By Johnathan Paoli
Unite for Change (UFC), the political formation launched last year by the GOOD Party, RISE Mzansi, and Build One South Africa (BOSA), said on Sunday that its founding parties would contest the local government elections separately rather than under a single UFC banner.
In a statement, the three-party formation said the demands of integrating their organisations ahead of the polls had proved more complex than expected.
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“While significant ground has been covered in this regard, it has become clear that integrating three political parties, their structures, and their activists needs more time due to its intensity and complexity,” the statement read.
UFC said the “best option” would be to pursue consolidation after the local government elections and, in the meantime, adopt an interim cooperation model.
“This is based on a shared recognition that the municipal elections require
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