No clear winners after weeks of jostling for 160 hung municipalities
Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipalities go to the Democratic Alliance, with eThekwini set to follow.
South Africa’s 66 hung municipalities have to constitute councils or face a rerun of elections
Mashaba’s one-year-old party comes in second behind the ANC’s income, but ahead of the DA
The EFF has decided to close all talks with the ANC; meanwhile, the DA has not made any headway in talks with ActionSA as time runs out for councils to elect leaders
The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
While no decision has been taken on whether it would go into a coalition with ActionSA in the city, DA leaders say the party is not opposed to Mashaba wearing the mayoral chain
Of South Africa’s 213 municipalities, the ANC attained a majority in 161. Meanwhile, there are 66 hung councils that will need to be governed through coalitions
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
With such a low voter turnout, government legitimacy is stretched to breaking point
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
The projections suggest that the two biggest parties — the ANC and the DA — will be eating a huge piece of humble pie as both the broad church and the blue party will see a significant drop
Trust in big political parties is dwindling but that’s not necessarily a win for everybody else
No money for posters means fewer politicians leering from the light poles, six months after the polls
The law was challenged in response to raids in inner Johannesburg seemingly targeting illegal immigrants and the highest court has pronounced itself 10 days before an election in which then mayor Herman Mashaba has campaigned on an anti-foreigner ticket
Branding itself as a corruption busting party, ActionSA said it will establish dedicated independent forensics units in each of its municipalities, with the mandate to investigate all potential corrupt activities
Of the 504 political parties registered with the IEC, 393 did not respond to the requirement of the Political Party Funding Act
Inquiry leader and former deputy chief justice Dikgang Moseneke emphasised the need for democratic processes not to falter because of the pandemic.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
The party has alienated the black electorate by failing to silence the racism in its ranks
A fanatic of the free market, Herman Mashaba advances extreme economic policies for South Africa. But he needs political power first, so he rides on xenophobic sentiments for votes