‘One thing I want the DA to understand, our vote is not a gift to them,’ said Herman Mashaba. He said the EFF must be present in any talks between parties.

The EFF gets to govern. The DA won where it didn’t expect to and will need the EFF and ActionSA’s support to govern properly. The ANC has two more shots at winning a metro but based on Monday’s madness this seems highly unlikely.

Nelson Mandela Bay is set for more political strife, and the incoming coalition government could end up being outnumbered by the opposition.

Our election deadlock has intensified even further on Tuesday, after Julius Malema said the EFF ‘will not form any coalition’ with the ANC.

Is there a coalition government brewing in Johannesburg? An alliance of SEVEN political parties could spell disaster for ANC and EFF forces.

Time is running out for parties to form coalition agreements in some of SA’s biggest cities – and a political circus awaits those who fail.

Some ActionSA members are furious with Herman Mashaba. As coalition talks continue, the internal political fights are underway too.

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says the party won’t enter coalitions “at all costs” and is more than happy to be the opposition

The ANC and DA are currently discussing possible coalitions, after failing to claim outright victories in 66 municipalities

The country’s two biggest parties are both meeting today to try and work out who to work with. Will the ANC and DA work with each other?

Yes, you’ve read that right: ActionSA has taken the unprecedented step of asking the public to help choose who they enter a coalition with.

Political parties, including the ANC have no choice but to enter into coalition agreements as there are 66 hung municipalities

The vote count is over in Johannesburg, but we’re going into extra time. The ANC and the DA now have a tricky path to secure a coalition.

Our 2021 Election results have made it clear that the ANC and the DA are losing voters – but could they now start forming coalitions together?

ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile says the party is carefully considering how it will go about forming coalition governments

One of the ANC Top Six representatives became the first party official to approach Herman Mashaba and ActionSA about a coalition.

There are multiple metros in South Africa that, in all likelihood, will need MORE than two parties to form a coalition government.

In some municipalities, the ANC is falling short of the 50% mark – but they could get there easily, by entering into a coalition with the EFF.

“You are illegitimate” – A brief statement from Athol Trollip on Mongameli Bobani has turned heads for its sheer brutality.

Yet another attempt to boot Athol Trollip has fallen flat. But why is he the subject of so many motions of no confidence in NMB?

June could very well be the end of May

Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party make unexpected gains across the country, while Conservative prime minister Theresa May hangs by a thread after a night of surprises in dear old Blighty.

The Democratic Alliance might have lost out on a coalition with the Economic Freedom Fighters, but that didn’t stop them from making a similar arrangement with several other parties.

Well that’s that then isn’t it? Malema has confirmed that the ANC failed to meet the red berets’ demands, so a coalition is a no-go.

The Democratic Alliance’s James Selfe has confirmed that coalition talks between the two parties were unsuccessful, leaving both municipalities in limbo.