MK party urges ANC to ‘do the right thing’ to avoid death as PA talks collapse

A senior MK party leader revealed that the MK party will meet with the ANC over the weekend to explore potential coalition arrangements. The two parties faced disagreements during the last elections, complicating coalition talks. MK party leader Dali Mpofu confirmed that his party has already engaged in exploratory discussions with the ANC ahead of their National Executive Committee meeting in Boksburg.

"We are looking forward to meeting them over the course of this weekend, and as we said here, we are going to invite them; we are not going to be in some slanging match," Mpofu stated. He appealed to the ANC to choose the right path to avoid its own demise for partnering with forces that have no interest and may abandon the ANC once it becomes dispensable.

Meanwhile, the ANC has met with various parties for exploratory discussions and is set to announce its plan of action following its NEC meeting on Saturday. The ANC and the Patriotic Alliance (PA) are in conflict over several municipalities in the Northern Cape. PA leader Gayton McKenzie pledged to his supporters that his party would not give the ANC the mayorship in some Northern Cape municipalities, citing promises made to constituents.

The ANC refuses to compromise on the mayoral position in David Kruiper Local Municipality, as the party is committed to retaining it. McKenzie asserted that the ANC would either opt for opposition or national re-elections, emphasizing their unwillingness to form a coalition with the PA. Despite the ANC's national centralization of coalition engagements, the tension between the two parties persists.