EFF deputy leader Floyd Shivambu said his party would “never go into coalition with the ANC” and where the ANC failed to get 50% they should “pack their bags and go”. As I said‚ here in Tshwane‚ we will be the biggest party above any other party…
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“We are ecstatic about winning Kouga for the sake of the people and would like to thank the voters for putting their trust in the DA to govern the Municipality and to deliver a better life for all, said Elza Van Lingen, who will become the new Mayor of Kouga”.
Robert Besseling, head of the EXX Africa business risk intelligence think tank, said the EFF will play “a key kingmaker role” in coalition-building negotiations.
“We will spend this weekend engaging in those negotiations because otherwise, if there is not an outright victor, if we don’t talk and have coalitions it means you have hung parliaments and you are unable to proceed”.
The ANC has suffered major setbacks in urban areas of South Africa in the 2016 Municipal Elections.
The African National Congress has ruled virtually unopposed since it ended white-minority rule in 1994 with Nelson Mandela at its helm.
By around 8am today, the party had secured two million votes nationwide, making up over 7% of the national total.
Maimane closed off his briefing with another quote from former president and father of the nation, Nelson Mandela, “It always seems impossible until it is done”.
As control of the City of Johannesburg hung in the balance and with the Democratic Alliance (DA) claiming they would be the largest party in Tshwane, some ANC leaders were in intense discussions on Friday night about how they could keep control of the Gauteng metros.
Zuma rattled investors in December by changing finance ministers twice in a week, sending the rand currency ZAR=D3 plummeting. The rand has since recovered and received a boost from the lack of violence during the local elections.
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Zuma survived an impeachment vote in April after the Constitutional Court said he breached the law by ignoring an order to repay some of $16 million in state funds spent on renovating his private home.
