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
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
Steady growth and an increase in its number of seats make the Economic Freedom Fighters a potential kingmaker in councils across South Africa
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
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
Electoral body says this year’s local government vote got off to a fairly good start
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
It’s the economy, stupid — but also service delivery and corruption. The ANC asks voters to forgive past sins, while the EFF tries to consolidate itself with wild promises of a socialist utopia
South Africa already faces numerous crises including hunger, poverty, unemployment, inequality — all of which are being worsened by the climate crisis.
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
With many job losses caused by the looting and arson of July, the Midlands town faces an uncertain future
As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos
A song about Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane preventing looting was way off the mark in a province riddled with corruption and theft
Independent candidates look set to play a greater role in the metro municipality after 1 November
The EFF has a stronger online presence than the ANC and Democratic Alliance
Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos
The ANC in the Eastern Cape wants Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC Babalo Madikizela to submit themselves to the provincial integrity committee after a scathing report by the public protector.
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.
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
It is still unclear how discontent with politics, and the effects of Covid-19, will affect voter turnout, according to research company Ipsos
Far from an election being a more risky environment, ongoing anger without an election is more dangerous
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
Former defence minister voted in ahead of the Democratic Alliance’s Annelie Lotriet
‘This would be a very serious disincentive to investment,’ says Thabo Mbeki in a document arguing that the ANC should not proceed with the Constitutional amendment of section 25
The public protector has called for the impeachment process against her to be halted with immediate effect
Parliament will conduct a formal hearing into what transpired in the National Assembly in March between EFF and DA MPs
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
Judge Cassim Sardiwalla says there are no compelling private or public reasons for disclosure