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BN Daybreak: Election day; Brink says polls are wrong; Van Staden on elites; Apple drags the Dow

BizNews Daybreak

BN Daybreak: Election day; Brink says polls are wrong; Van Staden on elites; Apple drags the Dow

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Join the BizNews team for another episode of Daybreak

Martin van Staden on federalism and South Africa's failing centre

Martin van Staden on federalism and South Africa's failing centre

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Martin van Staden: South Africa needs federalism, not more power in Pretoria

Sean Mclaughlin: LGEs 2026: 122 councils up for grabs

Sean Mclaughlin: LGEs 2026: 122 councils up for grabs

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McLaughlin unpacks key election battlegrounds and coalition scenarios.

Another SA metro in collapse…

Another SA metro in collapse…

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Grootboom on Nelson Mandela Bay’s financial crisis and leadership.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 27: A voting station sign is seen at a school in Eldorado Park on May 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections will be held on May 29 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Reading the LGE tea leaves

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Local elections could reshape coalitions and weaken ANC power ahead of 2029.

BN Edge | Election eve: Cilliers Brink makes his final case for Tshwane

BN Edge | Election eve: Cilliers Brink makes his final case for Tshwane

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Brink challenges polls and outlines plans to fix Tshwane’s service delivery crisis.

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 22: In this photo illustration, the app icons for ChatGPT, Meta's Muse and Anthropic's Claude are displayed in a folder labeled "Artificial Intelligence" on a smartphone screen on September 22, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Strong demand for Meta Platforms' (NASDAQ: META) Muse AI assistant has renewed investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence ahead of the company's September 2324 Connect conference, where it plans to showcase advances in AI, smart glasses and virtual reality. (Photo Illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

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SYMBOL - 02 October 2026, Berlin: During a vaccination appointment at a pharmacy, a syringe is shown inside a vial containing the Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine. (staged scene) Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa (Photo by Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)

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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - 30 September 2009: Eskom signage in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Charles Gallo)

Eskom’s residual demand is collapsing. The MTSAO still assumes it will grow

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CLEVELAND, OHIO - NOVEMBER 3: A Vote Here sign is seen outside of a polling station at Old Stone Center before voting starts on November 3, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. Americans go to the polls in consequential midterm elections, where control of the House and the Senate is at stake for the remainder of President Donald Trump's second term in office. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

America votes on Trump today. Major implications for SA - and the Rand

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