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[Miss Status Quo @Synesyfe]

The importance of voter turn out - cannot be underestimated

[Miss Status Quo @Synesyfe]

Municipalities are underfunded for the mandate they are expected to deliver .. I’ve yet to see a political party adress that point ..

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

Joburg coalition politics is chess, and every party is playing a different game ♟️

Ep 4: the ANC's stay-in-power play, the DA's lead-or-leave, the EFF's switch, and how a 3-seat party got the mayor's chain.

#Joburg #CoalitionPolitics

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

Joburg has had 4 mayors in 5 years. One came from a party with just 3 seats.

18 parties, a removal overturned in court, and a mayor chosen around a deal over another city.

Ep 3 of my coalition series 👇 Watch before you vote on 4 Nov 🗳️

#JHB #LGE2026 #CoalitionGovernment

[Mbekezeli @MbekezeliMB]

A city that fails to invest in integration and improved quality of life for all its citizens will always suffer the brunt of those policy decisions.

Ideology matters very much in local government. Service delivery and budget priorities are not written in biblical scripture.

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

This week I attended the #PeopleBuildDemocracy launch, the start of a 5-year push to demand more accountability from our political leaders. 🇿🇦
I spoke to @SABCNews about why this moment matters 👇🏾

#Peoplepower
#activecitizenry

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

Dear Politicians, on your final lap before local elections, young people expect more than service delivery:

1Politics of Care
2Politics of Accountability
3Politics of Solidarity

Local government is life and death. People over Party. 🗳️

YT on @SundayWorldZA Podcast 👇

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

Ep 2: The mayor walks out, the ANC walks back in 🎬

In 2019 Mashaba quit the DA, the EFF split the vote & the ANC took Joburg back.

MISTRA: when coalitions excluding the biggest party fall, it returns 29 of 31 times.
Coalitions can fall from within 👇
#LGE2026 #Joburg

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

I'm doing a six-part series on how Joburg ended up with coalition government. It starts in 2016: the ANC won 45% but couldn't govern, and the EFF held the key without ever joining. 🗳️

Ep 1 👇🏽

#Joburg #CoalitionPolitics #SouthAfrica #CivicEducation

[Livingloudlyza @Livingloudlyza]

After 4 Nov, most municipalities will be run by coalitions. No party will win a majority, so don't believe the lies.

Your job: demand the coalition agreement, know what they promise & hold them accountable.

My explainer on MISTRA's research 👇

#LGE2026 #Coalitions