With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
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
Although the ANC believes it has done okay in these elections, the numbers tell a different tale
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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
South Africa’s parties that run prosperous governments will be those that are successful in developing and nurturing coalitions
Cape Town emerged as the leader on overall citizen satisfaction for the fifth consecutive year, followed by Ekurhuleni
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The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
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The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
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The party will remove the ‘racially inciting’ posters and ‘discipline’ its KwaZulu-Natal chairperson
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At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party
The EFF has made bold promises to root out corruption in ailing municipalities and redistribute land to the poor ahead of this year’s local government elections.
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
The DA announces its mayoral candidates for this years local government elections while the ANC and EFF hold their cards close to the chest
The ANC and the DA have blamed the Electoral Commission of South Africa for ‘waking up late’ to request a postponement of the local government elections
The fight against racial classification during apartheid is not the same as race-based redress required now
A 827-page register compels members of parliament publicly to declare anything worth more than R500, and it makes for interesting reading
The speaker of City of Cape Town says no sanctions are considered against City’s ward councillor, as yet
Nora Grose is being investigated for alleged fraud and money laundering despite the Hawks incorrectly implicating her in a joint investigation
In a short media statement, the Democratic Alliance says it has received and accepted Phumzile van Damme’s resignation from the party and as a member of parliament
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on residents to support him
Sources inside the DA say that MP and finance spokesperson Geordin Hill-Lewis will likely be named as candidate for Cape Town ahead of the incumbent, Dan Plato.
The young politician made Midvaal local municipality a model of clean governance and public service
The DA’s factional battles will take centre stage when the party selects a new mayoral candidate for the city of Cape Town
Magashule has received at least five letters from ANC caucus members unhappy with the chief whip’s backing of a vote against the public protector
The official opposition’s leader John Steenhuisen has called its mission to slash the ANC voter share unrealistic during a parliamentary meeting, as the party deals with financial challenges
and a fresh round of staff retrenchments
Democratic Alliance drags the government to court, demanding a Covid-19 vaccination rollout plan.
Parties forced to adapt to the ‘new normal’ as ANC’s anti-corruption drive delivers dividends
Interacting with the opposition’s leaders is enough to drive one to paranoia, giggles, perhaps even to the Freedom Front
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
Senior Ekurhuleni councillor Shabangu purchased a Ford SUV from an alleged R1.2-million kickback