AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoElection Outlook: An Ipsos poll puts the ANC at 30%, the DA at 28% and the MK Party at 12%, with no party set for a national majority. Coalition talks loom in most metros; the MK Party leads in eThekwini, while the DA tops the poll in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Election Security: Police have flagged 331 high-risk voting stations nationwide, including 165 in KwaZulu-Natal and 124 in eThekwini, ahead of the 4 November municipal polls. Protest Restrictions: A Durban court has allowed March and March demonstrations under tight conditions, barring weapons, face coverings and violence after a fatal attack on a foreign national. Electoral Court: The DA lost its bid to block rival parties’ one-name candidate lists from the election; the court postponed its challenge to the underlying law. G20 Tensions: South Africa was excluded from the Atlanta foreign ministers’ meeting, despite support from China and Germany for its participation in the G20 framework. Court Case: Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson and ex-crime intelligence official Feroz Khan were granted R10,000 bail each in a case involving the alleged disclosure of a confidential police docket.
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