Hendri Pelser: Mayor Mashaba – some service delivery please
Hendri Pelser hopes for the best, as for the first time since democracy, many local councils and metros will be run by minority governments, including Mashaba’s.
Hendri Pelser hopes for the best, as for the first time since democracy, many local councils and metros will be run by minority governments, including Mashaba’s.
Political provocateur Julius Malema has emerged as the kingmaker in several key cities where the ANC has lost outright control. The result may be chaotic.
It has been a historic morning in South Africa, with the Nelson Mandela Bay metro and Mogale City municipalities replacing their ANC mayors with candidates nominated by the DA.
Gerbrandt van Heerden believes the youth have the power to create a more politically competitive environment if they utilise their right to vote.
Wilf Nussey wonders whether Cape Town’s success has gone to Mayor Patricia de Lille’s head and generated an unwanted and atypical conceit.
Voters in Cape Town have a decision to make. Do they want it to be run like the Buffalo City Municipality or do they want it to be run as it is being run now?
Graham Sell decided recently to take a look at the candidate lists for the upcoming Local Government elections, and says are not as boring as you might think.
The ANC is coming for you. This was the stern warning deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa gave to those assassinating ANC candidates in KwaZulu-Natal.
The poll is the sixth commissioned by eNCA that shows the ANC is facing a serious challenge to maintain control of the three municipalities.
August is set to be the most important election in South Africa’s history since 1994. There are increasing signs that SA is likely to see a spate of coalition governments.