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The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party says it will not rule out the option of approaching the Electoral Court over a number of irregularities reported by the organisation. On Friday, the party announced that it had lodged several objections with the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC). The most notable objections relate to the counting of votes in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). The party’s national leaders held a media briefing at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban on Saturday, 7 November 2026. Advocate Dali Mpofu, a member of the party’s high command, led the briefing. “As far as litigation is concerned, as I said earlier, we are receiving various complaints of different levels of seriousness. “Obviously, the more serious ones, if they are not addressed, there is no other resort but to go to the Electoral Court. “We are not excluding that option, but as we speak now, we are not preparing papers for anything. “You can’t rule anything out because our people on the ground are really, really angry with some of the transgressions and irregularities,” the prominent lawyer explained. Mpofu stressed that the party would assess the seriousness of each case. uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official) (@MkhontoweSizwex) November 7, 2026 Why did MK party go to court after 2024 elections? However, Mpofu contended that the media should not compare the current objections lodged by the MK party with the complaints that arose from the 2024 general elections. “Remember, the 2024 litigation was specifically about the issue of the two-hour interregnum and the IT glitch. “It looks like this country is just full of IT glitches, which is a new word for negligence and irregularity. “So, those so-called technical glitches are what led to that particular litigation.” eThwekwini protests Mpofu further indicated the MK party had taken note of the discontent among its members in eThekwini, who protested outside the convention centre on Friday. The members claimed that they did not trust the IEC’s vote-counting process and believed that the party should have received more votes in the metropolitan municipality. “In this country, protest is allowed, and we are a protest movement ourselves, so you cannot stop people from protesting. “People must protest until the cows come home. There is nothing wrong with that.” Duduzane Zuma, the MK party’s first deputy president, meanwhile, state that he understood that some party members in KZN were unhappy with some of the alleged irregularities that had occurred. “They have been raising concerns each day, every day, and they reflected back to 2024. “They are saying to us, ‘We are seeing this thing happening all over again in a different sense’,” Zuma said. Coalition talks Zuma added that the party leaders have been inundated with phone calls and messages of alleged irregularities concerning this round of elections. “We accepted it the last time. Now, are we expected to accept it this time when we see possible shenanigans? “What we are speaking about is information that we are getting from our ground support and our party agents. “This is information we are collating; we are not speaking for the sake of speaking.” Meanwhile, the party has announced a team of national leaders who will lead coalition talks in different municipalities. The Jacob Zuma-led political formation indicated that it will be negotiating with a group of parties that describe themselves as “progressive”. The MK party also believes it has done well in this year’s local government elections despite some critics saying that the organisation did not perform as well as it did in 2024. MEDIA STATEMENT]STATEMENT ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NATIONAL COALITION NEGOTIATIONS TEAM AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL NEGOTIATING FRAMEWORK. pic.twitter.com/6rd6JjjBsw— uMkhonto WeSizwe Party (Official) (@MkhontoweSizwex) November 7, 2026

The Springboks beat Italy 66-7 in a Nations Championship game in Turin on Saturday. They scored nine tries to the one by their hosts, to kick off their four-match tour of Europe this November on a high note. Here then is how The Citizen rated the performance of the Bok players on Saturday, out of 10. Damian Willemse 7: Another solid performance … he scored a nice try after running a good line after a Jasper Wiese break, while his defence and line kicking was top-notch. Kurt-Lee Arendse 7: A busy performance, without the reward. He contested excellently in the air and made some good tackles. Unfortunately, he never got many attacking chances. Jesse Kriel 6: It was a surprisingly quiet game for the No 13 … he made a few good runs in space, but was never an attacking threat. Marshalled the defence well, tackled strongly. Damian de Allende 7: Another powerful performance as chief backline ball-carrier, regularly getting over the gain-line. Involved in a lot of the first-half action. Ethan Hooker 8: He made some nice, strong runs out wide and hits gaps in midfield in the second half when shifted to centre. Jumped high for balls, while he also scored a deserved try. Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu 8: So so good in the first half … he scored a great try in the corner, kicked a 50-22 and kicked well at goal. Was strong defensively, but made some basic handling errors as well. Morné van den Berg 8: His up-and-unders were accurate, his chasing and tackling in defence was excellent, while he scored a good try from close range. Contested hard at breakdowns. Jasper Wiese 7: He made a few big carries, hit a gap and made offload to Willemse, for a try, but didn’t dominate as expected, like he normally does. Pieter-Steph du Toit 6: A quiet game by his hard-working and high standards … he made a few good tackles, and got stuck in at the rucks and mauls. Siya Kolisi 7: He won an early breakdown penalty for his team and scored a try from a maul drive. Was on and off in the second half due to HIA issues with Paul de Villiers. Ruan Nortjé 8: Another huge performance from one of the Boks’ most improved players. He dominated the lineouts, taking all his balls and he got stuck in all over the field. The new Mostert for work-rate. Lood de Jager 6: Another Bok who had a relatively quiet game. He did his bit in the lineouts and made a good charge down that led to a try, while he also put in a number of tackles. Thomas du Toit 6: He held his own in the scrums, but never got on top of his opponent. He worked hard in open play, making a few good tackles. Malcolm Marx 8: He scored two tries from hitting his man in the lineouts and driving the maul forward. Throwing-in was top-notch. A solid, all-round performance. Ox Nché 6: Like Du Toit, scrummed well without dominating his opponent, he worked hard and helped get his team on the front foot in the first half. Bench: Jan-Hendrik Wessels 6: Came on in the 46th minute and busied himself all over the field. He made carries and tackles, but also missed his jumper on occasion. Gerhard Steenekamp 6: Also on in the 46th … made some big tackles and worked hard in the loose; he also helped get the Bok scrum on top after tough first half. Wilco Louw 7: On early in second half, he helped get the Bok scrum in the ascendancy, worked hard all over the field and scored a try after a good run and lunge. Franco Mostert 6: As always, he got stuck in all over the place, worked hard with his carries and tackles; showed he is far from being done with Test rugby. Cameron Hanekom 6: He got just about a full half of rugby, but produced a quite outing, with little to no impact. He made a few carries in a poor second half by the Boks. Paul de Villiers 7: He worked hard on and off the ball, carried well, tackled hard and scored a try, from a lineout win and drive. A busy performance and the best of the bench men. Grant Williams 6: He was on and off and on again in the second half, played scrumhalf and wing and didn’t get much chance to show his X-factor. Manie Libbok 7: He got just over 20 minutes from the bench; he made some nice passes and got the backs moving with his flat play. Also, few opportunities to show his full potential.

