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 us to Ekurhuleni, a metro that’s filled with promise, but which has been blighted by coalition instability. With OR Tambo International Airport, factories, warehouses, freight corridors, local and international businesses, and ample industrial land, it has plenty to offer — if it can get the governance basics right.
