They are the most viable solutions to the country’s many problems
There is a clear dividing line in coalition politics — between those who are part of the solution and those who are part of the problem. Anyone watching the turmoil around the election of portfolio chairs in Johannesburg, and most recently the disruptive tactics deployed in Tshwane, could be forgiven for believing the problem parties are winning. But these are early days yet, and coalition governments remain the most viable solution to SA’s many problems.
Johannesburg’s coalition is experiencing teething problems. Meetings to elect portfolio chairs have been disrupted by the ANC, EFF and smaller allies on at least two occasions, and on the flimsiest pretexts. On the first occasion the problem parties insisted that they wanted a secret ballot . At the second attempt, the even thinner excuse was that there were no water bottles available in the council chamber .
The PA has been described as a “transactional” party. In other words, it will ally itself with whichever entity promises it the biggest material reward. Its national leader, former self-admitted gangster and convicted armed robber Gayton McKenzie, has a long track record of defection for material gain.
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