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Idea for single poll gains momentum

The idea of postponing next year’s local government elections and synchronising them with the 2024 national and provincial polls is looking more likely after two of Parliament’s three biggest parties floated it.

The EFF this week said its highest decision-making body, the central command team, resolved to table a private members bill in Parliament in the party’s efforts to have the local government elections synchronised with the national and provincial elections.

The ANC’s Andries Nel, a member of the ANC national working committee (NWC) and the national executive committee (NEC) coordinator, said the governing party felt there were “significant advantages” to having the

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