https://www.biznews.com/interviews/sean-mclaughlan-sas-blue-wave https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-04/9fcia9an/SEAN-M.png biznews en 2026-11-04T18:34:59.268Z Sean McLaughlan: SA’s Blue Wave? local government elections 2026, LGE 2026, election day South Africa, municipal elections, Sean McLaughlin, Norsira, election scenarios, coalition government, government of local unity, GLU, eThekwinI, Durban council https://www.biznews.com/interviews/wsm-sas-local-elections-anc-verdict-da-test-2029 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-04/r5s6icst/331.png biznews en 2026-11-04T16:44:29.353Z WSM on election day: ANC verdict, DA’s GNU lessons, Tshwane, and Trump’s hiding | Jaundiced Eye William Saunderson-Meyer, WSM, Jaundiced Eye, local government elections 2026, LGE 2026, 4 November 2026 elections, municipal elections, Alec Hogg, BizNews Edge https://www.biznews.com/leadership/tony-leon-why-a-humbled-anc-still-holds-the-coalition-cards https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-10-30/uodn8ic1/ED632270.jpg EDITOR'S NOTE. PARTS OF IMAGE CONVERTED TO BLACK AND WHITE. biznews en 2026-11-04T07:39:09.852Z Tony Leon: Why a humbled ANC still holds the coalition cards Tony Leon, South Africa elections, local elections, DA, ANC, coalitions, GNU, EFF, MK Party, ActionSA, metro politics, Cyril Ramaphosa, markets https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/bn-daybreak-261104 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-04/pgb7u6a1/Thumbnail-17.jpg biznews en 2026-11-04T03:57:36.029Z BN Daybreak: Election day; Brink says polls are wrong; Van Staden on elites; Apple drags the Dow BizNews Daybreak, 2026 local government elections, Sean McLaughlin Norsira, MK Party local elections, Martin van Staden federalism, Cilliers Brink Tshwane, Helen Zille Johannesburg, Lance Grootboom ACDP, Nelson Mandela Bay irregular expenditure, Apple margin forecast, Nasdaq 100 correction https://www.biznews.com/interviews/staden-federalism-south-africas-failing-centre https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/cib28chi/Martin-van-Staden-A-1.png biznews en 2026-11-03T17:08:43.049Z Martin van Staden on federalism and South Africa's failing centre Martin van Staden, AfriForum, AfriForum Institute for Federalism, federalism South Africa, community federalism, Free Market Foundation, local government elections 2026, LGE 2026, decentralisation, BizNews Edge, Alec Hogg https://www.biznews.com/interviews/interviewsmclaughlin-lges-2026-122-councils-up-for-grabs https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/b0lv46xo/Sean-MacLaughlin-A.png biznews en 2026-11-03T15:53:43.203Z Sean Mclaughlin: LGEs 2026: 122 councils up for grabs local government elections 2026, LGE 2026, South Africa municipal elections, Sean McLaughlin, Norsira, coalition government, government of local unity, GLU, eThekwini, Durban mayor, Johannesburg election, Helen Zille https://www.biznews.com/interviews/another-sa-metro-in-collapse https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/hq5ipihu/ACDP-A.png biznews en 2026-11-03T15:48:33.843Z Another SA metro in collapse… Lance Grootboom, ACDP, African Christian Democratic Party, Nelson Mandela Bay, Gqeberha, Port Elizabeth, Local Government Elections 2026, LGE 2026, Nelson Mandela Bay mayor, coalition government, BizNews, Chris Steyn https://www.biznews.com/jaundiced-eye/reading-the-lge-tea-leaves https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-10-28/bc5mp9pf/GettyImages-2154894274.jpg biznews en 2026-11-03T13:01:19.876Z WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Reading the LGE tea leaves Local elections, coalitions, ANC, DA, 2029 elections, South Africa, local government, coalition politics, voter trends, service delivery, ANC decline, governance https://www.biznews.com/the-daily-edge/election-eve-cilliers-brink https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/uy5a7hw6/330.png biznews en 2026-11-03T12:37:58.430Z BN Edge | Election eve: Cilliers Brink makes his final case for Tshwane Cilliers Brink, coalition government, BizNews, Alec Hogg, DA, Tshwane, ActionSA, Herman Mashaba, Nasiphi