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Election week: special voting starts tomorrow as new poll puts ANC near 30%
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Election week: special voting starts tomorrow as new poll puts ANC near 30%

More than twenty-nine million registered voters head to the polls on Wednesday, four November, with special voting on two and three November, in elections deciding municipal councils across South Africa. New Ipsos polling shows the African National Congress at thirty percent among registered voters, pointing to coalition governance across key metros. Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has warned against voter intimidation, with security forces protecting three hundred and thirty-one high-risk voting stations. Also in this briefing: the United States State Department accuses South African politicians of endangering Afrikaner farmers; fuel prices prepare for a decrease following temporary levy cuts; and Vodacom proposes shutting down three G networks within two years.

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New polling shows the African National Congress falling to thirty percent ahead of municipal elections.

Security forces are deploying to three hundred thirty-one high-risk voting stations across the country.

The United States State Department accused South African politicians of inciting race-based violence against Afrikaner farmers.

Treasury tapped ten billion rand in state reserves to fund a temporary fuel levy cut.

South African mobile operators could switch off three-G networks within twelve to twenty-four months.

In this episode
  1. 01Intro1 min
  2. 02Election week: special voting starts tomorrow as new poll puts ANC near 30% - The Polling Numbers and Electorate2 min
  3. 03Election week: special voting starts tomorrow as new poll puts ANC near 30% - Coalitions and Logistical Tests2 min
  4. 04US State Department accuses SA politicians of endangering Afrikaner farmers1 min
  5. 05Petrol and diesel set for first price cut since July as levy relief kicks in1 min
  6. 06Where things stand1 min
  7. 07Vodacom says South Africa's 3G networks could go dark within two years2 min
  8. 08Outro1 min
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Election week: special voting starts tomorrow as new poll puts ANC near 30% — Fylom