BY-ELECTIONS

Unpacking the polls: DA consistent, MK party not so much

5 min

3

By Suné Payne

WESTERN CAPE MUNICIPAL POLITICS

DA-led Theewaterskloof coalition collapses after ANC backs FF+ mayor

4 min

6

By Victoria O’Regan

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Municipal audit results continue to decline — irregular, wasteful expenditure balloons to R7.4bn

6 min

8

By Nonkululeko Njilo

MUNICIPAL POLITICS

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

5 min

0

By Velani Ludidi

ANALYSIS

Come the 2026 local government elections, the ANC slide is likely to continue

5 min

8

By Stephen Grootes

GNU DAWN BUDGET BLUES

Another DA-Freedom Front Plus coalition collapses in the Western Cape

3 min

14

By Victoria O’Regan

LOCAL POLITICS

ANC to stage municipal interventions in bid to boost 2026 electoral prospects

2 min

4

By Queenin Masuabi

ANALYSIS

GNU’s Golden Dream — dare we be hopeful?

4 min

6

By Stephen Grootes

LOCAL GOVERNANCE OP-ED

SA’s recovery depends on municipalities getting solid support from government

3 min

1

By Lwazi Sikiti

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Cogta Minister Hlabisa warns failing municipalities they’ll be dissolved — and new elections held

4 min

5

By Queenin Masuabi

ANALYSIS

A South Africa Party? Strange and difficult to comprehend while not impossible to imagine

4 min

0

By Stephen Grootes

POLITICAL BEDFELLOWS

Governance within KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng set for leadership shifts if ANC and DA reach GNU agreement

3 min

0

By Queenin Masuabi

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Court orders Gayton McKenzie to hand over documents for corruption probe

4 min

3

By Suné Payne

COUNCIL FRACAS

Troubled Knysna municipality to restart hunt for municipal manager after court ruling

3 min

3

By Suné Payne

MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

Western Cape’s Kannaland leaders summoned to Parliament after virtual meeting no-show

3 min

3

By Suné Payne

STATE OF THE PROVINCE ADDRESS DEBATE

Alan Winde calls for service delivery probe in Knysna, Beaufort West, Theewaterskloof and Kannaland

4 min

4

By Suné Payne

POLITICAL SCRUMDOWN

MEC Anton Bredell turns up heat beneath Theewaterskloof officials in Rugby World Cup ‘official state visit’ probe

4 min

12

By Victoria O’Regan

POLITICAL SCRUMDOWN

‘Official state visit’ to watch Rugby World Cup final kicks up Theewaterskloof Municipality funding spat

6 min

63

By Victoria O’Regan

CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING

ANC NEC supports cutting ties with ‘dictatorial’ EFF and pro-Israel PA in municipal coalitions

2 min

34

By Queenin Masuabi

GHOSTS OF NEGLECT

How two Western Cape towns ran dry - Coke bottles, missing director, ageing canals, broken pipes

10 min

29

By Suné Payne

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Punish municipal mediocrity and maladministration, says SA Local Government Association

4 min

1

By Nonkululeko Njilo