The Leader of Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Floyd Shivhambu, says they have agreed to form coalition government with the African National Congress (ANC) in several hung municipalities provided it doesn’t work with the Democratic Alliance (DA).
He was speaking to the SABC News after meeting the ANC in Johannesburg.
Shivhambu also stresses that they wanted stable councils that would last for their full term.
African National Congress met with the National Negotiating team of the Africa Mayibuye Movement to discuss issues pertaining to the composition of municipal councils and mutual matters of governance. The teams concluded a productive meeting and will meet again. https://t.co/6dbrVsTCH4
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He says that his party will not support the ANC in Emfuleni in the Vaal because of what he calls the ANC’s failure to service the residents.
Afrika Mayibuye Movement managed to garner council seats across seven provinces, following last week’s municipal elections, making them a kingmaker in several councils in Limpopo, the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
Meanwhile, the ANC in the Western Cape says it will be following the lead of its national office when it comes to coalition negotiations in the province.
Political parties have 14 days to conclude coalition negotiations.
Western Cape ANC Spokesperson, Sifiso Mtsweni says, “At the province, there’s a team led by the Provincial Coordinator, Comrade Thandi Manikivana-Makasi, which is meeting parties on ‘talks about talks’. Ultimately, all decisions that are related to coalition talks will be taken at a national level: there’s a centralised approach to these issues. But as you are aware, there’s 16 hung municipalities in the Western Cape, so those discussions are ongoing, municipality by municipality.”