ActionSA has severed ties with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Tshwane, accusing the DA of engaging in backroom negotiations with the African National Congress (ANC) that threatened their coalition government. ActionSA alleges the DA planned to replace them with the ANC in Tshwane and cites a tentative understanding between the DA and ANC for a national unity government that would trickle down to local levels.
JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA says it was the Democratic Alliance ’s backdoor negotiations with the African National Congress that forced it to cut ties with the party in Tshwane .
Herman Mashaba's party has announced that it will no longer be part of the DA-led coalition governing the capital city.When the DA entered into talks with the ANC about forming a government of national unity , there was a tentative understanding it would also trickle down to provincial and local governments.ActionSA Gauteng chairperson, Funzi Ngobeni said the DA was planning on replacing it with the ANC in Tshwane.
“ActionSA was not going to wait for the DA to remove us – we had to be proactive, we had to protect our reputation, protect our own brand, protect ourselves as a party but also ensure the destabilisation process of the DA doesn’t affect the residents at all.” However, the DA in Tshwane has denied trying to break up the governing coalition, saying it only engaged the ANC for a stability agreement in municipalities under both parties’ control.
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