153 The IEC’s count is no longer just about numbers, it is about trust — from Tshwane to Polokwane, parties that beat the odds on election day are now challenging the process…
Category: Politics
Municipal skills crisis raises questions about readiness of incoming councillors
114 With more than 136,790 candidates contesting 10,526 municipal council seats, questions are being raised about whether South Africa’s incoming councillors have the skills and experience to govern effectively and fix the…
IFP blames lack of money as Hlengwa’s Durban mayoral bid flops
99 The IFP says a lack of money is holding it back, as its eThekwini mayoral candidate, deputy transport minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa, trails on about 7% in the metro. With counting still…
Sabelo: ANC did ‘very well’ in eThekwini
118 The ANC’s eThekwini leader, Thanduxolo Sabelo, says the party “did very well” in the metro, even though it is trailing in third place on about 16%. Sabelo, coordinator of the ANC’s…
McKenzie warns ANC: don’t ‘rescue’ the DA
108 Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie says his party will be the kingmaker in most hung councils, and has warned the ANC against rescuing the DA. Speaking at the national Results Operations…
Who was watching? ICASA deployed election monitors at the eleventh hour
125 The broadcasting regulator only put its election monitoring officers to work on 2 November, two days before South Africans voted in the local government elections. Party election broadcasts had been on…
Hill-Lewis: election is over, now put residents first
103 The election is over, the fighting must stop, and the coalitions must begin — that was the blunt message from DA Federal Leader Geordin Hill-Lewis at the national Results Operations Centre…
Zuma-Sambudla to face continued prosecution after court ruling
127 Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s attempt to have the criminal charges against her withdrawn has failed after the Durban High Court dismissed her Section 174 application on Friday. The ruling means the prosecution can…
Beaumont confirms ActionSA is talking to ANC, dodges question on two-metro offer
146 ActionSA has become the party every major player needs, and after outperforming expectations in the 2026 local government elections, its national chairperson Michael Beaumont has confirmed the party is already negotiating…
Coalition Scramble Begins As ANC Faces Life Without A Majority In The Metros
127 Counting continues, but coalition negotiations are already gathering pace, with early results pointing to shared governance in South Africa’s biggest cities. No party is set to govern Johannesburg or Tshwane on…