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According to ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba, it would be scandalous for the king to be seen as favouring one particular party.

An Ekurhuleni council meeting which is meant to elect a new mayor has been marked by delays of two hours with the agenda on election yet to be tabled.

ActionSA says horse-trading in the City of Ekurhuleni is still continuing, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) under pressure to make concessions to coalition partners amid its bid to reclaim the mayoral seat.

Mzwandile Masina has withdrawn from the Ekurhuleni mayoral race, paving the way for the election of EFF’s Nkululeko Dunga.

Johannesburg mayor Mpho Phalatse will not face a motion of no confidence later this week. Instead, she will remain in her position at least until the next ordinary council meeting this month.

The DA will not change its mayoral candidate in Ekurhuleni.

City of Tshwane mayor Randall Williams’ fate will be decided in the weekend when coalition bosses meet to discuss the report that looked into whether he breached the coalition agreement.

"If they [political parties] can't be in charge with a majority, they are happy to see these municipalities fall to the ANC," said Mashaba.

AfriForum is no longer on the political fringe in South Africa, rather it's key in perpetuating increasingly mainstream, right-wing populism.

ActionSA has welcomed the South Gauteng High Court ruling reinstating Mpho Phalatse as mayor of Johannesburg.