Political analyst Lesiba Teffo thinks a co-governing agreement between the DA and the ANC would be great for South Africa.
According to Teffo, the ANC had institutional knowledge and the DA had a great managerial track record that has enabled it to make great strides in the Western Cape and Cape Town.was of the view that an ANC-DA coalition would be beneficial to all South Africans.
“I recommend the DA-ANC coalition. The ANC has the numbers and the DA has the managerial experience. The ANC has institutional memory and experience and this would be a coalition I wish for,” he said.Teffo raised concerns about the possibility of an ANC-EFF coalition at a national and provincial level. The ANC and thewere coalition partners in several municipalities. Their coalitions seen a number of service delivery problems and infighting between the two parties.
According to Teffo, negotiations for coalitions should be governed by pragmatism and not ideology. Currently, many political parties were aligning with like minded parties to gain strength in the upcoming elections.Despite concerns over the ability of DA leader John Steenhuisen to lead the DA to victory in the upcoming elections, Teffo said he believes that Steenhuisen was one of the most competent leaders that the DA has ever had.
“The numerical strength of the DA is growing when it comes to the black vote. It is far easy to play the race card when it comes to the DA. John is competent and politically literate,” he said.
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