Thando Maeko

Award winning political correspondent. Covering policy, power and the people @BDLiveSA [email protected]

[Business Day @BDliveSA]

Numsa leadership power struggle tests union’s credibility https://t.co/PSiTPGM7Ce

[Lorato Tshenkeng @LoratoTshenkeng]

I am on country duty today, strengthening and protecting our 🇿🇦 democracy as a national observer and volunteer with the Ground Work Collective.

#LGE2026

[Sherwin Bryce-Pease @sherwiebp]

Democrats have won control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

#sabcnews

[CNN @CNN]

BREAKING: Democrats will retake control of both the House and Senate, CNN projects, winning significant power to check the White House for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency. Follow live updates. https://t.co/34g5qFVpVu

[bareback contessa @_theekword]

South Africa, it’s election day!

[. @tosinmm_]

WOKE IS BACK

[Business Day @BDliveSA]

Agoa fallout exposes ANC-DA foreign policy rift https://t.co/0LojPtUbkM

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: President Trump told The New York Times that he would accept the results of the midterm elections. https://t.co/a4v1fMqesF

[Thando Maeko @HelloThando]

The youngest first-timers in today’s LGE were born in 2008, which is the year of the Beijing Olympics and the global financial crisis. It was also the year load shedding began.

[IEC South Africa @IECSouthAfrica]

MZANSI, IT'S TIME! TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! 🗳️

Today, 4 November, South Africans across municipalities have the opportunity to participate in the 2026 LGE.

Voting stations open at 07:00-21:00. Voters who are already in the queue at 21:00 will be allowed to vote.

#LGE2026

[CNN @CNN]

Republican Rep. Byron Donalds will be Florida's next governor, CNN projects. He'll make history as the state's first Black leader. Follow live updates. https://t.co/mgxo3fd4pF

[Sherwin Bryce-Pease @sherwiebp]

U.S. networks project that Democrats will win the majority in the House of Representatives which means Hakeem Jeffries will become the first black Speaker of the United States in American history.

Major wins for Dems in Senate including pick ups in North and South Carolina - but a bit too early to call.

#sabcnews

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Keisha Lance Bottoms will be the next governor of Georgia, according to The Associated Press. She is the first Black woman to be elected to that office in the U.S., and the first Democrat elected governor in Georgia in more than 25 years. https://t.co/QTuGMuNudu

[Business Day @BDliveSA]

Stay informed with the latest market moves, corporate news and political economy insights, all in one place:

https://t.co/uysKJv5MPW

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: The US has its first African American female governor. Keisha Lance Bottoms has won in Georgia, according to AP, becoming the first Democrat to win the governor's race since 1998. https://t.co/IYDGdZsik2

[CNN @CNN]

BREAKING: Democrats will take control of the House, CNN projects, breaking the GOP hold on power in Washington. Follow live updates. https://t.co/D92sA9yHQe

[The Hill @thehill]

#BREAKING: Democrats seize House control from Republicans
https://t.co/AeGbK3hH8P

[Howard Mortman @HowardMortman]

For the midterm elections 40 years ago (November 4, 1986), the political data experts wore lab coats ...

[Thando Maeko @HelloThando]

Monitoring the situation across major USA states and South African municipalities for election day

[Supreme Court of Appeal ZA @SCA_ZA]

For the first time in its history, the SCA website is available in more than one official language. The History page is currently available in English, Sesotho and isiZulu. The long-term goal is a fully multilingual website, subject to sufficient budget allocation.