When will South Africa's local elections happen in 2021? Which municipalities are up for grabs? What constitutes success for the ANC, the DA and the EFF? Could COVID-19 affect the outcome?

In this podcast, I preview South Africa's Local Government Elections set to take place in 2021. Let's engage in the comments if you agree or disagree. Past election results can be found here: https://www.elections.org.za/NPEDashboard/app/dashboard.html

CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 01:00 When is the election? 02:11 Recap of 2016 election 05:23 ANC analysis 09:51 DA analysis 13:20 EFF analysis 16:23 Other issues

About me: Dr SIzwe Mpofu-Walsh is an author, scholar and founder of the Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xperience (SMWX), a digital, youth-centred current affairs platform. He holds a DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER).

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