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UDM 2026 Local Government Elections Manifesto
29th October 2026 Local government is the sphere of government closest to the people. When a municipality fails, residents feel it immediately. They feel it through... →
ACDP Manifesto 2026 Local Government Elections
29th October 2026 Thirty two years have passed since the dawn of South Africa’s democratic dispensation with its promise of a free and brighter future for us all.... →
GOOD, RISE Mzansi carve up Gauteng, W Cape to fight fragmentation 
By: Thabi Shomolekae 29th October 2026 In a major strategic alignment ahead of the November 4 local government elections, GOOD party secretary-general and City of Cape Town mayoral... →
RISE Mzansi, GOOD to merge at ‘earliest opportunity’, as Zibi punts systemic change in final election push
By: Sashnee Moodley 28th October 2026 As South Africa prepares for the November Local Government Elections, Polity is engaging with political parties contesting the elections in a... →
BOSA envisions merit-based governance, professionalism to rescue collapsing metros
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd October 2026 Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane has laid out a stringent, merit-based vision for municipal governance, asserting that the country's... →
South Africans Deserve Better: The RISE Mzansi Municipal Plan
22nd October 2026 After years of careful mismanagement and methodically executed corruption, most municipalities have fallen into different levels of dysfunction,... →
‘Better to under-promise, over-deliver’ – ActionSA shifts strategy for local elections
By: Thabi Shomolekae 22nd October 2026 ActionSA will contest only 78 municipalities nationwide in the upcoming local government elections, marking a deliberate pivot toward tactical... →
MKP: The People’s Mandate 2026 Local Government Election
20th October 2026 The 2026 Local Government Elections give our people an opportunity to restore dignity by restoring our municipalities and rural communities. For... →
