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eThekwini Municipality Municipal Manager
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EThekwini: Opposition accuses metro of ‘secretive appointment process’

Julius Malema mjolo 2
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Julius Malema: ‘We did not vote for the DA, we voted against the ANC’

johannesburg
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‘They made a BLUNDER’: Ex-Joburg mayor’s grim WARNING to the DA

eThekwini Municipality Municipal Manager
KwaZulu-Natal

EThekwini: Opposition accuses metro of ‘secretive appointment process’

Julius Malema mjolo 2
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Julius Malema: ‘We did not vote for the DA, we voted against the ANC’

johannesburg
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‘They made a BLUNDER’: Ex-Joburg mayor’s grim WARNING to the DA

HERMAN MASHABA
South Africa

Mashaba refuses to negotiate with DA unless EFF is present

By Storm Simpson23-11-2021 18:21

‘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.

coalition metros metro
South Africa

Metro elections: Who are the big winners – and losers – after Monday?

By Storm Simpson23-11-2021 12:12

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 Coalition
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Nelson Mandela Bay set to elect coalition govt – but who will take charge?

By Tom Head17-11-2021 09:32

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

EFF Julius Malema ANC COALITION
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Just in: EFF confirm they WILL NOT form coalitions with the ANC

By Tom Head16-11-2021 13:14

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

Johannesburg coalition ANC EFF
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This ‘seven-party coalition’ could freeze ANC, EFF out of Johannesburg

By Tom Head15-11-2021 13:26

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

coalition deadline
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Coalition D-Day: What happens if parties can’t form a government?

By Tom Head15-11-2021 09:25

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.

ActionSA
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ActionSA members turn on each other as coalition talks continue

By The South African14-11-2021 13:31

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

Cyril Ramaphosa recording
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Ramaphosa on ANC coalition talks: ‘We’re not on our knees’

By Thabo Baloyi09-11-2021 05:00

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

ANC Ramaphosa leaks
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Elections 2021: ANC continuing coalition talks with political parties

By Thabo Baloyi07-11-2021 12:47

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

DA Covid-19 lockdown restrictions end
Municipal Elections 2021

Coalition update: ANC and DA leaders meet to find a way forward

By The South African07-11-2021 10:32

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?

ActionSA coalition
Municipal Elections 2021

Here’s how YOU can choose who ActionSA will form a coalition with

By Tom Head05-11-2021 11:02

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.

fikile mbalula anc eff coalitions south africa elections
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: ANC NWC to meet – coalitions on the agenda

By Thabo Baloyi05-11-2021 07:11

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

metros johannesburg final election results coalition
Municipal Elections 2021

FINAL Johannesburg Election Results | ANC, DA set for coalition battle

By Tom Head04-11-2021 18:52

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.

2021 Elections rerunning
Municipal Elections 2021

Latest election results: Will the ANC form coalitions with the DA?

By Tom Head04-11-2021 08:42

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?

Elections 2021: ANC weighing o
Municipal Elections 2021

Elections 2021: ANC weighing options ahead of coalition talks

By Thabo Baloyi04-11-2021 05:00

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

coalition deadline
Municipal Elections 2021

ANC Top Six member ‘approached Mashaba about forming a coalition’

By Tom Head03-11-2021 18:16

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

coalition metros metro
Municipal Elections 2021

These THREE metros are on course for a ‘chaotic coalition’

By Tom Head03-11-2021 08:36

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

ANC EFF COALITION
Municipal Elections 2021

2021 Elections: ANC/EFF coalition could win in these NINE municipalities

By Tom Head02-11-2021 17:23

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.

Athol Trollip
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Athol Trollip burns his mayoral replacement in scathing three-word statement

By Tom Head06-09-2018 21:06

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

Athol Trollip
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Athol Trollip survives again: Here’s why he keeps facing motions of no confidence

By Tom Head16-08-2018 11:14

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?

Conservative losses leave Brit
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Conservative losses leave Britain on a knife-edge: What happens next?

By Tom Head09-06-2017 09:08

June could very well be the end of May

Six other world leaders who should also be put under house arrest
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UK election leads to shock hung parliament – Twitter reacts

By Anton Smith09-06-2017 07:20

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.

DA, Internet censorship , films , social media
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DA brushes off EFF failure; forms coalitions with UDM, ACDP, IFP and Cope

By Ezra Claymore17-08-2016 16:05

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.

Julius Malema
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Coalition talks between ANC and EFF also fail, Malema confirms

By Ezra Claymore17-08-2016 12:41

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.

DA confirms there won’t be coa
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DA confirms there won’t be coalition with EFF in Tshwane and Jozi

By Ezra Claymore17-08-2016 11:10

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

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