Group work” is a concept dreaded by anyone who’s ever had to drag lazy, under-performing hangers-on through a school, university or workplace project. But it’s also what underpins any successful coalition government – pity that ANC and EFF councillors in the City of Johannesburg seem determined to avoid it at any cost. In case you’ve …
The local government elections are done, and most of you probably don’t yet know who is running your city or town. That’s because more than a quarter of all municipalities were hung with no clear majority – a first in our democratic history. Parties have been forced to the negotiating table to work out power-sharing …
FW de Klerk has died. He was apartheid South Africa’s final president and shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993 for their roles in navigating the country towards democracy. Dave Steward, spokesperson for the FW de Klerk Foundation, told News24 today: “The former president died earlier this morning at his home in …
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Today you’ll be choosing your local government leaders! So, in our final pre-election explainer, we want to talk about coalitions. 🤝 The last local government elections in 2016 saw shock losses for the ANC in major cities, while opposition parties banded together to keep the ruling party out. The DA coalesced with smaller parties to …
In a little more than three weeks’ time, on 1 November, South Africans will head to the polls to select their local and municipal leaders. Many of you probably haven’t thought about it yet – we know, there’s so much else going on! – and if you have, you may be feeling completely disillusioned. So, …
This is the first election since the Political Funding Act of 2018 came into effect. We are pretty excited about this, because it will force parties to declare any funder amounts of more than R100 000, ushering in a new era of accountability. Or so we hoped. Last week Thursday the IEC released its first …
In case you missed it, our local government elections are going ahead on 1 November 2021. Our top court decided against attempts by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to move the polls to give it more time to prepare. That means we’re voting in just two months and now there’s all kinds of craziness, with …
Sometime in the next few months, South Africans will vote in the country’s sixth local government elections since 1994. You may not have realised it, but a few recent developments make this an election like no other. 🔹Timing For the first time in our democratic history, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it just won’t …
Hi there! 🙋🏽♀️We’ve been putting out this Wrap without a break for a while so we’re taking a trip to the Bahamas (jokes) 😄 We ARE taking a two-week break, though, so we can rest and recharge. We’ll be back on 16 September, with your weekly update of empowering and digestible news, brought to you …
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Shortly after sending out last week’s Wrap, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the Cabinet reshuffle we’d all been WAITING for. If you heard the news and didn’t know what to make of it, we’re here to help. A strong centre Ramaphosa used the opportunity to build a strong political and strategic centre, as Carol Paton writes …