SABCNews AM Headlines @06H00 | 01 November 2026

* It's all systems go for the ANC to hold its Siyanqoba Rally at the Sisa Dukashe stadium in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape. ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to deliver the keynote address.

* IFP supporters are expected to gather in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal today as the party will be wrapping up its election campaign. IFP President Velenkosini Hlabisa is expected to address the party's Siyanqoba Rally at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium.

* The uMkhonto weSizwe Party will hold its final election rally at Princess Magogo Stadium in KwaMashu, north of Durban today, as it prepares to contest its first local government elections. MK Party leader Jacob Zuma is expected to speak at the rally.

* Iran's security officials say the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Tehran's conditions are met as they await Washington's final response.

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