The South Africa Brief
Jonathan Moakes, Paul BerkowitzThe South Africa Brief is your guide to South African politics: the issues, the parties, the players, and how to navigate a new era of coalitions.
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The Week That Was: 24 - 28 August 2026
Deadline for candidate nominations
Friday 28 August at 17h00 was the deadline for political parties and independent candidates to submit their nominations to contest the local government elections in municipalities on 4 November.
Many par...
What happens after 4 November? (With Qaanitah Hunter)
Paul and Jonathan were joined by the dynamic and passionate Qaanitah Hunter to discuss what happens after the Local Government Election on 4 November.
The conclusion reached early on is that whatever happens electorally, local government i...
The Local Government Election, the GNU & GPUs
The South Africa Brief, supported by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), has produced a five-part article and podcast series examining the state of South Africa’s politics in the lead-up to the 2026 local government election...
Cape Town In-Person Event: 02 September 2026
A reminder for those readers based in Cape Town.
Next Wednesday - 02 September, we will be holding our first in-person event at Workshop 17 Newlands.
Jonathan Moakes will be in discussion with Mbali Ntuli and Tara Roos about the Local Go...
The Week Ahead
Politics
Parties chase deadline to finalise candidate lists
Friday is the deadline for parties and independent candidates to submit their candidate lists (PR and ward candidates) to the Electoral Commission (IEC) in order to contest the l...
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Resident in the UK, from South Africa and travelling around the world. Passionate about politics, campaigns and how good people can make the world a better place.
I am a director at Hlaziya Solutions, a consultancy that specialises in data-led analysis and storytelling.
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