South Africa—12 Oct 2025

Most major cities in South Africa set for hung councils after 2026 elections

By Kimberley Kersten

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13 October 2025 at 18:38

City of Cape Town in certain areas might also come for a shock for the DA with their latest hikes in property rates and levies. Just a look on social media and you see problems coming. And the DA is not performing so well with service delivery in certain areas. Even in some middle class the roads are shocking with potholes and breaking up.

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Gayton Mckenzie is just another useless brainless corrupt minister in the ANC government. Vol bek maar net so useless soos...

Pieter Moelich on 13 Nov 2026

Mr Cornell Mulder you are a true really loyal person to VF Plus party and the citizens of the country...

Loyalty Loyalties on 13 Nov 2026

This man is a habitual liar.... hard to believe anything he says.

naude5291 on 13 Nov 2026

Oh yes, lest I forget. If Herman should go into coalition with the parties mentioned above, I do not ever...

doobeedoo on 13 Nov 2026

Herman M is a very bitter, vengeful racist. If he should go in with the ANC then I sincerely do...

doobeedoo on 13 Nov 2026

He got half of Helen's votes so why doesn't HE remove HIMSELF. He's the problem. He is not the winner...

Juliette Dirks on 13 Nov 2026

Must every forum have a racist like you attending? Gets very tiresome after a while.

doobeedoo on 13 Nov 2026

Exactly. It was a waste of time.

doobeedoo on 13 Nov 2026

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Juliette Dirks on 13 Nov 2026

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Gayton Mckenzie is just another useless brainless corrupt minister in the ANC government. Vol bek maar net so useless soos...

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