Author: Ottis Manyoba

Orange Farm at the polls: 116,103 registered voters, 410 candidates, but will residents turn up?

Ottis Manyoba · 6 days ago

With fewer than half of registered voters participating in the 2021 municipal elections, Orange Farm faces another important political test on 4 November. While the ANC dominated the previous ward contests, hundreds of candidate entries now feature across seven local wards, raising questions about political competition, voter confidence and accountability.