South African parties hold final rallies before local elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on TimesLIVE
South African parties are holding their final rallies before the municipal elections, focusing on public service failures and corruption. The campaign comes as voters prepare to cast their ballots and parties seek to mobilise their supporters, according to TimesLIVE.
In South Africa, political parties are holding their final rallies before the municipal elections, amid criticism over failures in public services and corruption, TimesLIVE reports. Campaign messages are focusing in particular on municipalities’ ability to provide the services residents expect.
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is taking part in one of these rallies as parties seek to mobilise voters ahead of the poll. Local issues include the quality of municipal management and responses to everyday difficulties, according to TimesLIVE.
Cyril Ramaphosa’s campaign also includes a pledge to turn South African municipalities into engines of employment, announced on 1 November 2026 in a plan for municipalities.