Cape Town is set for a major boost in international connections, with Qantas announcing a new route linking the Mother City to Australia. The seasonal service will launch in 2027 and is expected to add almost 30 000 seats between South Africa and the destination. Sydney-Cape Town flights to operate three times a week The new service, operating as QF89, will launch on 19 October 2027, with flights running until 24 March 2028. Qantas will operate the route three times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The schedule means passengers will be able to leave Sydney in the morning and arrive in Cape Town on the same day. Return economy fares start at AUD 2 470 (+/-R28 000). Almost 30 000 additional seats between Australia and South Africa The new route is expected to add almost 30 000 seats between Australia and South Africa. It will complement Qantas’ existing direct flights between Perth and Johannesburg, as well as its Sydney-Johannesburg service. The airline said the new route was made possible by the arrival of additional Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in late 2027. These aircraft form part of Qantas’ largest fleet renewal programme in its history. Qantas International CEO Cam Wallace said there was strong demand for travel between Australia and Cape Town. He noted that tens of thousands of passengers already use the airline’s Johannesburg flights to connect to Cape Town through partner airlines such as Airlink. Growing demand from Australian travellers The new route comes as the number of Australian visitors to South Africa continues to grow. More than 120 000 Australians visited South Africa in 2025. In June 2026, Australia overtook Germany to become South Africa’s third-largest overseas tourism source market, with arrivals increasing by 19% year on year. The flights will also make it easier for South Africans living in Australia to visit family and friends back home. Almost 225 000 South African-born people live in Australia, with around a quarter of them based in New South Wales. Wesgro CEO Wrenelle Stander said the new connection would create opportunities beyond tourism, including trade, investment and business exchanges between Australia and the Western Cape. She also added that improved air access would support job creation and growth in the province’s visitor economy.

Former Bafana Bafana winger Percy Tau might have jeopardised his chances of returning to the PSL after revealing his salary expectations. The 32-year-old winger has been without a club for much of this year and is still looking to revive his football career. Speaking to Robert Marawa last year, Tau admitted that he would love to return to the PSL but insisted that he would not do so cheaply. When asked whether he would accept a contract worth R450,000 per month on a two-year deal with an option to extend, Tau responded: “Perfect, yes.” Percy Tau clubless after leaving Asia After leaving Vietnam, Tau was linked with a move to Kaizer Chiefs. The former Al Ahly star, however, revealed that Amakhosi had never approached him. “If that situation were to happen, I would pay attention to it. But there are still other clubs in the PSL. I mean, I played for Sundowns, so I cannot write them off. It’s a team that I played for, I won and I’ve got so much love for the team and the fans. “If Sundowns were not to offer me a contract and Chiefs does, then okay, it won’t be my fault but theirs that I’ve gone to join Chiefs. But I’ll listen to anybody. Let’s not rule out Orlando Pirates or even Stellenbosch.” Percy Tau looking for an offer Tau added that his decision would ultimately depend on which club offers him a contract. “People might say that (that they won’t be able to afford him), but now that I’m here I can speak up for myself. I’m very reasonable, so whenever I speak about my contract dealings, I’m not going to ask what I know you are not going to offer me.” A monthly salary of R450,000 would likely limit Tau’s options, with only a handful of PSL heavyweights potentially able to meet such demands. However, even clubs like Pirates, Chiefs and Sundowns might be reluctant to commit that kind of money to a 32-year-old winger whose best years could be behind him. Many supporters believe Percy Tau needs to lower his financial expectations significantly if he wants to secure a return to South African football and get his career back on track. What salary should Tau demand?

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