Local government is where politics gets real — your water, roads, rates, rubbish and electricity. But how much do we actually understand about the people and systems running our municipalities?
In a podcast brought to you by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, journalist Nickolaus Bauer cuts through the jargon, political noise and municipal mythology in South Africa’s Easy Elections Guide: Local Government 2026.
In this episode, he takes step back, looking at how South Africa’s political landscape has shifted as the ANC has lost support. The fragmentation that has ensued has placed the country firmly in coalition territory. What does that mean in terms of winning an election? In short, the party that bags the most votes isn’t necessarily the party that governs. Welcome to the age of the kingmaker …