OPINION | The electorate needs to keep a close eye on the ANC, DA and ActionSA in Johannesburg on Tuesday for clues to how they would behave in a governing coalition, writes AdriaanBasson.
Friends or foes? The DA's Mpho Phalatse and ActionSA's Funzi Ngobeni could face-off for the mayorship of Johannesburg on Tuesday.The electorate needs to keep a close eye on the ANC, DA and ActionSA in Johannesburg on Tuesday for clues to how they would behave in a governing coalition, writes On Tuesday, the 270 elected councillors of the City of Johannesburg are scheduled to meet again to elect the city's fourth mayor in the 18 months since the November 2021 municipal elections.
In these times of silly coalition politics and opportunistic horse trading, it is easy to become cynical about these events. But who leads the city of gold, South Africa's economic heartland, is not inconsequential.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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