Local Government Elections 2021

The Makana Citizens Front won more votes than any other opposition party, giving residents a direct voice on the local council

The current system has failed to serve the poor and entrenched conservatism while suppressing debate

South Africa already faces numerous crises including hunger, poverty, unemployment, inequality — all of which are being worsened by the climate crisis.

The Ugu district municipality has, for years, failed to provide a constant source of clean water and parties are pitching their elections campaigns around the crisis

The Democratic Alliance leader rebuking cricketer Quinton de Kock would be this election season’s greatest triumph

Police minister Bheki Cele said they have identified the KZN, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and Western Cape provinces as high risk areas deploying a high contingent of police and SANDF

As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has promised a more rigorous mayoral selection process, which will involve the party’s top six

The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”.

Candidate court challenges loom for ANC

Local government is about cutting the grass and filling potholes, not about the death penalty and prayer in schools

Moving the national senior certificate exams forward also allows matrics who are old enough to cast their ballots on 1 November

The party has blamed the Covid-19 lockdown for not submitting its candidates list to the Electoral Commission of South Africa on time

A branch in Johannesburg has raised concern about the inclusion of Mboneni Tabane on the list submitted to the Electoral Commission of South Africa.

Branch leaders in the Lower South Coast region have told the party that the regional task team has outstayed its term