Johannesburg's mayoral race is heating up as political veterans and rising contenders clash over solutions for failing infrastructure, service delivery, and coalition control…
Helen Zille, the DA's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, has launched an unconventional campaign exposing the ANC-led metro's failure to provide basic services. She has lodged a…
Ahead of the local government elections on 4 November, campaigns will focus on housing delivery numbers. However, this article argues that these numbers are incomplete and…
As unpredictable as elections may be, the best outcome for voters in the 4 November local government elections would be an electoral system which incentivises and rewards…
The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas
The party wants to use its growing influence in Gauteng metros to consolidate its presence
The South African Local Government Association said a three-year wage deal had been agreed on the remuneration of municipal employees
Stocktake at the end of a momentous year shows that the ruling party holds all the cards but has little room for manoeuvre
In this week’s by-elections, the ANC has the highest number of wards being contested. However, the turnout in some communities in areas in the Vaal district has been low — even…
Readers write in about the electoral system, Zambia’s elections and the M&G’s story on Naspers.
The metro’s new mayor, Solly Msimanga, says the party will no longer allow citizens ‘to be skivvies of councillors and a certain political party’.
Its mistakes quickly forgotten, the ruling party reasons that those who didn’t vote do support the ANC after all.
Readers write in about Karoo lamb, and the ANC after the municipal elections.
Given the befuddlement of voters (and politicians) on August 3, perhaps it’s time a course in politics is made compulsory.
The organisation popularly known as the "Kadoef" party has surprised its detractors after winning a seat in the Beaufort West municipality’s council.
