KDM IN CRISIS: WHO WILL STEP UP?

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The ANC is fractured and running out of time to elect a mayor. Meanwhile the municipality continues its free-fall with no proper governance, council and portfolio meetings cancelled, and service deliveries stalled.
But here’s the real question:
Would the DA be open to backing a compromise candidate, someone not from their party if it means ending the ANC’s hold?
In this week’s Uncensored, I speak to DA caucus leader Privi Makhan about what’s unfolding behind closed doors, and whether coalition talks are real or just more political theatre.
7 Aug 2025 English South Africa News · News Commentary

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