What is certain is that this week will go down as one of the most momentous ones in South African politics since the 1994 election.
It is going to take many more weeks, or months, to digest what happened in the metro council elections this week. But what is certain is that this week will go down as one of the most momentous ones in South African politics since the 1994 election.
Lest that sound like hyperbole, consider the humorous Tweet by writer and commentator Barney Mthombothi on Monday night: “Apparently Jesus was seen in Ekurhuleni earlier today, and he’s on his way to Durban via Joburg and Pretoria…” Now, of course, there are members of the DA crowing that the elections of its office bearers are a victory for democracy, as if the party had any say over the outcome at all.The EFF has, effectively, gained itself an influential toehold in coalition governments in those metros. This may well be part of a long game by the party and its true motives may only be revealed over time.
Mashaba capitalised on that by saying his party put South Africa ahead of petty party politics and that keeping the ANC away from local government is in the best interests of the country.
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