‘The DA and ActionSA could have a three-way deal where they sweep up all the cities in Gauteng and lock the ANC out of power,’ says Sam Mkokeli, lead partner at Mkokeli Advisory.
Municipal elections reshape local power as ANC support slides. Joburg’s coalition clock ticks as Mashaba’s Zille veto raises the stakes. And Black November tests strained budgets.
‘People believe that politicians can't be trusted. They also say that politicians are only interested in their own welfare and in that of their friends, family and their patronage networks,’ says Mari Harris, political analyst at Ipsos.
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