A 61-year-old woman in church clothes just beat the ANC in a ward it has held since 1994. Eight votes. Maki Tshabalala, the DA’s new ward 28 councillor in Emfuleni in the Vaal Triangle, wiped the floor with a party that had 90% support in that ward in 2011 and is now down to 31%.
Rob Rose and Zukile Majova dig into what it means for the November local government elections, why communities always know their own people better than any party headquarters does, and whether Helen Zille can replicate it in Joburg.
They also get into the fuel price hitting R28/l, the government’s decision to quietly reverse the fuel-levy relief, and why Joburg residents are paying 65% more for water while being told it is only 12% more.
And they close with the South African Football Association, the World Cup, 12 players on the field against Nicaragua, visas not ready for Mexico, and the question of whether Bafana getting knocked out early might actually be the best thing that could happen to South African football.
Sharp Sharp is a podcast on South African politics, money and power from Currency and Scrolla.Africa. New episode every week.
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