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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said the DA had abused them for the longest time and it was time to dethrone them.
In an interview on the SA FM podcast, DA national spokesperson Werner Horn made it clear that they would not work with MKP and the EFF because of their policies.
However, Steenhuisen expressed uncertainty about the possibility of the ANC, MKP and EFF joining forces to govern.
“We suffered heavily but we are not out. We are talking to everybody, there’s nobody we are not going to talk to. ”
Given the many complaints about irregularities and other glitches in this election, an ideal situation would be a Government of National Unity (GNU), not a coalition. The country had an experiment of this form of government in 1994. Although it was short-lived, it served its purpose, writes Professor Bheki Mngomezulu.
Are we headed for a ANC-EFF or ANC-DA or even ANC-MK Party coalition? ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure to form a coalition to remain in power.
If there were bookmakers in politics it’s unlikely they’d be betting too firmly on the ANC retaining power in Gauteng.
One of South Africa’s newest political parties, Rise Mzansi, has captured a great deal of attention with its promise to redefine politics, but this hasn’t translated to significant votes as yet.
The African National Congress (ANC) held onto its narrow lead in South Africa’s economic heartland of Gauteng as ballot counting passed the halfway mark on Friday mid-morning.
ANC’s strong majority is under threat for the first time in 20 years as Jacob Zuma’s MK Party leads KwaZulu-Natal.
As the first day of counting drew to a close, the ANC had lost a significant portion of its support in South Africa’s economic heartland.
EThekwini Municipality Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda joined hundreds of people at Pitlochry Primary School, Westville, and was among the first group of people to mark his “X”.
IFP veteran Narendh Singh, who has been an IFP member for more than three decades, told the Daily News that the IFP would reclaim KZN from its main rival, the ANC’s 20-year tight grip held since 2004.
Political analyst and Rivonia Circle Board member Tessa Dooms says that there is a “crisis of representation” as voters look for candidates and parties who understand the realities they face everyday.
“I don’t see Ramaphosa being leader of the opposition,” says Dr Corné Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus.
They argued that this undermined a multi-party democracy and would only increase the ANC’s public funding by 25% in its current representation.
This comes in the wake of poor service delivery and as the country edges closer towards the May 29th general election, where citizens will vote for possibly a brighter future, and better services.
When delivering the DA’s provincial manifesto in Verulam, premier candidate Chris Pappas said his party would end water challenges in the province if elected into the premier position.
Ramokgopa said since March 2023, 3,500MW of additional energy has been added to the national grid and there has been a priority on maintenance and performance of six Eskom power stations.
Coalition vows to focus on economic growth, while at the same time growing the country’s skills base.
The executive director of the Helen Suzman Foundation, Nicole Fritz, is set to join former banker Roger Jardine’s political party after resigning from the foundation.
The MPC said any decision to support a joint presidential candidate, either before or after the election, would be based on the merit and mandate of the candidate.