Knysna Mayor removed from office
Knysna Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa was removed from office during a special council meeting held on Friday, 14th February 2025, through a motion of no confidence. The motion was tabled by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and seconded by the Knysna Independent Movement. This action followed an investigation by the Western Cape provincial department of local […]
By-election in Ward 06 of the Matzikama Municipality is set against a backdrop of shifting political dynamics in the Western Cape.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) facilitated a registration weekend on the 04th and 5th of October 2024, wherein voters will have the opportunity to participate in a critical election on November 20, following the recent resignation of a ward councillor in Matzikama municipality. The outcome of this by-election is of particular significant as it could […]
The Government of Local Unity (GLU) is making inroads in the Western Cape.
A newly formed coalition government between the African National Congress (ANC), Patriotic Alliance (PA), and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) under the auspice of the Government of Local Unity (GLU) in the Western Cape province is making inroads in the Democratic Alliance (DA)-led coalition municipalities. Just two weeks after the DA took over the Theewaterskloof local […]
A new coalition alliance in the Theewaterskloof Municipality
The GOOD party has terminated its coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) and Patriotic Alliance (PA) to form a new coalition alliance with the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP). DA councillor Lincoln de Bruyn was elected as the new executive mayor following a successful motion of no confidence against […]
Another coalition between DA, FF Plus on shaky ground in Western Cape
Another coalition agreement between the DA and FF Plus is on shaky ground – this time in Langeberg, the Western Cape. On Wednesday afternoon, the DA said the coalition between it and the FF Plus had dissolved, after a dispute which the DA had lodged against the FF Plus over a refusal to support the […]
The Independent Electoral Commission publicises by-elections and candidate nominations across South Africa.
The IEC has published the by-election candidate nominations for the upcoming by-elections in different provinces and municipalities across South Africa. The outcomes of these by-elections might have a serious impact on the configurations of municipal and metropolitan councils, especially those that are governed through coalitions. In the recent by-elections in the Beaufort West local municipality, […]
Government of Local Unity (GLU) and shift in party alliances
The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) has joined forces with the African National Congress (ANC) to form a new coalition government in the Oudtshoorn local municipality, following a fallout between the FF Plus and the Democratic Alliance (DA). Both the FF Plus and the DA are blaming each other for the collapse of the coalition, and […]
Cape Agulhas Municipality elected a new mayor.
Opposition parties say they will watch the DA’s Raymond Ross like a hawk after his appointment as Cape Agulhas Municipality mayor. Ross was elected at a special council meeting on Tuesday. He takes over from Paul Swart, who was ousted last month after a motion of no confidence. “This appointment marks a significant step forward […]
The Democratic Alliance wins 3 Wards in Beaufort West
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has won all three wards contested in Wednesday’s by-election in Beaufort West in the Central Karoo. The win now shifts the previous Patriotic Alliance (PA), African National Congress (ANC), and KDF council coalition’s power to the DA. The DA has called the win historical, as it cements an outright DA-governed municipality […]
Prince Albert
The Prince Albert Local Municipality is a Category B municipality located within the Central Karoo District in the Western Cape Province.
