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municipal politics

Four candidates vie to be Tshwane mayor, while ANC could face multiple no-confidence motions elsewhere

South Africa

Four candidates vie to be Tshwane mayor, while ANC could face multiple no-confidence motions elsewhere

By Ferial Haffajee

DA calls for Knysna council to be dissolved and new elections to be held

Maverick News

DA calls for Knysna council to be dissolved and new elections to be held

By Suné Payne

ANC and FF Plus join forces in new local governance model in Western Cape

Maverick News

ANC and FF Plus join forces in new local governance model in Western Cape

By Velani Ludidi

DA’s Raymond Ross elected Cape Agulhas mayor after no-confidence vote against predecessor

Maverick News

DA’s Raymond Ross elected Cape Agulhas mayor after no-confidence vote against predecessor

By Suné Payne

Gauteng government threatens to intervene in dysfunctional Ekurhuleni council

South Africa

Gauteng government threatens to intervene in dysfunctional Ekurhuleni council

By Nonkululeko Njilo

DA ousted by ANC-majority coalition in Plettenberg Bay’s Bitou

Politics

DA ousted by ANC-majority coalition in Plettenberg Bay’s Bitou

By Suné Payne

ActionSA calls for Knysna to be placed under administration over service delivery challenges

Politics

ActionSA calls for Knysna to be placed under administration over service delivery challenges

By Suné Payne

Knysna’s governing coalition on shaky ground after defection of Garden Route councillor

South Africa

Knysna’s governing coalition on shaky ground after defection of Garden Route councillor

By Suné Payne

Suspensions, counter-suspensions and the bizarre battle for leadership threaten to rend Icosa

Politics

Suspensions, counter-suspensions and the bizarre battle for leadership threaten to rend Icosa

By Suné Payne

Divided and riven with discontent — a deep dive into Swellendam

South Africa

Divided and riven with discontent — a deep dive into Swellendam

By Suné Payne and Samane Jnr Marks

UPDATED: DA dashes party-switching candidate’s hopes of winning Durban’s Chatsworth Ward 73 for ANC

South Africa

UPDATED: DA dashes party-switching candidate’s hopes of winning Durban’s Chatsworth Ward 73 for ANC

By Chris Makhaye

Patriotic Alliance joins forces with small Oudtshoorn parties ‘to defeat DA and ANC in Western Cape’

South Africa

Patriotic Alliance joins forces with small Oudtshoorn parties ‘to defeat DA and ANC in Western Cape’

By Suné Payne