placed on female representation in the Local Government Election 2026. The Commission for Gend…

[LISTEN] Defend Our Democracy highlights youth voter impact in 2026 Local Government Elections #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Civil society movement "Defend Our Democracy" says the results of the 2026 Local Government Elections is a clear reflection that young people want their voices heard in democracy. Executive director Wade Manning...

[LISTEN] LGE 2026 | President Ramaphosa urges parties toward mature coalition talks as IEC announces over 130 hung councils #sabcnews

With over 130 hung councils emerging from the 2026 local government elections, President Cyril Ramphosa has urged political parties to approach their coalition talks with maturity and to be guided by what will best serve the people. He was speaking at the announcement of the recently concluded loca…

[LISTEN] LGE 2026 | KZN records 34 hung municipalities with MKP leading overall vote share and IFP leading most councils #sabcnews

KwaZulu-Natal has 34 hung municipalities, with no party securing an outright majority, according to IEC. The results show that the uMkhontoweSizwe Party is leading in the province in terms of the overall share of valid votes, but its performance has not translated into outright control of most muni…

[LISTEN] Media industry mourns passing of broadcast and entertainment pioneer Ramu Gopidayal #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Executive Producer Salma Patel - The media and entertainment industry is mourning the loss of a pioneer in television and radio, Ramu Gopidayal. He passed away at the age of 70. Gopidayal was instrument in shaping the representation of Indian-origin culture through television programmi…

[LISTEN] R3-billion Bahari Bay investment in Shelly Beach set to boost KZN South Coast tourism and job creation #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Shanell Daniel - Job creation and growing the tourism economy in KwaZulu-Natal's South Coast are amongst the intentions surrounding an investment in a major residential development valued at R3-billion. The Bahari Bay Investment in Shelly Beach is already attracting internatio…

LGE26 As we wait for elections results do be declared: we assess the LGE leaderboard #sabcnews

-by Newsbreak's Taresh Harreeparshad. With 98% of voting districts completed- the picture is clear: but the future remains murky. The ANC has slumped further to 30% of the vote share. The DA is growing it's support base across the six of the country's eight metro's. While the MKP makes it's prese…

[LISTEN] Newsbreak Special Election Broadcast 12h00-12h30 #sabcnews #LGE26

By Newsbreak Senior Producer, Taresh Harreeparshad and Shanell Daniel at the ROC in Midrand and Executive Producer, Salma Patel and Tashlan Naidoo at the SABC studio in Durban. 

[LISTEN] Newsbreak Special Election Broadcast 05h00-06h00 | RESULTS DAY 2 with Matthew Veeran & Taresh Harreeparshad #sabcnews #LGE26

Listen to this morning's (Friday 6th Nov 2026) hour-long special dual broadcast with AM anchor Mattthew Veeran, alongside Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad as they discuss all things Local Government Elections on Results Day 2...