By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Seven new parties are entering the Cape Town municipal council after the local elections. ActionSA, the first newcomer, won seven seats with 2.75% of the vote, and the South African Communist Party two seats, according to IOL.
The eThekwini ratepayers' political movement won two seats on the municipal council after receiving nearly 12,300 votes in the local elections. Its leader Asad Gaffar now wants to defend ratepayers' interests directly on the council, IOL reports.
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The ANC-DA-IFP coalition holds 41 of the 81 seats on the Msunduzi municipal council, an absolute majority, and can shut out the MK, which won 31 seats in the 2026 local elections. The MK has entrusted its coalition negotiations to a seven-member team appointed by Jacob Zuma, according to IOL.
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The Democratic Alliance (DA) came first in five of South Africa's eight metros in the 2026 local elections, while the ANC retained first place in two cities and the MK Party in one. No party holds a majority alone in seven metros, paving the way for coalition negotiations, according to IOL.
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Seven parties won just one seat each in Johannesburg's 4 November municipal elections, while several other parties have two to five elected members. This fragmentation complicates coalition negotiations between the Democratic Alliance, the African National Congress and ActionSA, according to Daily Maverick.
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Six senior Botswana officials suspected in passport schemeSix senior government officials are suspected of being at the heart of an alleged diplomatic passport scheme involving intelligence and immigration officers. According to Weekend Post, this information is available only to subscribers, as the article is locked.The week in Africa
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