The ANC Could Lose Its Biggest Cities. Will Voters Make It Happen?”
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Heading to the polls on November 4, Justice Malala and Mondli Makhanya examine the battle for the country’s biggest metros, the growing frustration over poor service delivery, and whether voter anger will finally translate into political change.
The conversation turns to Johannesburg’s water crisis and the controversy surrounding Mayor Dada Morero’s remarks about when a lack of water becomes a crisis. Why do so many communities go without reliable water, and what does this say about the state of local government? The gents also examine Helen Zille’s campaign in Johannesburg, Nasiphi Moya’s growing personal popularity in Tshwane, the ANC’s reluctance to put forward clear mayoral candidates, and whether the DA’s national leadership has missed an opportunity by focusing on Cape Town.
With coalition politics likely to shape the next phase of local government, the stakes go beyond which party wins the most votes. Justice and Mondli discuss what losing control of major metros could mean for the ANC, the changing balance of power in KwaZulu-Natal, and whether voters are ready to demand more from the people who govern them.
Will South Africans use their votes to punish parties that have failed them, or will voter apathy allow the status quo to survive?
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The conversation turns to Johannesburg’s water crisis and the controversy surrounding Mayor Dada Morero’s remarks about when a lack of water becomes a crisis. Why do so many communities go without reliable water, and what does this say about the state of local government? The gents also examine Helen Zille’s campaign in Johannesburg, Nasiphi Moya’s growing personal popularity in Tshwane, the ANC’s reluctance to put forward clear mayoral candidates, and whether the DA’s national leadership has missed an opportunity by focusing on Cape Town.
With coalition politics likely to shape the next phase of local government, the stakes go beyond which party wins the most votes. Justice and Mondli discuss what losing control of major metros could mean for the ANC, the changing balance of power in KwaZulu-Natal, and whether voters are ready to demand more from the people who govern them.
Will South Africans use their votes to punish parties that have failed them, or will voter apathy allow the status quo to survive?
Watch, subscribe and join the conversation in the comments.
Follow This Is Politics on social media: @thisispoliticssa
#ThisIsPolitics #SouthAfricanPolitics #LocalGovernmentElections #ANC #Johannesburg
