SIR controversy: Election Commission says all three members approved orders, denies amending Form 6

The EFF has denied allegations that it was involved in protests at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) over fee-related issues. The party claims that protesters wearing its attire were attempting to discredit the organization ahead of upcoming elections. Video footage emerged showing alleged vandalism and property damage at UJ's Auckland Park campus following student protests, sparked by anger over proposed fee increases for 2027.

In a separate incident, a family in Limpopo, whose father died during a water-related altercation, remains committed to voting for the ANC in the upcoming local government elections on November 4th. The Mokgotho family lives in a community where the ANC-led government has continually failed to deliver on water promises. Spekere Mokgotho, the family's representative, spoke of his grief over the loss of his father, Frans, in 2000, but reaffirmed his family's allegiance to the "ANC of Mandela."

Former Vlakplaas commander Eugene de Kock testified before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry on October 26th, stating he possessed the necessary information to prosecute senior politicians and generals for apartheid-era crimes. However, de Kock was not called to testify. Vlakplaas, a notorious counterinsurgency unit, had trained captured liberation fighters to carry out attacks against anti-apartheid movements.