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Mbalula: We spoke to several parties about possible coalitions but not the DA
He was briefing the media on Thursday after talks on coalitions following the municipal elections.
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Malema: We suspect something illegal happened in appointment of Kaunda as mayor
Mxolisi Kaunda was elected mayor of eThekwini on Wednesday following disruptions earlier in the week.
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Malema: We voted against the ANC because SA has rejected the party
This includes land expropriation without compensation within six months and the creation of state bank in 12 months.
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eThekwini councillors choose ANC’s Kaunda over DA’s Graham for mayorship
After various point of orders from various parties expressing dismay with the proceedings, two candidates were finally been nominated.
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NW ANC's probe will ‘unmask' councillors who voted for EFF speaker in Mamusa
It is unknown which ANC councillors in Mamusa went against the party line when they voted in support of the Economic Freedom Fighters’ Olebeng Mogorosi for the position of speaker, instead of former mayor Doctor Batsi.
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Steenhuisen: SA now knows that the ANC can be beaten
The DA’s Mpho Phalatse beat the ANC’s Mpho Moerane to become the newly elected mayor of the City of Johannesburg, while Tania Campbell beat Mzwandile Masina in Ekurhuleni – all eyes are now on Tshwane where council is holding its first meeting.
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Chaos erupts at eThekwini council sitting ahead of electing new mayor
The council was expected to elect chief whips, a mayor and deputy mayor after electing the speaker of the council.
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DA’s Raymond Dlamini elected speaker of Ekurhuleni council
Most municipalities will be serving through coalitions following South Africa's 2021 government elections.
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ANC concludes coalition talks with other parties in hung municipalities
In a statement released on Thursday, the ANC said it had partnered with political parties that were 'steeped in putting people first'.
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IEC: Naspers donated R1m to DA, ANC got R5.8m from Motsepe's mining company
The details were released in line with the Political Party Funding Act which requires the disclosure of donations above R100,000.
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ANC, IFP reach consensus on governance issues, but still no coalition
While addressing the media at their Durban offices, party president Velenkosini Hlabisa said following talks from both parties at national level an agreement was reached.
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Patriotic Alliance strikes a national deal with ANC: ‘They treat us like equals’
Through power-sharing agreements, the party managed to secure two MMC seats in the Rand West Municipality and another two in the City of Joburg.
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'We're going to teach them a lesson': EFF shuns ANC on coalitions
EFF leader Julius Malema said the final straw that caused the collapse in talks with the ANC was the party’s failure to discuss cardinal pillars of the EFF.
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SELLO LEDIGA: The people have spoken. Again.
The 2021 local government elections shows that the people who vote speak last and determine the future of political parties and government, writes Sello Lediga.
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KwaZulu-Natal DA considering legal action after uMngeni Municipality walkout
The event was disrupted when suspended municipal manager Thembeka Cinane attempted to preside over the swearing in of mayor elect Christopher Pappas and his deputy.
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ActionSA: Our public poll on coalition tells us we need to remove ANC from power
The party, which emerged as kingmaker in parts of Gauteng, launched its engagement process where South Africans were asked about their ideal coalition agreement.
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Nehawu: Civil servants stayed away from polls because of salary, service cuts
Nehawu, which is an affiliate of Cosatu, also admitted that it had scaled down its campaign for the ANC ahead of the local government elections, owing to a lack of funds that it said would ordinarily be raised through workers' contributions.
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‘We are not on our knees’ - Ramaphosa addresses ANC thanksgiving event
In his address at the ANC’s 2021 local government elections’ thanksgiving event in Soweto on 8 November 2021, party president Cyril Ramaphosa said all the members, volunteers and delegates had done their best to garner support for the party. He said they would not be going ‘cap-in-hand’ into any coalition discussions. #CyrilRamaphosa #LGE2021 #Elections2021
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AIC: We're yet to have formal coalition talks with other parties
In Gauteng, the AIC has three seats in Ekurhuleni, one seat in Tshwane and two seats in Joburg. Those are all hung metros.
