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President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 during his state visit. Picture: GCIS.

Hung councils

Ramaphosa: The 60+ hung councils are a product of a functioning democracy

By Babalo Ndenze

He said South Africans expressed their will when they voted for parties to represent them.

  • The Independent Electoral Commission's leaderboard at the national results centre in Pretoria on 3 November 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    As poll results finalised, possibility of ANC-DA super coalitions high

    The super coalition could see the two parties control most metros in the country, with the most recent numbers supporting such aspirations.

    242 days ago
  • The Independent Electoral Commission's leaderboard at the national results centre in Pretoria on 3 November 2021. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    2021 local govt elections: Full list of hung municipalities in SA

    A hung council refers to when no party has won the majority of the seats therefore making the parties with the most votes or seats as the key decision-makers or known as a coalition municipality.

    242 days ago
  • A voter casts his vote at the Freeway Park voting station in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni on 1 November 2021. Picture: Xandeleigh Makhaza Dookey/Eyewitness News

    Coalitions set to come into play as number of hung councils increase

    As the number of councils that have been won increases so has the number of hung councils, indicating that coalitions will once again be the order of the day.

    244 days ago
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