Independent, data-led coverage of the road to the 2026 Local Government Elections — metro trackers, coalition math, and manifesto fact-checks. No party talking points.
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National GNU stability headlines mask deep dysfunction at metro and local level — testing the gap between Union Buildings optics and municipal reality.
Read the analysis →National commentary obsesses over metro-wide headline races. The real contest is in a handful of demographically shifting wards.
Read the analysis →Stripping campaign rhetoric down to specific, measurable municipal commitments — water, electricity, refuse, roads, safety.
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