Marius Roodt and Terence Corrigan respond to a recent column by Melanie Verwoerd, writing that for coalitions to work, there might need to be some new (and maybe some not new) ideas and out-of-the-box thinking.
Johannesburg executive mayor Kabelo Gwamanda currently leading another coalition provincial government. Photo: Luba Lesolle / Gallo images respond to a recent column by Melanie Verwoerd, writing that for coalitions to work, there might need to be some new ideas and out-of-the-box thinking
In several places, not least Gauteng and eThekwini, coalitions have become bywords for misgovernance, corruption, and infighting. See the merry-go-round that has been the Johannesburg mayoral office, or the complete disintegration in governance in eThekwini. published last year, two-thirds of South Africans are in favour of coalitions.
She also says that keeping smaller parties happy in coalitions in South Africa at local government level has been"impossible" and leads to"chaos and instability".Verwoerd is incorrect on several counts. Outside the metros, coalitions have been fairly stable with the mayoral turnover in places like Johannesburg not being generally reflected in smaller municipalities .
Ireland is also now using this rotational government, where the two biggest parties in that country's governing coalition will take turns to head the government. Maybe this is something South African parties should consider too, where different parties each have a set period at the head of the executive.
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