by Research Team | Dec 12, 2023 | MetroMonitor
To read the full report, click here. More than two years after the local government election and formation of councils, most of the metros remained unstable and dysfunctional. The ANC and EFF escalated their arguments with each other in Ekurhuleni and Ethekwini while...
by Research Team | Nov 13, 2023 | Community development, MetroMonitor
To read the full report, click here. Coalition stabilises in Tshwane, political games continue in Ekurhuleni, Nelson Mandela Bay and Mangaung Defenders of the People (DOP) joined the multi-party coalition in Tshwane. The one DOP councillor replaced the COPE...
by Research Team | Oct 13, 2023 | MetroMonitor
To read the full report, click here. Parties and government departments lock horns while service delivery limps along ActionSA continued to criticise the DA in Johannesburg after the fallout from the latter not supporting ActionSA’s August vote of no confidence...
by Research Team | Sep 23, 2023 | MetroMonitor
To read the full report, click here. Transparency and discipline break down across the metros Metro councils became even more accountable over August. In Johannesburg, opposition parties accused the Government of Local Unity (GLU) coalition of changing council...
by Paul Berkowitz | Aug 17, 2023 | Independents and small parties, MetroMonitor, Municipal elections
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...
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