SOUTH Africa’s major political parties are racing against time to form workable coalitions, especially in the country’s biggest metros such as Joburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni.
Various parties are expected to meet in Sandton, Johannesburg, on Monday in order to find common ground on how the City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane, and the City of Ekurhuleni will be governed.
Dr Corne Mulder of the Freedom Front Plus told the SABC News on Sunday that among the parties that will attend the meeting are the DA, ActionSA, United Democratic Movement (UDM), Patriotic Alliance, African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) and Congress of the People (COPE).
This comes after the EFF’s leader Julius Malema confirmed on Saturday that the red berets were currently engaged in coalition talks with the ANC and Herman Mashaba’s ActionSA, adding that the party wanted to govern the City of Tshwane.
Malema said the party
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