
What the 2024 National and Provincial Elections may Portend for South Africa’s 2026 Local Government Elections
If the 2024 NPEs are any indication, the number of hung councils will likely increase in the upcoming 2026 LGEs

If the 2024 NPEs are any indication, the number of hung councils will likely increase in the upcoming 2026 LGEs

At the centre of the coalition turmoil lies a broader challenge of the perception that the ANC failed to consult its partners and took unilateral decisions

A GNU centred on the ANC, DA and IFP emerged as a compromise following the elections. The other eight GNU members are an alphabet soup of tiny parties with wildly conflicting interests.

We begin this month’s Monitor with an article from Tom Wuchte and Rehema Zaid who write about the nexus between terrorism and climate change on the African continent. The article