ANC loses majority in Rustenburg Municipality

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Summary

TLDRThe ANC lost its outright majority in Rastenburg after the 2016 elections, leading to a coalition government. Despite attempts to regain support in the 2021 elections, the ANC's recent decision to partner with the EFF has caused tensions with the B to community movement, which felt excluded from the decision-making process. The ANC claims its former partners did not help stabilize the municipality, prompting the switch to the EFF, which aims to improve service delivery. However, the DA warns that this coalition may lead to instability and further deterioration of infrastructure. Opposition leaders are committed to holding the new coalition accountable as residents continue to face significant challenges.

Takeaways

  • 🗳️ ANC lost majority in Rastenburg after 2016 elections.
  • 🤝 New coalition formed with EFF after tensions with former partners.
  • ⚠️ Concerns raised about stability and service delivery under new coalition.
  • 🏗️ Residents face ongoing infrastructure challenges.
  • 📉 DA warns of potential disaster with ANC-EFF coalition.
  • 🔍 Opposition leaders vow to hold new government accountable.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:03:17

    The ANC lost its outright majority in the Rastenburg local municipality after the 2016 elections, leading to a coalition government. Despite attempts to regain support in the 2021 elections, the ANC's decision to change coalition partners has angered the B to community movement, which felt sidelined. The ANC accused its former partners of failing to stabilize the municipality and opted to work with the EFF instead, believing it would help improve service delivery. However, the DA has criticized this coalition as a recipe for disaster, arguing it will not bring stability or improve the deteriorating infrastructure in Rastenburg. Opposition leaders have vowed to hold the new coalition accountable as residents continue to face significant challenges.

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Video Q&A

  • What happened to the ANC's majority in Rastenburg?

    The ANC lost its outright majority for the first time after the 2016 local government elections.

  • Who is the ANC's new coalition partner?

    The ANC has decided to work with the EFF as its new coalition partner.

  • Why did the ANC change coalition partners?

    The ANC accused its former coalition partners of failing to stabilize the municipality.

  • What are the concerns regarding the ANC and EFF coalition?

    The DA described the coalition as a recipe for disaster, fearing it will not bring stability to service delivery.

  • What challenges do residents face in Rastenburg?

    Residents face challenges such as poor road infrastructure and decaying services.

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  • 00:00:00
    The ANC lost its outright majority for
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    the first time in Rastenbeck local
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    municipality after the 2016 local
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    government elections. Since then, the
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    municipality has been under a coalition
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    government as the party also failed to
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    regain the loss support during 2021
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    municipal elections. But the ANC sudden
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    decision to change coalition partners
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    has angered B to community movement. In
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    our working with the ANC, the ANC
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    approached us formally. So when we
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    entered into the coalition, it was again
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    a formal signed agreement. But when they
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    then take a decision or view that we are
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    no longer needed within this
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    arrangement, they do not come back and
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    call us back to the table and make a
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    formal decision.
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    However, the ANC has accused its former
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    coalition partners of failing to assist
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    them to stabilize the municipality.
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    Hence, they opted to work with the EFF.
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    We decided to work with the EFF as a
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    coalition partner in many of our
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    municipalities, not only Rastinburg, but
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    in all most of our municipalities. It
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    has not been an easy decision. Of
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    course, has been a decision that we have
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    to research it. We have to consult with
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    national officials about it. A decision
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    based on principles that the EFF were
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    trying to work with them to stabilize
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    most of our municipalities. After we've
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    realized that we were working with other
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    political parties, but their interest of
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    the communities was not the same. The
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    EFF in the northwest is hopeful that
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    this coalition with the ANC will improve
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    service deliver. No, we have decided to
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    work with them because of if you can
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    check the ANC has been very arrogant. It
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    has not been coming to the party to say
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    no come let's work together to ensure
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    that we give the people of Rastenburg
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    services but it has not been coming to
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    the party. It's of late that they've
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    seen that it is only the EFF which is
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    progressive. It's only the EFF which
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    speaks delivery service delivery.
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    Meanwhile, DA Kauas in the Rastenburg
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    local municipality has described the ANC
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    and EFF coalition as a recipe for
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    disaster. I believe that this coalition
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    will bring no stability to the
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    administration of Rustenberg and also no
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    stability to service delivery in
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    Rustenberg. What Rasm desperately needs
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    is a stable coalition, a stable
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    leadership, a visionary relationship
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    that can actually take Rustenberg to
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    where it's supposed to be. We have seen
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    the decay of rust growth infrastructure,
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    electrical infrastructure as well as
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    water infrastructure over the past few
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    years and I don't see that improving in
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    the next few months to come even before
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    the next uh local government elections.
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    Some opposition leaders in the
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    municipality have promised to hold the
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    new coalition government accountable as
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    residents continue to face many
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    challenges such as poor road
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    infrastructure.
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    Chabby Mo, SABC News, Rustenburgg.
Tags
  • ANC
  • Rastenburg
  • coalition government
  • EFF
  • service delivery
  • DA
  • infrastructure
  • local elections
  • community movement
  • political stability