Moya, Elections, Local Government Elections https://www.biznews.com/global-investing/spectre-of-ai-driven-slowdown https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/806d8iz5/In-this-photo-illustration-the-app-icons-for-ChatGPT-Metas-Muse-and-Anthropics-Claude-are-displayed-in-a-folder-labeled-Artificial-Intelligence App icons for ChatGPT, Meta's Muse and Anthropic's Claude biznews en 2026-11-03T11:52:15.573Z Dambisa Moyo on BizNews: The spectre of an AI-driven slowdown Dambisa Moyo, AI boom, AI investment, global economy, economic slowdown, recession risk, interest rates, rising debt, Big Tech, AI spending, bond yields, stock market, IMF https://www.biznews.com/health/another-mrna-vaccine https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/0crenn6n/GettyImages-2297651945.jpg biznews en 2026-11-03T11:51:10.986Z Another mRNA vaccine? What a melanoma trial tells us about benefit and safety Prof Colleen Aldous, Melanoma, mRNA vaccine, cancer treatment, cancer research, Moderna, Merck, immunotherapy, skin cancer, melanoma vaccine, cancer prevention, clinical trial, cancer safety https://www.biznews.com/energy/eskoms-residual-demand-is-collapsing https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/opow3dc4/ED0001877.jpg Eskom signage in Cape Town, South Africa. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/jl826o6z/Screenshot-2026-11-03-at-11.39.03.png https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/mf1xezzr/Screenshot-2026-11-03-at-11.48.00.png Figure 1: Schematic of a descending S-curve. Residual demand starts high, then falls slowly, then rapidly through the inflection, then levels at a much lower residual. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/09a1dakf/unnamed.jpg Figure 2: Typical Eskom coal plant. Large volumes of this type of capacity are already being placed in cold reserve as residual demand falls. Cold reserve is an operational decision, not a permanent shutdown of any specific station. https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/kwcmjzg7/unnamed-1.jpg Figure 3: Commercial rooftop solar in South Africa. Capacity of this kind is already larger than Eskom’s two newest coal stations combined and is the main driver of the declining residual-demand S-curve. biznews en 2026-11-03T11:47:55.657Z Eskom’s residual demand is collapsing. The MTSAO still assumes it will grow Wietze Post, Eskom, electricity, solar power, renewable energy, energy crisis, rooftop solar, power grid, energy demand, coal power, batteries, gas power, South Africa https://www.biznews.com/world-view/america-votes-on-trump-major-implications-for-sa https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/wrkfaeax/GettyImages-2302872748.jpg A Vote Here sign is seen outside of a polling station in the US https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/oyiskwpn/unnamed.png biznews en 2026-11-03T11:46:31.692Z America votes on Trump today. Major implications for SA - and the Rand US midterms, Donald Trump, Republicans, Democrats, Senate race, election polls, Senate control, US politics, voter backlash, battleground states, election forecast, Trump policies https://www.biznews.com/sarenewal/us-moves-to-strip-south-africa-of-agoa https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/jrrolhz6/President-of-South-Africa-Cyril-Ramaphosa-L-and-U.S.-President-Donald-Trump President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (L) and US President Donald Trump biznews en 2026-11-03T10:37:41.324Z US moves to strip South Africa of AGOA benefits from 1 January 2027 Donald Trump, Cyril Ramaphosa, AGOA, Washington, Pretoria https://www.biznews.com/biznews-daybreak/3-november-2026 https://media.assettype.com/biznews/2026-11-03/b982s3q7/GeminiGeneratedImageo2hquho2hquho2hq.jpeg biznews en 2026-11-03T04:23:52.996Z BN Daybreak | Election eve with Joburg's small parties, Dr Frans Cronje and Prince Mashele BizNews Daybreak, Prince Mashele, 4 November local government elections, ANC Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Frans Cronje Social Research Foundation, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi Hawks, Willem Els