Political scientist Prof Susan Booysen explains why fragmentation and the ANC’s decline will push coalition numbers higher post the 4 November local government elections.
Mncwango is a former Democratic Alliance leader who knows the city’s council chambers from the inside. He is promising a ten-point plan to fix basic services, insourcing municipal work, and restoring financial discipline.
Hlengwa built his reputation chairing Parliament’s Scopa and now serves as Deputy Minister of Transport. He is taking that oversight record to eThekwini, promising consequences for service delivery failures. Ray Mahlaka
Born in Langa and shaped by Cape Town’s deep inequalities, EFF mayoral candidate Nontando Nolutshungu is promising a land audit, social housing and integrated transport.
After 17 years in parliament and a brief retirement, Haniff Hoosen is back on the campaign trail. His focus is on fixing collapsing services, not on criticising from the sidelines.
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