Thirteen days to 26 November, and the ANC chose not to choose
The ANC NEC went municipality by municipality, the DA met ActionSA, and Cogta's coalition guidelines don't move the 26 November deadline.
The ANC’s DA question is really a question about whether it trusts its own voters
Ramaphosa wants Joburg explored without the DA. Thursday's NEC decides whether the ANC chooses stability, payback or its own survival.
Explainer: 127 hung councils and a 22 November deadline. Here’s how your new council gets formed
What a hung council is, why parties have until 22 November to form local governments, and what happens if they fail. A plain guide after the 2026 local elections.
The vote is over. The auction for who runs your city starts now
With most big councils looking hung, the real contest after Wednesday's local election is the deal-making that decides mayors, MMCs and your rates bill.
Four final rallies, and the council job barely got a mention
The ANC, DA, MKP and EFF closed their campaigns this weekend. Here is what they said, and what a municipal election is actually about.
The DA’s “doomsday coalition” just got a letter from the DA
The DA has written to the EFF and MK Party about municipal coalitions. After years of warnings, voters deserve to know what changed and what the red lines are now.