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BULLETIN 8 November 1 pm

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# The MK Party establishes a national framework to guide coalition negotiations
# The IFP is satisfied with the election results and ready for coalition talks
# And finally, the Germans don’t know what to do with Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest retreat

# The MK Party has established a centralised national framework to guide its coalition negotiations following the 2026 local government elections, after securing 10-percent of the vote. Speaking during a media briefing at the Electoral Commission’s KwaZulu-Natal Results Operations Centre in Durban, party secretary-general, Dali Mpofu says coalitions are important instruments for advancing the people’s mandate and transforming local government. Mpofu says any agreement must be guided by the party’s political programme and strategic interests:

Meanwhile, the IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa says the party is satisfied with its performance in the local government elections and is ready to begin coalition negotiations. Addressing the media at the Electoral Commission’s Results Operations Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg, Hlabisa said the IFP was prepared to engage other political parties on forming coalition governments in municipalities where it would play a leading role. He added that the party was also ready to begin processes to appoint leadership in municipalities it will govern:

And the UDM leader Bantu Holomisa says electoral disputes lodged with the Electoral Commission of South Africa are not intended to undermine the electoral process, but to safeguard its integrity. He says every vote represents the democratic choice of a citizen and must be accurately recorded. He is calling on the IEC to urgently address all legitimate concerns before the election results are finalised. Holomisa also says the outcome of the elections places a responsibility on its leadership to strengthen the organisation across the country:

# Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for suspects following the fatal shooting of a United Democratic Movement councillor, Luxolo Namette, in Motherwell, Gqeberha. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says police received information about the body of a 45-year-old man found in Umnulu Street yesterday afternoon. The victim had sustained a gunshot wound to the head. She says police have launched an investigation and are appealing to anyone with information that could assist in tracing the suspects to come forward.

# Soccer: Defending champions Orlando Pirates are through to the semi-finals of the Carling Knockout Cup. Mpho Padime’s brilliant first-half strike secured a gritty 1-0 victory over Sekhukhune United in a rain-soaked quarter-final clash at the Orlando stadium. The Buccaneers join Mamelodi Sundowns, who booked their place earlier in the week. The action continues tonight. Kaizer Chiefs battle Siwelele FC in Polokwane, while Stellenbosch FC square off against AmaZulu for the remaining semi-final spots.

# And finally, Adolf Hitler’s retreat in the Bavarian Alps, built by the Nazis in 1938, was gutted by fire last month in a suspected arson attack. Some now believe it should be destroyed, the site returned to nature and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten. But others want it either partially or completely rebuilt, wary of the risk of turning it into a site for Neo-Nazi pilgrimage at a time when Germany is witnessing the resurgence of the far-right. Currently, it is a popular tourist destination.

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