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Over the past four elections the smaller political parties have been losing votes hand over fist — except for the Freedom Front Plus (FF+). (David Harrison/M&G)
ELECTIONS

No water, no order: Sophiatown voter wants Freedom Front Plus to rescue SA

Frustrated by daily water cuts, uncollected rubbish, and urban decay, Sophiatown voter Joanna Moleko has cast her ballot for Pieter Groenewald and the Freedom Front Plus in…

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read
President Cyril Ramaphosa & Helen Zille. Image: Supplied
ELECTIONS

Post election ANC-DA coalition likely

As the ANC and DA prepare to battle for Johannesburg and Cape Town in the local government elections, analysts suggest a post-election coalition between the two major parties…

  • Brian Sokutu
7 min read
Promises: Parties pledge to improve municipal water and sanitation infrastructure, repair leaks. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
ELECTIONS

Fixing SA’s broken municipalities

As voters prepare to head to the polls, major political parties have unveiled competing manifestos to fix South Africa's collapsing municipalities, restore crumbling…

  • Lunga Mzangwe
  • Loyiso Sidimba
  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
Possible coalition partners: The DA’s Helen Zille and ANC’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Photos: DA/My ANC
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Inside the ANC-DA poll face-off

As municipal elections approach, polling suggests hung councils in Johannesburg and Cape Town that could force rivals ANC and DA into an uneasy local government coalition.

  • Brian Sokutu
4 min read
Municipal political landscape: ANC volunteers going from door to door, campaigning for the party. Photo: MY ANC
ELECTIONS

Will South Africa remain in ANC hands?

As South Africans head to the polls, the ANC faces its toughest local government test amid rising service delivery challenges, surging opposition parties, and the looming reality…

  • Marlan Padayachee
9 min read
Lethal concoction: The combination of the ANC doing badly nationally in the November elections compared to the DA and losing ground in KwaZulu-Natal to the MK Party would probably cause such a shock in the ANC that it might plunge the party, torn apart by factional in-fighting, into freefall. Photo: My ANC
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Ramifications of an ANC electoral decline

A potential drop in ANC support during the 2026 local government elections could fundamentally shift the balance of power within the Government of National Unity, elevating the…

  • William Gumede
7 min read
Due process: Multiple sources say senior DA leaders were blindsided by Geordin Hill-Lewis’s proposed reshuffle this week. Photo: Supplied
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS

Angst and anger as DA reshuffles

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis’s decision to seek sweeping changes to the party’s representation in the government of national unity (GNU) has ruffled…

  • Mandisa Makgakga
  • Sheree Bega
6 min read