Category: Politics
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New, small and community parties that will shape local government
Small parties got more votes this election. Over 1,200 council seats were won by candidates from smaller parties, compared with 500 after the 2016 poll.
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Hung councils and low voter turnout are the main features of the 2021 elections
The number of municipalities that will be run by coalitions has more than doubled. Is this what the future of local government looks like?
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What we can learn about municipal elections from the one held in 2016
There were 178 by-elections held since the elections in which 79 council seats changed hands.
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Who are the candidates who want your vote in local government elections 2021?
We dug into the candidates list to find out how many are running in multiple wards and if young people are putting their names forward for election.
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Who will be voting in this election? Not that many young people
South Africa’s 20-somethings have been less than enthusiastic about registering to vote in this year’s local government elections.
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Rise of the independent candidates
“The political sands are shifting all across the world as citizens are losing faith in big political parties and seeking a new alternative.”
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Quick take: An age-old problem – SA’s 2021 cabinet
On 5 August 2021 President Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet. The new cabinet is old: 20 of the 30 ministers are over the age of 60 and only one minister is younger than 40.
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What are the President’s Priorities?
How do we get insight into the issues a president most values? The annual State of the Nation Address is one way, because it details the government’s priorities for the year ahead. We analysed the last 10 SONAs.