Political analyst Arthur Shopola said credit must be given to opposition parties because winning against the ANC in a rural province like Mpumalanga “is never easy”.
“The EFF in particular has been taking over wards that are traditionally ANC. Look at what they did in North West, Limpopo and in many other provinces in the recent by-elections. They have become a force to be reckoned with.
“However, given the recent experiences around coalition councils in over 60 municipalities countrywide, there is an urgent need for a legal framework that should guide coalition arrangement, one that will enable the administration to function beyond political and ideology-driven disagreements,” said Shopola.
“Coalitions require political maturity… It cannot be correct that when a leader or a member of coalition arrangement refuses to handshake another member in a funeral or birthday celebration, the marriage is called off the following day.”
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