Breaking Desk — 2 November 2026
The breaking desk: what is happening right now, with the source it came from.
Voting chaos hits Cape Town as missing ballots disrupt 217 stations [CONFIRMED — 4 sources]
Source: The Citizen — also carried by IOL, The Citizen, Briefly (gnews) · how we source
‘Cat’ Matlala, co-accused attempted murder trial postponed [CONFIRMED — 2 sources]
Source: SABC News — also carried by IOL · how we source
AKA and Tibz murder trial continues as defence examines tracking evidence
Source: Mail & Guardian · how we source
‘Arrest, arrest, arrest’: Santaco speaks against taxi violence and GBV during National Prayer Day
Source: The Citizen · how we source
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