What do the outcomes of the local government polls portend for the general elections in 2024?
Flawed process may still end up in court
South Africa’s 66 hung municipalities have to constitute councils or face a rerun of elections
Those haggling over the keys to Durban city hall can’t smell the shit in the harbour
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is understood to have been part of talks that swung the agreement, which is a ‘governance plan’ rather than a coalition
A newly married man accidently dropped his wedding ring into the ballot box while voting on 1 November
The EFF has decided to close all talks with the ANC; meanwhile, the DA has not made any headway in talks with ActionSA as time runs out for councils to elect leaders
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
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The party needs to broaden its reach to all corners of the business community, small and big, black and white, local and foreign
Better service delivery and morality are among the things needed to save the ANC from sinking further
Enoch Godongwana’s first medium-term budget policy statement includes more funding local government, but with more terms and conditions for after service delivery failures cost the ANC dearly at the polls
Detractors of Minister Pravin Gordhan are expected to use the recent rounds of blackouts said to have affected the ANC’s election results as a launching pad to call for his removal
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
Support for the governing party decreased to 41.4% in KwaZulu-Natal while that for the Inkatha Freedom Party rose to 24.29%
The EFF is said to have indicated that it will be happy to give the ANC Johannesburg for Ekurhuleni and Scopa during preliminary negotiations
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The state power utility, saddled with a creaking generation infrastructure, has been forced to increase rolling blackouts to avoid overwhelming the national grid
The party is set to begin interviewing prospective mayors this week — and women candidates have a five-point advantage
The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane
Eskom said it would scale back to stage 2 outages from early Saturday for the rest of the weekend but was no longer able to compensate by burning open-cycle gas turbines
Knowing where all the municipality’s assets are and the condition they are in and to plan for maintenance is key to successful service delivery
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
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.
Burning a city and asking its residents to vote for you appears to have been a bit of a stretch for Durban’s electorate
After a dismal showing at the polls, all the major parties – with some smaller kingmakers – will now begin the horse-trading to run your municipality
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Oscar Mabuyane tested waters with the ANC provincial executive committee regarding a possible coalition with the DA during a special meeting on Thursday
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Politicians benefit from ignorant citizens ‘because then they can fool the people’, says community activist
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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
IEC rejects claims local government elections results are late, despite promising to finalise them by Wednesday
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba holds all the cards in the coming coalition talks