The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate
After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality
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Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
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Politicians benefit from ignorant citizens ‘because then they can fool the people’, says community activist
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South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel
Two investigations into separate explosions at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition depot near Macassar continue
Steady growth and an increase in its number of seats make the Economic Freedom Fighters a potential kingmaker in councils across South Africa
Businessman Bokang Mosala has, from a young age, chased financial independence. In high school, he sold sweets and at university he embarked on various business ventures that failed. This led him to a career in the banking sector
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With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble