CoGTA to issue coalition rules after local elections as voters wait on service delivery
Deputy government spokesperson William Baloyi says the guidelines will govern negotiations and stop political friction from eating into municipal services.
Government is preparing guidelines for coalition negotiations and arrangements following the 2026 Local Government Elections, aimed at promoting stability and keeping political disagreements from undermining service delivery.
Deputy Government Spokesperson William Baloyi said the guidelines will be released through the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). He was speaking to SAnews at the Electoral Commission of South Africa’s National Results Operations Centre in Midrand on Friday.
According to Baloyi, the framework will guide coalition negotiations and help prevent the instability and friction that have disrupted service delivery in some municipalities.
“As government, there will not be issues of coalitions being characterised in some cities by friction that affects service delivery,” he said. “Through CoGTA, we will be releasing guidelines on coalitions so that when coalition negotiations are going on, there are guidelines that guide them.”
He stressed that parties entering coalition arrangements must remember their primary responsibility is to the communities that entrusted them with their votes.
“The most important part is service delivery to the people, and all parties must remember that their contract with the voters is to improve their services,” Baloyi said.
He said stable coalition arrangements are essential to keeping municipalities focused on their constitutional responsibilities and responsive to community needs.
Baloyi also urged residents to stay involved in local government beyond election day, saying democratic participation includes holding elected representatives to their campaign promises and service delivery commitments. He encouraged communities to attend public meetings convened by their representatives, raise concerns and get feedback.
“When they call meetings, go to those meetings and hear how far the issues that were put there have progressed.”
With voting concluded and citizens awaiting the results, Baloyi said the focus should now shift to translating the electoral mandate into improved services and greater accountability.
The account is drawn from SAnews (South African Government News Agency), which published the deputy spokesperson’s remarks on 6 November 2026. The guidelines themselves have not yet been released, and the source does not set out their contents or a date for publication. The source URL is https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/guidelines-strengthen-coalition-governance
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