IFP about-turn with ANC leaves KZN in precarious position

Election and swearing in of eThekwini mayor, deputy mayor and chief whip will take place on Wednesday

Tshwane vote makes it three out of three for DA in Gauteng

ANC opts out of voting after the devastating loss of two crucial Gauteng metros on Monday

EUSEBIUS MCKAISER: DA finds mayoral success but there are no winners in SA’s political swamp

The real problem is that the lack of political maturity within our body politic means that all the hung councils are likely to be unstable

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ANC ousted in Gauteng metros Joburg and Ekurhuleni

EFF supports DA’s candidates in surprise move and Mpho Phalatse elected Joburg mayor

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Ekurhuleni and eThekwini councils descend into chaos

Tables and chairs overturned in eThekwini when deal struck with the IFP collapsed

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DA’s Tania Campbell elected as executive mayor of Ekurhuleni

Campbell takes over from the ANC’s Mzwandile Masina, who has governed the city through a coalition since 2016

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Parties urged not to give kingmakers too much power

Rewarding kingmakers with the most powerful positions is undemocratic and often leads to failure, say Western Cape academics

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POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Ramaphosa and security cluster ministers to be grilled by MPs

The government’s intelligence gathering capabilities are expected to come under scrutiny

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Herman Mashaba one step closer to becoming Johannesburg mayor

The DA, ActionSA, Freedom Front Plus (FF+), ACDP, UDM and Cope met on Friday and most parties agreed to endorse Mashaba for the mayoral position in Johannesburg

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ANC set to announce coalition partners, mayoral candidates on Sunday

Negotiations with various political parties concluded

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Ramaphosa and Motsepe donated over R6m to ANC ahead of election, says IEC

Commission reveals donors that gave parties amounts over R100,000

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DA the front-runner in the race for Tshwane mayor

The ANC has said working with the DA may be ‘a bridge too far’ and the DA has insisted it can have ‘no formal coalition agreement’ with the ANC

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ANC looks set to retain eThekwini with IFP help

Parties strike a deal to give each other support but not as a coalition

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Deadlock raises odds of unstable metros after coalition talks fall apart

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

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Patriotic Alliance withdrawal weakens DA ahead of coalition deadline

With time running out to form coalitions, PA’s exit from talks is a setback for DA’s strategy to unseat ANC in metros

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Some in ANC resigned to opposition role as coalition talks race into final straight

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

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POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Clock ticking on municipal coalitions

Many surprises could be in store as parties are staking out who they can negotiate with while weighing up the dynamics of municipalities

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Everything you need to know about SA’s local government elections

A round-up of election news, views and analysis from politicians, voters and commentators

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