Tag: mayors
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SA’s mayoral churn: 3+ mayors in 3 years for these 15 municipalities
Although coalitions may be relatively new at a national level, local municipalities are all too familiar with the idea of power sharing. Almost one-third of South Africa’s municipalities had no party with an outright majority after the 2021 local government elections so were run by coalition agreements. Of the 213 local municipalities and metros, 71 had…
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Murder in the municipalities: 21 councillors killed in 22 months
In South Africa, the murder rate among municipal ward councillors is six times higher than the national rate of 45 murders per 100,000 people
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A third of South Africa’s mayors are women
After the local government election in 2021, three of the eight metro municipalities were led by women. Now there is only one.
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Q&A: Age of mayors South Africa
Does it matter how old a mayor is when serving their term? It shouldn’t. There are many stereotypes around age and there are good candidates of all ages.
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Q&A with two experts on mayoral changes, service delivery
A change in leadership affects service delivery, but in an ideal scenario, there would be a clear distinction between the political and bureaucratic spheres.
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How many bodyguards does a mayor need?
Officially SA mayors should have a maximum of two bodyguards, many have a lot more