Remembering Anton Rupert’s wisdom as post-election horse-trading kicks off
Negotiating coalitions with the EFF looks set to be a drawn-out game of cat and mouse.
Athol Trollip
DA’s Trollip: We will deliver. After today, corruption will be gone in NMB
DA mayoral candidate Athol Trollip said he had never seen the ANC fretting over results as they were in Nelson Mandela Bay.
How world sees SA – Shredding machines warmed up as unlikely change beckons
Given the likely outcome in Nelson Mandela Bay, Tshwane, Rustenburg and perhaps Johannesburg, expect shredding machines in municipal offices to be working overtime soon.
Maimane: Like Apartheid’s architect Verwoerd, Zuma thinks blacks are thick
An angry Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane, has lashed out at President Jacob Zuma for some of his campaign messages.
Sell: August ‘biggest’ election since 1994 – no such thing as ‘wasted vote’.
Graham Sell goes one further saying the upcoming municipal elections are without doubt the most important since 1994, so whatever you do, don’t waste your vote.
Quotes of the week: Parliamentary Star Wars – “Planet Zuma”
A selection of newsworthy quotes from the past week – including some parliamentary Star Wars.
ToDAy’s news: Helen Zille will be stepping down as DA leader
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille will not be available for re-election as DA leader after eight years at the helm.
Thousands apply as DA candidates; some in secret
From SAPA The Democratic Alliance on Saturday announced its premier and Parliamentary candidates ahead of the 2014 elections.Party leader Helen Zille, was again nominated to be the premier of the Western Cape. Mmusi Maimane, who has been at the forefront for the party in Gauteng, was elected to head the province. Speaking at a media … Read more