Ability must determine who gets hired, not jobs for pals or because of their political affiliation, says the head of the South African Local Government Association
ANC NEC maps out guidelines for candidate selection for the 2021 local government elections
There will be one voter registration weekend for local government elections on October 27, because of budget cuts caused by the pandemic
The Act, which regulates political party funding, came into effect on 1 April and aims to make donations transparent.
The Independent Electoral Commission wants to prevent a repeat of the voting irregularity complaints that occurred during the last LGE
Everything you need to know about South Africa’s options for holding municipal polls — and the dangers we face.
Covid-19 puts the brakes on the governing party again, as 20 regional and provincial elective conferences need to be rescheduled
EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is preparing to govern in many municipalities from next year. It is also launching a programme to defend the rights of farm workers
There’s a backlog of by-elections to get through before next year’s local government elections. Will voters go to the polls even though Covid protocols are in place?
The Electoral Commission of South Africa said next year’s local government elections will go ahead despite the pandemic as it has plans in place to keep employees and voters safe
The lockdown has interrupted public consultations on ward demarcations, while 37 by-elections around the country are on hold
With two years before the next local government election and an ANC in Gauteng already on notice, the stakes have never been higher.
Gauteng is expected to be one of the most fiercely contested provinces in next year’s elections
The Democratic Alliance’s problems are bigger than just axed Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille
Maimane said the DA needed to recruit excellent young black candidates for its 2019 candidate lists and ensure that the party becomes truly diverse.
The local government elections made 2016 a defining year in the history of the country’s electoral politics, writes Mashupye Herbert Maserumule.
The M&G post-election Critical Thinking Forum considered the scenario South African politics now faces in the aftermath
It was peaceful and democratic but a revolt nonetheless.
South Africa is in a tryst with tumultuous times as coalitions take shape to unlock hung municipalities following the 2016 local government elections.
The EFF is sending a strong message to South Africans that it wants to be known as the only political home for radical change.
The EFF leader is playing the long game, backed up by action that shows more maturity than the ANC did this week.
The EFF’s commander-in-chief made it clear that neutrality is not an option and will thus back the DA in the major hung metros.
No tough action has been taken against the president despite surveys showing his many scandals are impacting the party’s electoral performance.
‘The result shows that the main opposition parties were put in the pound seats by the ANC voters who didn’t show up on election day.’
The new City of Cape Town council wasted no time in re-electing Dirk Smit and Patricia de Lille as speaker and mayor respectively
Watching the South African metro elections from Zambia, in the final week of its own national election campaign, was a sobering experience.
Our past tells us that women mobilise in ways that produce significant political results. But the present shows how easily these gains can evaporate.
Stay calm – but (not just you Helen Zille) please shut up!
Bantu Holomisa said no small parties had been involved in coalition negotiations yet because for now, the bigger parties had to thrash things out.
That the ANC’s dominant faction prefers to lose votes rather than recall President Jacob Zuma might not be a wise strategy.
The Democratic Alliance and ANC are set to begin the horse-trading in the municipalities and metros that failed to produce an outright majority.
The ANC has withdrawn its complaint to the IEC regarding the outcome of elections in the Nelson Mandela Bay metro.