The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), the security cluster, said on 3 November that police have recorded 21 case dockets and made six arrests since Monday. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) vote is on 4 November.
The cluster put its state of readiness “at the highest operational level”. NATJOINTS and the nine provincial joint structures remain fully activated, and deployments follow intelligence assessments of the precincts that need extra attention.
Five of the 21 dockets have been sent to court, according to the statement. The dockets range from murder to theft of banners and tents, removal of posters, arson and intimidation.
The statement itemised five of the six suspects in four entries. Two suspects were held at Ingcobo in the Eastern Cape for impersonating an IEC official. One was arrested in Mmametlake, Mpumalanga, for destroying election material, one in Pienaar, Mpumalanga, for malicious damage to property, and one in Christina, North West, for photographing a ballot paper.
The deaths the cluster named
Among the incidents, the cluster singled out the killing of a regional leader of the MK Party (uMkhonto weSizwe) in KwaZulu-Natal, which it called “of particular concern”. It said it is confident the investigating team will pursue available leads and that the Political Killings Task Team will support the case. It named no suspect and gave no motive.
It also reported the death of an IEC presiding officer at Buhrmansdrift, in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District of North West. Police are investigating the cause. The voting station closed during special voting so the scene could be processed, and the statement said it will be fully operational on Election Day.
The Electoral Commission’s account of the special voting incidents is in our earlier report.
Rules for Election Day
The official campaign period ended at midnight on 3 November, the cluster said. On 4 November nobody may canvass voters or intimidate them at or near a station, and protests are barred for the day.
The deployment, it said, is to let every eligible voter reach a station safely. It asked parties, leaders and supporters to show tolerance and restraint, and asked the public not to spread misinformation. Polling stations open for voters on 4 November 2026.
Electricity at voting stations
The cluster said it is aware of media reports of electricity interruptions in some municipalities over the past two days. It said the identified problems “have been attended to” and that contingency measures exist. It added that its readiness checks across departments covered electricity and water at voting stations.
