In its electioneering the DA has argued that Cape Town illustrates a superior delivery model.
"The intention of Helen Zille, Cape Town’s new executive mayor, to dismiss African National Congress-aligned city manager Wallace Mgoqi will come as no surprise to anyone who has been observing the soap opera that constitutes local politics in the city," writes Kevin Allan and Karen Heese.
Despite about 800 service delivery protests held across the country and an election boycott in Khutsong, the African National Congress has emerged from the municipal elections having consolidated its already firm hold on local government, with no stay-aways to speak of (other than Khutsong).
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/ 17 February 2006
It has proven valuable to stage local government elections at a different time from those of national and provincial government.