Questioning future coalitions: Actions of smaller parties have been "abysmal"

Nicholas Woode-Smith recently wrote an opinion piece questioning whether a future ANC-DA coalition isn't only possible but pragmatic, considering the recent instability in multi-party coalitions. In a broad-ranging interview with BizNews correspondent Michael Appel, the author, political analyst and economic historian expands on the state of the ANC, DA, EFF, and ActionSA, in contemporary politics with a view towards the 2024 national elections. Woode-Smith says the future political landscape of the country hinges a lot on the internal dynamics of the ANC as Ramaphosa fights for a second term as party president, while former president Thabo Mbeki seems to have found his voice. Meanwhile, the ANC's radical economic transformation faction is readying for a fight come December's elective conference. The failure of the ANC to come to some agreement with the EFF around the mayoral position in Ekurhuleni - which saw the DA's Tania Campbell return as mayor - spells good things for those South Africans perturbed by the possibility of that "unholy alliance". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices