The government has put stringent measures in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the National Assembly, provincial outreach programmes and municipalities have had to comply
Elections can be used to build a movement that advances a democratic socialist alternative
The SACP independently contested elections for the first time in the municipality that includes the town of Sasolburg and Zamdela township.
It could be a wake-up call for a party distracted by power struggles over its next group of leaders
The industrial town, part of the contested Metsimaholo area, is seeking renewal
The worst-performing municipalities were found in the Free State and North West which had huge liquidity shortfalls.
There is no guarantee that any are likely to be given an outright mandate to pursue their manifestos.
By taking on its alliance member, the SACP is ‘making history’ in the small Free State district
Mmusi Maimane has urged residents of the Metsimaholo municipality to kick the ANC out of power when they vote in the upcoming by-elections