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UCSA accuses NLC of setting standard too high for organisations it should benefit. ebx.sh/3r6FFv

DA pursues national strategy for coalition negotiations under federal guidance. ebx.sh/M6gpbv

Internal strife threatens union’s standing as Saftu’s backbone ahead of key elections. ebx.sh/HBVvhO

Kaizer Chiefs rally from behind to edge Siwelele and book Sundowns clash. ebx.sh/1elCaI

Railway authority works to restore services after derailment ebx.sh/HPIIpO

Brighton climb to second as Huerzeler’s side impress against Brentford. ebx.sh/dla6OO

Eben Etzebeth returns to boost leadership ahead of crucial Nations Championship matches. ebx.sh/19hlmX

Sundowns were looking to win the title to add to the MTN8 and the Fifa African Asian Pacific Cup. ebx.sh/kKwGHa

Railway authority works to restore services after derailment ebx.sh/WMe2da

Haroun has been hiding for years and is wanted by the International Criminal Court over alleged war crimes and genocide. ebx.sh/RLjVRa

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted two missiles fired towards Riyadh. ebx.sh/nXqA77

Aprilia’s Marco Bezzecchi led from start to finish, denying Marc Marquez a chance to seal the MotoGP title. ebx.sh/ATPo0f

WATCH | ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula urges party leaders to rein in their ambitions ahead of the 2027 elective conference and resist calls for heads to roll after every crisis. Speaking at the National Results Operations Centre, he says the ANC must reflect and “renew or perish” following its 2026 election setback.

WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the official announcement of the 2026 Local Government Election results at the National Results Operations Centre in Midrand, highlighting what voters expect from their elected representatives.

Democrats win attorney-general offices in Texas, Ohio, Georgia, Iowa and Kansas. ebx.sh/eSnR6T

DA pursues national strategy for coalition negotiations under federal guidance. ebx.sh/BaFyZP

WATCH | Dignitaries and political parties representatives after the official announcement of the 2026 local government elections in the ROC , Midrand.

Unlike Donald Trump, President Cyril Ramaphosa never asked anyone at his campaign rallies or door-to-door house visits to pretend he was on the ballot for this past week’s elections, writes S'thembiso Msomi. Yet, as is the case with Trump after the Republican Party’s routing in the US midterm elections, Ramaphosa finds himself in a precarious position after the ANC’s calamitous showing in the local government polls. tinyurl.com/4pxp344z

Hassan Dioband, Hamid Kazemi and Reza Zanganeh were executed on Sunday after the Supreme Court upheld their sentences. ebx.sh/Bfdygu

Eisenkot has 28 days to try to form government, with potential for 14-day extension. ebx.sh/7FPZgx