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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - MAY 27: A voting station sign is seen at a school in Eldorado Park on May 27, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. South Africa's national and provincial elections will be held on May 29 to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Reading the LGE tea leaves

By
William Saunderson-Meyer
6 min read
Local elections could reshape coalitions and weaken ANC power ahead of 2029.
William Saunderson-Meyer: what voters want and what parties will do | Jaundiced Eye
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William Saunderson-Meyer: what voters want and what parties will do | Jaundiced Eye

By
Alec Hogg
16 min read
ANC decline, coalition battles and key metro election contests.
LETLHABILE SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 24: African National Congress (ANC) posters hang on a house on October 24, 2026 in central Letlhabile, South Africa. South Africa will hold municipal elections on November 4, 2026. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
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WSM: ANC’s coalition maths: a partner it can’t stomach, or allies who’ll cost it more

By
William Saunderson-Meyer
6 min read
ANC support falls to 32% as coalition politics reshape South Africa’s six major metros.
WSM: Is a vote for a small party wasted? | Jaundiced Eye
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WSM: Is a vote for a small party wasted? | Jaundiced Eye

By
Alec Hogg
12 min read
Jaundiced Eye columnist William Saunderson-Meyer on 547 parties, vanity votes, ActionSA's kingmaker role and why a vote for a no-hoper can backfire.
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – OCTOBER 16: Election Posters And Billboards displayed on October 16, 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. The 2026 South African municipal elections will be held on 4 November 2026 across South Africa, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)
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WSM's Jaundiced Eye: Don’t vote for political minnows

By
William Saunderson-Meyer
6 min read
How micro-parties are destabilising South Africa’s local government and coalitions
William Saunderson-Meyer: MK, Zuma, KZN, ANC, and the Jaundiced Eye is now on BizNews
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William Saunderson-Meyer: MK, Zuma, KZN, ANC, and the Jaundiced Eye is now on BizNews

By
Alec Hogg
12 min read
Zuma’s grip on MK, Duduzane’s future and the ANC’s path back to power.