CARTOON: Coalition talks deadlock

Coalition talks between parties collapse but ANC can elect some mayors with simple majority

Joburg, Tshwane, eThekwini, Ekurhuleni and Nelson Mandela Bay all hang in the balance

Voters opted to repeat the coalition experiment, despite its chaos and poor performance record

Former mayor says his resignation from the DA in 2019 is ‘water under the bridge’

Numbers show the ANC, DA and EFF all suffered significant losses, and small new parties grew at their expense