A week of political noise, wild tweets and other deafening sounds

It has been quite astonishing to watch the city governance coalition talks play out

28 November 2021 - 00:00

The more our politics fragment, the more comfortable I get. Watching the final post-local government election coalition talks play out has been quite astonishing. EFF supporters are convinced Julius Malema has played a blinder and will be pulling municipal budget strings all over SA. Others see the cool hand of DA supremo Helen Zille snatching victory from the jaws of defeat...

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