Afrika Mayibuye to ally with ANC, not DA, in South African municipal elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SABC News
Floyd Shivhambu, head of the Afrika Mayibuye movement, says his party is ready to form coalitions with the ANC in several municipalities without a majority, on condition that they do not ally with the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party, which won seats in seven provinces, refuses however to back the ANC in Emfuleni, in the Vaal, according to SABC News.
Floyd Shivhambu, head of the Afrika Mayibuye movement, said that his party has agreed to form coalition governments with the ANC in several municipalities without a majority, on condition that the ANC does not work with the Democratic Alliance (DA). The movement won seats in seven provinces in last week’s municipal elections, making it a kingmaker in councils in Limpopo, the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
The movement will not support the ANC in Emfuleni, in the Vaal, which it accuses of failing to provide services to residents. Since Saturday, the ANC has met at least eight parties to form coalitions in the country’s 137 councils without a majority. The negotiating teams of the two parties met in Johannesburg and are due to meet again.
In the Western Cape, the ANC has 16 municipalities without a majority, and the parties have 14 days to conclude their negotiations. The ANC’s spokesperson in the province, Sifiso Mtsweni, said decisions would be taken at national level, by the ANC’s national office.
On 10 November, the ANC Youth League (Ancyl) ruled out any coalition with the DA and the right.
