Morning Brief · 2 min read
Morning Brief, Tuesday 3 November 2026
Here are the 8 stories that mattered in the last 24 hours, drawn from 8 outlets. The most widely reported was “MAIDEN TITLE: ‘We did it’ — Italy’s Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion”, covered by 5 outlets.
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Photo: Daily Maverick SportMAIDEN TITLE: ‘We did it’ — Italy’s Kimi Antonelli makes history as youngest F1 champion
Kimi Antonelli clinched his first world title by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the youngest champion in Formula 1 history.
Read at Daily Maverick, SABC News, IOL Sport, The Citizen, Al Jazeera
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Photo: Moneyweb BusinessAgrizzi vows to fight R1.66bn Bosasa confiscation order
Former executive turned whistleblower says he is being held responsible for contracts received by his employer rather than him.
Read at Moneyweb, Daily Maverick, IOL, The Citizen
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Photo: The Citizen PoliticsSouth Africa’s Agoa exit was ‘predictable and preventable’, US Ambassador Bozell says
The US trade representative on Monday said Washington would exclude South Africa and Rwanda from a major Africa-US duty-free trade deal.
Read at The Citizen, Al Jazeera, Moneyweb, SABC News
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Photo: The Citizen CrimeRamaphosa signals Hawks top job for Mkhwanazi as Cabinet decision looms
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia submitted a Cabinet memorandum seeking concurrence for appointing Mkhwanazi as head of the Hawks
Read at The Citizen, IOL
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Photo: BBC News, Africa BusinessTrump to remove Rwanda and South Africa from US trade deal
The move comes barely a week after Rwanda's defence ministry was hit with sanctions by the US Treasury.
Read at BBC News, Africa, IOL
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Photo: SABC News PoliticsMore 700,000 votes cast on first day of special voting: IEC
The delays were caused by the late distribution of ballot papers.
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Photo: IOL CrimeHIV positive father gets life sentence for raping 13-year-old daughter
A 41-year-old Western Cape father has been sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to raping his 13-year-old daughter and attempting to murder her by having unprotected sex while knowing he was HIV-positive.
Read at IOL, The Citizen
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Photo: The Citizen PoliticsIEC official dies at voting station in the North West
Another official was involved in a car accident in KwaZulu-Natal.
Read at The Citizen, IOL
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Thought for the day
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