Manifestos

Local government elections: A review of the ANC, DA and EFF manifestos

As the three big parties make their last attempts to woo voters in this year’s local government elections, we look back at the promises in their manifestos

Lizeka Tandwa

6 min read

One expert says the outages are a wake-up call for how water is managed in the country’s economic hub. (Delwyn Verasamy)

ANC

19 OCT 2021

The ANC, DA and EFF ‘oblivious’ to climate crisis — Climate Justice Charter Movement

The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’

Sheree Bega

6 min read

All three manifestos are scant on climate change, mentioning it in passing and “not in an eloquent way”. (Paul Botes/M&G)

350 ORG

13 OCT 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

Sheree Bega

7 min read