AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoElection Watch: Special voting began ahead of Wednesday’s municipal elections, but a ballot-delivery failure left 217 Cape Town stations unable to open on time. In KwaZulu-Natal, ballot boxes and stationery were stolen from a voting station, while an IEC presiding officer died after collapsing at work. Public Safety: Cape Town taxi rivals agreed to a ceasefire and facilitated talks after route violence claimed 12 lives. ActionSA also reported the killing of its Maphumulo ward candidate days before the polls. City Services: Johannesburg residents face prolonged water outages, power cuts and mounting rubbish as municipal failures become a key election issue. Proteas: South Africa beat Australia by 176 runs to seal a 2–1 Test series victory and take the world’s No. 1 ranking; Simon Harmer led the decisive win. Public Health: Research finds South Africa’s HPV vaccination drive has cut infections with cancer-causing HPV types 16 and 18 among adolescent girls by 83%.
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