A historic election for South Africa
South Africa's sixth democratic local government election may ultimately be remembered as the week a restless nation, frustrated by failing municipalities and deteriorating public services, made its frustrations heard at the ballot box. From rainswept Durban to the highveld sunshine of Johannesburg, millions of South Africans ventured to polling stations this week to participate in what many political analysts regard as the most consequential municipal poll since the advent of democracy in 1994. For voters, the election was less about ideology than about a singular demand: functioning local government. Nearly 29 million registered voters were eligible to cast ballots.
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