Staff Writer With over 68 hung councils resulting from South Africa’s most recent local government election, coalition...
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SA Local Elections 2021 Articles
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[LISTEN] Assessing the Election Results – Coalitions and Popularity
Staff Writer With around 68 hung councils arising from South Africa’s 1st November local government poll, issues...
The Intrigue Behind the New Charges in the Free State Asbestos Case
Staff Writer The National Prosecuting Authority has announced that its star witness, Moroadi Cholota, will now also...
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[LISTEN] Of Turnouts and Identity Politics
Staff Writer With the IEC declaring the results of the November 2021 South African poll as free and fair, much can be interpreted from voting behaviour and its consequences. Around 12 million had voted, a large drop from the 2016 poll, which saw a turnout of 58%....
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[LISTEN] Can Coalitions Work
Staff Writer With the results of the 1 November local government elections now official, coalitions will now inform South African politics at a local government level for at least the next 5 years. Around a third of the country’s 270 municipalities will require...
Ward Winning Muslim Councilors: Rashieda Landis (Robertsham)
By Annisa Essack 04:11:2021 Rashieda Landis, councillor for Ward 55, Robertsham, in Gauteng, won her ward for the third term on the DA ticket. She says that she is first a Muslim, a humanitarian and then a politician, and this is the basis on which she runs her ward....
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[LISTEN] Lenasia: Ward Councillor Imraan Moosa Committed to Delivery
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam this week spoke to the winning candidate for Ward Councillor in Lenasia, Hafidh Imraan Moosa. Moosa said that following all the stress, anxiety, and hard work, that he was thankful to the Almighty for having made it possible for him to...
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[LISTEN] Azaadville Ward Councillor Shabier Dabhelia Retains His Ward – Ready For New Challenges
Umm Muhammed Umar Brother Shabier Dabhelia was re-elected Ward Councillor for what forms part of Azaadville and other surrounding areas. Dabhelia had a support base of more than 69 percent, in comparison to other political parties or contestants. He was humbled by the...
Service delivery is a right – Amnesty International SA
Umamah Bakharia 04:11:2021 The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) is set to announce the local government results later today. However, there are some questions on whether service delivery will improve in communities that have voted in certain parties. Executive...
South Africans Still Trust the IEC
By Naadiya Adams South Africans still trust the Independent Electoral Commission, although there is a decline of trust in democracy. This is according to the Human Sciences Research Council, who briefed the media on its findings on the election satisfaction survey...
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[LISTEN] Hung Municipalities and Coalition Politics
Staff Writer With results of the 1 November 2021 local poll slowly emerging, coalitions will play an important part in the country’s politics over the next few years. Around 45 hung municipalities have thus far arisen out of the 270 municipalities in total, with the...
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[LISTEN] Councillor Abdur Rahmaan Rickey Nair wins Ward 58
By Hajira Khota 03.11.2021 Newly elected ward councillor won with 48% of the votes. Abdur Rahmaan Rickey Nair...