SOUTH Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance will consider whether to enter into an alliance with the incumbent ruling party to form part of the national government after next year’s elections.
Several opinion polls show the African National Congress risks losing the majority it’s held since the end of apartheid in 1994 in the upcoming vote, due to a backlash over its failure to tackle record power cuts and rampant unemployment.
Should its support dip significantly below 50%, it would likely be forced into a partnership with either the business-friendly DA or the Economic Freedom Fighters, the third-largest party, which advocates the nationalisation of mines and land.
The DA will formulate a firm position on coalitions at its national conference in April and will give its leaders a clear negotiating mandate, leader John Steenhuisen said in an interview in Cape Town on Tuesday.
“For me, the two nightmare scenarios for South
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