SIX South African opposition parties agreed to form a coalition government in the Tshwane municipality, which includes the capital Pretoria, shutting out the African National Congress.
The municipality was among 70 where no party secured an outright majority in November 1 municipal elections. Under the power-sharing deal between the main opposition Democratic Alliance and small rivals Action SA, the Freedom Front Plus, the African Christian Democratic Party, the United Democratic Movement and the Congress of the People, the DA’s candidate Randall Williams will be the mayor — a post he held prior to the vote.
“The parties agreed that in the interests of the future of South Africa, it is important to form stable governments which are serious about service delivery and arresting the decay of local government,” they said in an emailed statement on Friday.
They will also seek to form a minority government in Johannesburg, the economic hub,
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