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BULLETIN 6 November 8 am

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# A total of 21 politically motivated murders were recorded during the election period
# Tshwane says several reservoirs remain critically low
# And, the Democratic Party will have its largest House majority since 2008

# The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure says 21 murder cases linked to political motives during the election period have been registered. These include the murder of a MK Party member in KwaZulu-Natal, an ANC councillor in the Eastern Cape and an EFF member in Polokwane, Limpopo. NATJOINTS chairperson Tebello Mosikili says 85 incidents were reported on voting day, leading to 57 criminal dockets being opened and 27 arrests:

Meanwhile, the SACP is emerging as one of the surprise performers of the local government elections, eating into the ANC’s support base. It contested the elections independently for the first time. Preliminary results show that the SACP has secured 2.48-percent of the votes nationally, while in the Eastern Cape, the ANC’s stronghold, it is currently third with 6.03-percent of the vote. The party is also recording encouraging support in Limpopo and the North West. SACP’s Mbulelo Mandlana says they are not surprised by the results:

# The City of Tshwane says water supply across Regions 1, 3, 4 and 6 shows that much of the network is holding steady, although several reservoirs remain low or critically low. The affected areas include Mamelodi, Eersterust, Brakfontein, Magalies and Rosslyn. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says high consumption, together with limited incoming water volumes and pressure, continues to slow recovery in some areas. He warns that progress across much of the network remains vulnerable to changes in demand and incoming supply:

# The Democratic Party has surpassed 250 seats in the US House of Representatives, their largest majority since 2008, with 27 races left to call. The party has flipped another six House seats following Tuesday’s midterm elections, extending their lead over the Republicans in the lower chamber 253 to 155. These include congressional districts in New York, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Colorado. In the Senate, Democrats have already secured 54 seats to 44 for the Republicans, with races in Alaska and Mississippi yet to be called.

# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Pitso Mosimane has picked a strong 27-man squad for this month’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying double-header against Kenya. Houston Dynamo striker Lyle Foster and Chicago Fire’s Mbekezeli Mbokazi have earned a recall, while forward Siyanda Ndlovu has been rewarded for his performances at Mamelodi Sundowns. Mosimane has opted to include goalkeeper-captain Ronwen Williams and midfielder Teboho Mokoena despite recent recurring injury struggles. South Africa will host Kenya next Friday in Johannesburg before travelling to Nairobi for a reverse fixture four days later.

# And the financial indicators: The dollar trades at 16-rand-51-cents and the euro at 18-rand-50-cents. One British pound costs 22-rand-19-cents, and Bitcoin trades at 75-thousand-849-dollars. Gold sells at four-thousand-50-dollars-13-cents a fine ounce, and Brent crude oil is quoted at 103-dollars-31-cents a barrel.

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