The party is set to begin interviewing prospective mayors this week — and women candidates have a five-point advantage
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
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
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
The DA leader apportioned some of the blame for the DA’s decline on his predecessor Mmusi Maimane “walking off the job”
The ANC has reportedly received assurances from smaller parties about continuing existing coalitions, but its top leaders are hesitant to work with Julius Malema
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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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They will most likely punch above their weight in municipalities to gain leverage from the ANC and DA in next month’s local government elections.
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
A party source said the ANC in Johannesburg would most likely call on one of the mayoral committee members to stand in as mayor until the local elections
A new book, Marriages of Inconvenience: The Politics of Coalitions in South Africa, takes a forward-looking view of the country politics but also a historical one
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The party had lodged the application after it failed to submit proportional representative council lists in municipalities across five provinces in time
This extract from the book Ten Cities details the evolution of the club scene in Nairobi, with a focus on the mid-1990s
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Sources say that the PEC gave the nod to the three names put forward by the Johannesburg regional executive committee
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The World Bank is funding a plan to deal with air pollution in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg
The ANC will likely announce a candidate to take over as the city’s mayor next week after consultation with provincial and national leaders
Gauteng has ‘no plan’ to vaccinate its 10 000 displaced persons
The organisation serves 1 250 registered organisations around South Africa, including old age homes, homeless people shelters, centres for abused women, orphanages and healthcare facilities, providing food for 650 000 people daily
The private security guards were also first responders in some cases, and their helicopters provided information on emerging hotspots
The violence comes in the wake of protests last Friday when Zuma’s supporters went on the streets in KZN
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