High noon as parties prepare for the polls
The coming 12 months are set to be full of political drama: vaccines and Covid management, local government elections and the perennial infighting of the ANC
21 January 2021 - 05:00
After the tumult of 2020, what could possibly go wrong in 2021? Well, if the political calendar for the next 12 months is anything to go by, a lot — particularly for political parties jockeying for support ahead of the local government elections, due to be held between August and November.
This is always a crucial vote, given that municipalities are the coalface of service delivery (and given the dire state of that particular sector)...
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