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01AFTER THE BELL: The fall of Numsa’s Irvin Jim — when institutions outgrow their eternal leaders 02ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS: Grass is far more than the lawn you lounge on 03Sources: WNBA to play Thursday matinee Game 6 at Atlanta's State Farm Arena 04Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules 05STEP-X: Building Nigeria’s next generation of exporters, By Kabir Abdulsalam 06Rubio to host G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Atlanta on Oct 30-31 07Jury selected for trial of four accused of sexually assaulting man’s drugged ex-wife 08Father pays tribute to son, six, killed by truck on Kansas soccer field01AFTER THE BELL: The fall of Numsa’s Irvin Jim — when institutions outgrow their eternal leaders 02ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS: Grass is far more than the lawn you lounge on 03Sources: WNBA to play Thursday matinee Game 6 at Atlanta's State Farm Arena 04Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully fired as federal prosecutor, judge rules 05STEP-X: Building Nigeria’s next generation of exporters, By Kabir Abdulsalam 06Rubio to host G20 Foreign Ministers’ meet in Atlanta on Oct 30-31 07Jury selected for trial of four accused of sexually assaulting man’s drugged ex-wife 08Father pays tribute to son, six, killed by truck on Kansas soccer field

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Local elections 2026: How do you choose who to vote for?

Mbali Ntuli · Daily Maverick

Published 27 Oct 2026, 6:17 am·just now·1 min read

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Local elections are about more than party loyalty: scrutinise candidates, understand the job and decide what accountability should look like five years from now.

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