{"id":6472,"date":"2026-11-02T10:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lotusfm.co.za\/lotusfm\/?p=6472"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T08:48:09","slug":"local-government-elections-2026-updates-by-newsbreak-on-lotus-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lotusfm.co.za\/lotusfm\/local-government-elections-2026-updates-by-newsbreak-on-lotus-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Government Elections 2026 Updates by Newsbreak on Lotus FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tune in to Newsbreak on Lotus FM for the latest coverage of the 2026 Local Government Elections.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From the IEC KZN Results Centre covered by Matthew Veeran &amp; Hoosen Ebrahim &#8211; 2-6 November 2026 @ 5am &amp; 12pm &amp; 4-5 November 2026 @ 9pm covered by Tashlan Naidoo &amp; Salma Patel<\/li>\n<li>From the IEC National Results Operations Centre in JHB covered by Taresh Harreeparshad &amp; Shanell Daniel &#8211; 2-6 November 2026 @ 5am &amp; 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