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Premium: Why Herman Mashaba deserves to become Joburg’s Mayor again
"It is instructive that in Joburg, Mashaba's ActionSA received a chunky 38,000 more votes for mayor (the second form) than candidates in wards."
Now that the seat numbers are official and one third of SA's local councils are up for grabs, I'm hoping egos will be put aside and sanity prevail among opposition politicos. Because a historic opportunity exists to create a permanent impression among still naive voters in this young democracy.
These parties should grab the unique opportunity presented by the impact on the ANC of a historically low turnout (down 21% on the IEC's absolutely final data). This can be done to cement the concept of good governance in future and ruthlessly expose abuses of the past. Achieving this is predicated on actually securing power. That will require compromises favouring the greater good. Rationality over emotion.
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