As a man with a great sense of occasion, it is an apt coincidence that Selfe retired during the week that we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our democracy’s founding document.
With an average of 1 600 new daily cases, the province is not recording the same rapid increases in hospital admissions and deaths as previous waves
The 2021 local government elections are a clear demonstration of the failure to manage internal disagreements, where many of the parties, civic movements and independent candidates that contested these local government elections are direct offshoots of the ANC
The speaker of parliament intervened when the DA demanded the deputy president comment on rumours he had been poisoned, saying health information was confidential
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
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
Three days and three nights of skulduggery keep the Son of Man out of Durban’s mayoral parlour
We will all bear the brunt of a political landscape that is less about governing and more about the satisfaction of personal interests and vindictive opposition
What do the outcomes of the local government polls portend for the general elections in 2024?
Flawed process may still end up in court
Arthur Fraser had no discretionary power to grant Jacob Zuma’s release once the medical parole board found he did not suffer from a terminal condition, high court hears
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
Deals with the Inkatha Freedom Party deliver small towns, but metros remain beyond the ruling party’s reach
Though voter turn out was at an all time low, all residents must now hold their councillors to account. Find out who is representing your ward
Small players’ voices were heard in many provinces where they will form part of coalition governments
The opposition party referred to the government’s economic policy as ‘hopelessly inadequate’ and an obstacle in the path towards stable public finances
Only a few people have chosen who will govern South Africa’s municipalities
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
Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate
Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
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
With at least 66 hung councils so far, coalitions are on the agenda as ANC and DA majorities tumble
Hung municipal councils, most crucially in several metros, mean the ANC will have to find partners to be able to govern
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
The party is struggling to get its base out to vote, despite having a strong presence online and at rallies
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
The Inkatha Freedom Party is on track to take control of five of the province’s 11 district municipalities
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
Calls to end production at Rheinmetall Denel Munition after yet another blast rocks the Somerset West area, the fifth since 2018