Senior EFF insider explains why party voted for the DA in SA’s metros, a decision which ‘surprised’ Helen Zille
The source accused the ANC of conniving with the IFP by saying the EFF was the biggest threat to both parties, and that they needed to come together to stop the EFF.
after a power failure at the venue. As a result, its business of electing office bearers was not concluded. In Newcastle, the ANC lost to the IFP. cracks between the IFP and ANC agreement on governance in hung councils were so visible that the latter’s councillors found every excuse to delay the proceedings.The ANC-IFP agreement stated that the parties would not contest each other in municipalities where one held the majority of seats. But that agreement broke down and the IFP no longer backed the ANC, meaning the party was on the brink of losing control of the east coast metro.
In KwaNongoma, where the IFP had a majority, it teamed up with the EFF, getting the mayoral position. The EFF got the deputy mayor position.The EFF insider said of Newcastle: “We went there and changed direction with the locals and the locals defied leadership and voted for an IFP man.”Helen Zille
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