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MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 08: Herman Mashaba (ActionSA Leader) during the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official release of the results for the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) at Gallagher Convention Centre on November 08, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. The municipal elections were held to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
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MAILBOX | "The people have spoken": Tribe member says Mashaba's moment has come

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Editor BizNews
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A BizNews Tribe member says Gauteng's metros have backed ActionSA, and that the DA's trust problem will keep it from winning over ordinary voters.
MIDRAND, SOUTH AFRICA – NOVEMBER 08: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) chairperson speaks at the official announcement of the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) results at the Gallagher Convention Centre on November 08, 2026 in Midrand, South Africa. The municipal elections were held to elect councils for all metropolitan, district and local municipalities across the country’s nine provinces. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)
Rational Perspective

Gareth van Onselen’s fact check: 766 wards lost by ANC in LGEs. DA took 184 of them

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Editor BizNews
2 min read
DA breaks the ANC’s ward-loss monopoly, winning across all provinces.
Solly Moeng: “Hardcore” ANC members want an ActionSA-DA coalition — after secret votes…
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Solly Moeng: “Hardcore” ANC members want an ActionSA-DA coalition — after secret votes…

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Chris Steyn
14 min read
Solly Moeng on ANC defectors, ActionSA and the Madlanga Commission.
BN Edge | GHL: coalitions, Cape Town and the DA's road to 2029 — or earlier
BizNews Edge

BN Edge | GHL: coalitions, Cape Town and the DA's road to 2029 — or earlier

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Alec Hogg
19 min read
Hill-Lewis outlines DA’s coalition options, backs Zille against EFF and signals possible early election
WSM: the ANC's slide and the deals that come next
BizNews Edge

WSM: the ANC's slide and the deals that come next

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Alec Hogg
16 min read
William Saunderson-Meyer on Ramaphosa’s coalition dilemma, the DA’s gains and the road to 2029