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Local Government Elections

ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign
Politics
/ 15 October 2021

ANC Durban election candidate shot dead while on door-to-door campaign

One other man was shot dead and two others were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

By Paddy Harper
New grouping promises the people of Makana shall govern
Opinion
/ 14 October 2021

New grouping promises the people of Makana shall govern

The Makana Citizens Front brings together diverse groups with a focus on accountability

By Philip Machanick
Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report
Business
/ 13 October 2021

Cross-cutting problems lead to service-delivery inefficiencies, says new report

Service-delivery issues, procurement inefficiencies and cadre deployment continue to plague municipalities, according to the Bureau for Economic Research

By Anathi Madubela
ATM uses communities, traditional leaders to pick council candidates
Politics
/ 13 October 2021

ATM uses communities, traditional leaders to pick council candidates

African Transformation Movement leader Vuyo Zungula is confident party will gain wards in Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members
Politics
/ 13 October 2021

Mabuza told to resolve factional wars in Tshwane during meeting with ANC members

Some ANC members claim Tshwane’s regional executive committee is ‘dysfunctional’, but leaders will assess the situation only after the local government elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Chapter 2.19: Riots, violence and elections – a political podcast
Podcasts
/ 13 October 2021

Chapter 2.19: Riots, violence and elections – a political podcast

In this episode, veteran journalist Paddy Harper and political journalist Lizeka Tandwa chat to Mawethu Mosery and Vasu Gounden about riots and the elections

By M&G Listen
Election manifestos: ‘The environment will remain a loser’ under ANC, DA, EFF
The Green Guardian
/ 13 October 2021

Election manifestos: ‘The environment will remain a loser’ under ANC, DA, EFF

Addressing climate change is largely absent in the three major parties’ election manifestos

By Sheree Bega
Update: IFP forced to remove images of Zulu king from infographic promoting its election manifesto
Politics
/ 12 October 2021

Update: IFP forced to remove images of Zulu king from infographic promoting its election manifesto

Days after the DA had to take down ‘racist’ posters, the IFP has its own ‘royal’ drama over the use of the Zulu monarch’s picture

By Paddy Harper
ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term
Politics
/ 11 October 2021

ANC reprimands Mabuza for speaking about his next term

ANC head of elections Fikile Mbalula suggested deputy president David Mabuza’s announcement that he was in the running for another term was premature

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa’s unbalanced assessment of Zweli Mkhize ‘an insult’
Opinion
/ 9 October 2021

Ramaphosa’s unbalanced assessment of Zweli Mkhize ‘an insult’

Desperate to claw back the public’s trust, the president missteped and betrayed his own weak understanding of ethics and the meaning of leadership

By Zama Ndlovu
Editorial: DA’s divisive posters were a calculated decision — which has backfired
Editorial
/ 7 October 2021

Editorial: DA’s divisive posters were a calculated decision — which has backfired

It would be refreshing if South Africans encountered political parties that actually walked the talk of embracing the ideals of nonracialism

By Editorial
Chapter 2.19: Corruption and the elections – a political podcast
Podcasts
/ 6 October 2021

Chapter 2.19: Corruption and the elections – a political podcast

In this episode, M&G politics journalist Khaya Koko chats with Professor Barry Hanyane and Advocate Selby Makgotho about corruption and elections

By M&G Listen
Eastern Cape government wants explanation for R15m sports facility
National
/ 5 October 2021

Eastern Cape government wants explanation for R15m sports facility

Opposition leaders hit out at ANC over social media fracas, saying residents of Enoch Mgijima municipality deserve better

By Lizeka Tandwa
The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay
National
/ 5 October 2021

The smelly and corrupt side of ‘dysfunctional’ Nelson Mandela Bay

The municipality has accrued billions of rand in wasteful spending, and more than 6 000 putrid bucket toilets

By Khaya Koko and M&G Data Desk
Is too much service delivery killing South Africa’s democracy?
Opinion
/ 5 October 2021

Is too much service delivery killing South Africa’s democracy?

Citizens want a meaningful say in how they are governed, not local government that foists on them what it has decided the people need.

By Steven Friedman
Action SA set to take the IEC to court over ballot papers
Politics
/ 4 October 2021

Action SA set to take the IEC to court over ballot papers

Action SA is planning to take the IEC to court after it failed to undertake to address its concerns over the draft ballot papers for the local government elections

By Lizeka Tandwa
Angry residents say voting has become meaningless
National
/ 4 October 2021

Angry residents say voting has become meaningless

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

By Nation Nyoka
Effluent Warrenton: ‘Our town is worth saving’
The Green Guardian
/ 2 October 2021

Effluent Warrenton: ‘Our town is worth saving’

Warrenton’s residents live in sewage mess and battle with chronic water delivery problems

By Sheree Bega and M&G Data Desk
Chapter 2.19: A political podcast about the local election
Podcasts
/ 1 October 2021

Chapter 2.19: A political podcast about the local election

In this first episode, our politics journalist Lizeka Tandwa and veteran journalist Paddy Harper chat to our guest about service delivery and the elections.

By M&G Listen
Economic development, clean governance at the heart of the IFP manifesto
Politics
/ 1 October 2021

Economic development, clean governance at the heart of the IFP manifesto

The party wants to use 2021 as a platform to vote the ANC out in 2024

By Paddy Harper
How ANC bartered to save the elections
Politics
/ 30 September 2021

How ANC bartered to save the elections

When the ANC was faced with possible losses in 95 municipalities, it approached two smaller parties in hope that its endorsements would result in trade-offs.

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto
Politics
/ 28 September 2021

We will do better, ANC president Ramaphosa says in corrective manifesto

At the ANC’s manifesto launch, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to reduce unemployment, increase social security, and stamp out corruption in the party

By Lizeka Tandwa
Popularity will not guarantee mayoral selection — Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 27 September 2021

Popularity will not guarantee mayoral selection — Ramaphosa

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

By Lizeka Tandwa
EFF produces ambitious manifesto, promising land redistribution
Politics
/ 26 September 2021

EFF produces ambitious manifesto, promising land redistribution

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.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Has South Africa reached a tipping point?
Opinion
/ 26 September 2021

Has South Africa reached a tipping point?

At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless

By Anda Bici
Local government elections: Dear ANC, look before you leap
Opinion
/ 25 September 2021

Local government elections: Dear ANC, look before you leap

In love, as in politics, look before you leap

By Kiri Rupiah and Luke Feltham
DA says ANC’s implosion has thrown local government elections wide open
Politics
/ 25 September 2021

DA says ANC’s implosion has thrown local government elections wide open

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

By Lizeka Tandwa
Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time
Opinion
/ 24 September 2021

Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time

If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi?

By Paddy Harper
Local elections: More than 800 ANC candidate disputes remain unresolved
Politics
/ 24 September 2021

Local elections: More than 800 ANC candidate disputes remain unresolved

Candidate court challenges loom for ANC

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
ActionSA wants pro-poor, business-friendly metros
Politics
/ 23 September 2021

ActionSA wants pro-poor, business-friendly metros

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

By Lizeka Tandwa
‘We are focused on the local government elections,’ ANC tells employees after three months with no salary
Politics
/ 23 September 2021

‘We are focused on the local government elections,’ ANC tells employees after three months with no salary

The organisation has sent another letter to staff members saying that salaries for July, August and September will not be paid on 25 September

By Lizeka Tandwa
Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail
Editorial
/ 22 September 2021

Editorial: Despite Zuma saga, the law will prevail

We must hold faith that law will prevail

By Editorial
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