Councillors' training 'lacks transparency'

Idasa has criticised a government training programme for newly elected councillors, saying it would not "ensure their competency".

Researcher points to shift in SA politics

Opposition partisanship is on the rise, indicating a shift in politics in SA, a researcher at the Institute for Security Studies has said.

Print shows bias in coverage of elections, says Craven

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has said that print media coverage of the recent local government elections was mostly biased.

Business as usual for the ANC

Many analysts and news reporters, both at the SABC and in the private media, have emphasised how the 2011 municipal elections were "business as usual"

No 'sea change' without a swing

Analysts have, by and large, fallen into two misguided camps: those who have breathlessly proclaimed a "sea change" or "watershed'' election.

Coalitions: 'DA will be much more cautious this time'

Coalition rule in Cape Town was the first major step in the DA's move into government. But the party is treading more carefully this time around.

Win friends and influence others

The DA will not court trouble by entering coalitions with problematic parties merely to win control over two small municipalities in the Western Cape.

Toilet activist on Cape metro council

Cape Town's toilet saga will come under the spotlight again after Andile Lili moves into the metro council as a proportional representative.

ANC targets minority vote

The ANC's priority prior to the national elections in three years' time will be to claw back the minority vote.

'Some kind of politics' behind Midvaal probe, says DA

The DA has questioned the motives behind a request by President Jacob Zuma for a Special Investigating Unit probe into the Midvaal municipality.

DA questions accuracy of vote results

DA leader Helen Zille sent a tweet over the weekend saying a newspaper graphic on the local government election results was incorrect.

Voting's over, now let the horse trading begin

The African National Congress and the National Freedom Party will hold coalition talks on Monday afternoon in Durban.

Cope loses ground in its stronghold

Cope's status as official opposition in the Northern Cape did little to boost it in the municipal elections.

Whew! The pongy poll is over

We're breathing a sigh of relief that those pesky elections are over.

Talk turns to coalitions as elections end

At least one party has begun talks to form coalitions, with a few others expressing an interest, as the local government elections draw to a close.

Khayelitsha votes to be recounted

The release of the overall results for the Cape Town metro have been delayed after an IEC official failed to submit result slips for scanning.

ANC rules in the 'stayaway' ward

Beneath the surface tensions were seething, especially in Thembisa where a final call for a no-vote campaign was being made.

Cope the kingmaker in hung Cape councils

Although Cope didn't win any council outright, they were set to act as kingmaker in a number of municipalities where the ANC and DA were neck and neck

Thembisa's party poopers don't spoil it for first-time voters

It is voting day in Thembisa and the Caprivi Pub -- not a polling station -- is the centre of the action where nonvoters gather to enjoy the day.

'Race barrier falls'

The Democratic Alliance's strategy to rebrand itself and create a home for people of all colours pays off.

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