20 months of political risk in the metro municipalities Our Political Risk Barometer is a real-time calculation of political risk in the eight metropolitan municipalities (‘metros’) from the latest local government election on 1 November 2021. Political risk is...
Mayors in the metros: 1 November 2021 – present Since the 2021 local government election, there has been an increase in the turnover of mayors and other executive members of local government, including speakers and MMCs. The chaos in metro councils has increased...
What could happen in local councils with a 1% representation threshold? It’s no secret that governance in the metro municipalities has been unstable since the 2021 election. Five of the eight metros have coalition governments. These coalitions have been unstable...
To read the full report, click here. New annual budgets disappoint while service delivery buckles July was the start of the new financial year for local government, and the metros began the 2023/24 year in probably their weakest financial position since the modern...
Our Political Risk Barometer is a real-time calculation of political risk in the eight metropolitan municipalities (‘metros’) from the latest local government election on 1 November 2021. Political risk is difficult to measure, particularly on a day-to-day basis, but...
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