Herman Mashaba lasted longer in the Jozi mayor’s parlour than his book did on the shelves
Jonathan Ball Publishers was not aware of a funding agreement between the ActionSA president and the writer of the ‘unauthorised biography’, Prince Mashele
The ANC, IFP and DA managed to retain their wards
The Russian leader has more chance of being arrested at home than he does in Mzansi
Will the official opposition consider doing business with the ANC after the 2024 elections?
The party’s Tshwane metro contingent appears to have been asleep during councillor induction
The party believes it has been able to ‘self-correct’ after alienating white voters in the previous national and provincial elections
Embattled mayor had been under pressure over the city’s adverse audit opinion in 2021-2022
The former ANC MP and activist had been ill since June
The mayor wants a forensic report on a R26-billion tender to turn two power stations into gas energy supply networks
Messages between ActionSA and DA federal council chair Helen Zille suggest that the blue party has made attempts for an alliance with the EFF since January
eThekwini metro and KwaDukuza municipality are likely to face similar challenges as the Msunduzi municipality
If the ANC does not have an outright majority, the options are: a government of national unity, an opposition coalition, an ANC coalition and a grand coalition
Operation Dudula has carried out a crackdown against illegal immigrants in Jo’burg, a drive that has resonated with mainly poor, angry South Africans
A damning report terminating Khoza’s Action SA membership accuses her of aggressive and threatening behaviour, being prone to conspiracy theories and a careerist.
The Economic Freedom Fighters says it will flex its power if it doesn’t get a key Johannesburg committee seat
Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t
The Makana Citizens Front won more votes than any other opposition party, giving residents a direct voice on the local council
If South Africa is moving from being a dominant-party system to a more vibrant, multiparty democracy, as these elections indicate, then coalitions are going to have to become the norm
Talks between the two parties have resumed, but it is unclear if any agreement will be reached any time soon
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
After a whirlwind two weeks, the Democratic Alliance’s ‘win’ of metros is no celebration as members fear the coming tide of instability
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