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...
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...
To read the full report, click here. Most metros are struggling to collect revenue June is the deadline for municipalities to pass their budgets for the new financial year, beginning on July 1. Most of the metros met their deadline, although it is still unclear...
Mayors voted in and out of six metros Political risk in the metros continued to climb as coalitions crumbled and ANC factions nurtured their faribels. Six of the metros lost their mayors, leaving only Cape Town and Ethekwini unscathed – and Ethekwini still...
To read the full report click here. Coalition chaos continues Political instability persisted in all five metros with coalition governments. The DA-led coalitions in all three Gauteng metros remained under attack from the ANC and its coalition partners,...
All the events that are used to calculate the Political Risk Barometer can be found in our first three MetroMonitor reports: Report 1, Report 2, and Report 3. What is the Political Risk Barometer? The Political Risk Barometer is a real-time calculation of the...
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