SA's broken politics leaves space for individual power grabs that are far beyond electoral success — here are two examples

Where no single party is able to control a council, some see this as a chance to take power for themselves, even if they lack a democratic mandate. Others may even be able to create a constituency for themselves in a broken political environment.

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