DA, former partners in talks ahead of Joburg mayoral vote
The DA in Gauteng says it remains in talks with members of the former multi-party coalition in an effort to find common ground ahead of Friday’s vote for a new Johannesburg mayor.
Coalition partnerships come into the election for a new mayor on shaky ground after ActionSA ditched the DA-led coalition to field their own candidate in Funzi Ngobeni, while the DA itself is hoping ousted Mpho Phalatse will be lucky and return as mayor for a third time.
The city’s councillors failed to elect a new mayor to succeed Thapelo Amad during the previous sitting on Tuesday.
Several caucus breaks led to council speaker Colleen Makhubele postponing the sitting to Friday, leaving the country’s economic hub without a mayor.
“The DA in Gauteng welcomes the reopening of discussions between ourselves and former members of the Johannesburg multi-party coalition in a further attempt to provide a real alternative to the chaos and corruption of the ANC-EFF doomsday gang,” said the DA’s Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga.
“The DA will today (Thursday) meet with other political parties to explore whether there is a way forward to guarantee a stable coalition government that residents of Johannesburg can rely on for delivery.”
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