It seems the EFF is the only coalition partner the Joburg mayor will accept.
Despite leading a minority coalition government with the Economic Freedom Fighters in the City of Johannesburg, mayor Herman Mashaba has vowed to resign as mayor if the Democratic Alliance goes into a coalition with the ANC after elections.
Speaking to Business Day in a post-state of the city address interview Mashaba said: “I will never work with the ANC. If the DA or anyone else would work with the ANC, I would resign yesterday.”In spite of this view, he praised coalition governments in his address and attributed the successes of his metro to the efficacy of a coalition government.
“As a government, we benefit from the contribution each party brings to the table, proposing solutions to the complex variety of challenges that confront our residents on a daily basis,” said Mashaba. He also went on to praise the EFF for the various contributions they made to the running of the metro with a specific emphasis on their calls to in sources workers.
The ANC members in attendance left the address and accused Masahaba of turning it into a campaign exercise for his party.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Prominent ANC member campaigns for DA, blames ANC for fuel increase | IOL NewsA prominent ANC member in eThekwini, Visvan Reddy, has challenged the party to terminate his party membership as he insists on calling for voters to vote for the DA.
Read more »
DA-led alliance likely to govern Gauteng, as ‘ANC will lose province’'But if the ANC got 45% and above, it could emerge as a leader in a coalition with the smaller parties,' one analyst said.
Read more »
ANC accuses DA of destroying, removing election postersAs electioneering kicks into overdrive with a week and a half left until voting day on May 8, the ANC has accused the DA of destroying and removing their election posters.
Read more »
Ramaphosa’s ‘anti-black’ ANC has overtaken ‘racist DA’ – MpofuThe EFF national chairperson is not impressed with The Economist's endorsement of the president.
Read more »
POLOTIKI: ANC, DA bring out the big guns
Read more »
Elections 2019: ANC, DA losing support in major provinces, according to latest IRR poll
Read more »
#Elections2019: Latest IRR poll shows 49.5% for ANC, 21.3% for DA | IOL NewsWith a week left before South Africans take to the polls, the IRR's latest poll shows the ANC sitting at 49.5% of the national voter share.
Read more »
Newsdeck: Elections 2019: ANC, DA losing support in major provinces, according to latest IRR pollThe DA's majority in the Western Cape is under threat, the ANC is losing more support in Gauteng, and the EFF is on a growth path nationally.
Read more »
ANC and DA both in trouble according to new pollThe Institute for Race Relations has published a new election poll, and it’s not good news for the two leading parties
Read more »
Gauteng: 'Astounding numbers' from DA internal polling shows the party is closing gap on the ANCThe DA has moved to within six percentage points of the ANC in Gauteng, with the governing party’s decline in the country’s economic heartland seemingly continuing despite a concerted effort to win back lost voters.
Read more »
Elections 2019: ANC, DA losing majority in major provinces, according to latest IRR poll
Read more »