The Economic Freedom Fighters are said to have made an attempt to convince Herman Mashaba to consider an ANC alliance in Gauteng
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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
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks
ActionSA’s Herman Mashaba says he is ready to negotiate for a coalition in good faith
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
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Trust in big political parties is dwindling but that’s not necessarily a win for everybody else
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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
Action SA leader Herman Mashaba has made a scathing attack on the election body, intimating it appeared hell bent on impeding the party’s hopes at the polls
The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.
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
Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools
The 53-year-old Geoff Makhubo was first in quarantine and was admitted to hospital last week
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 new political party funding law brings changes to allocations – and possibly an end to dodgy donors
Measures such as better street lighting, training the police and enforcing gun control can effect real change
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
By-elections on super Wednesday are due to go ahead as scheduled this week. The electoral commission told the media that it is now ready for the elections, which have been put on hold since March.
South Africa’s biggest city is ground zero for debates about the long-term effectiveness and constitutionality of militarised urban policing and how we imagine the post-Covid city
We’ve tried leftism for long enough and what we have to show for it is corruption and mismanagement, when what we need is jobs and education. Is it time to try out a Mashaba-esque version of right-wing politics?
Despite growing disgruntlement and a string of high-profile resignations, often by black members, DA rank and file don’t appear to be jumping ship
If the former mayor was capable of accomplishing all that he did under two oppressive regimes, his potential in an independent party is almost unimaginable, writes Angelo Ryan.
When considering Herman Mashaba’s new political plans, the South African public must reckon with the former mayor of Johannesburg’s actual record
Residents of 11 buildings in Johannesburg have challenged the constitutionality of the raids they were subjected to in the high court
The Nodal Review might transform South Africa’s biggest city. Implementing the new policy, which has the potential to open wealthy suburbs to impoverished residents, is the challenge
KZN MPL’s letter to members says the DA is in ‘permanent damage control’ and she won’t watch as the party ‘disappears into oblivion’
It’s an annual thing but perhaps the invading army’s numbers have been boosted by about
five DA councillors
The ruling party hopes to woo the Inkatha Freedom Party and win back the city from the Democratic Alliance coalition
The decision, made public by EFF president Julius Malema at a briefing in Johannesburg yesterday, effectively ends the coalition
The Democratic Alliance’s problems can be traced back to the politicisation of race, which has persisted even after the dawn of democracy in 1994
Talks with smaller parties haven’t been concluded and the EFF is silent on its coalition with the DA