Ramaphosa’s GNU survived an ANC rebellion, but Joburg will test everything
Cyril Ramaphosa's government of national unity has already survived one rebellion from inside his own ANC, but a bigger examination is coming from Johannesburg. Local elections are approaching, and the ANC's weakened position in South Africa's biggest city will test every seam of the coalition arrangement. Johannesburg's financial distress and service delivery failures mean any deal there carries heavy stakes for every party involved. A central worry for Ramaphosa is holding the Democratic Alliance inside the national arrangement while the partners clash on the ground in Joburg. Memories still linger of the hectic winter of 2024, when coalitions were stitched together at national and provincial levels in marathon talks. Solly Mapaila, general secretary of the South African Communist Party, was a conspicuous presence during those feverish days. What happens in Johannesburg over the coming months could determine whether the arrangement holds together or starts to fray.
As local elections approach, the ANC’s weakened position and Johannesburg’s crisis will test whether Ramaphosa can keep the DA in government. During those hectic days in the winter of 2024, when post-election coalitions were being stitched together at national and provincial levels, South African Communist Party General Secretary Solly Mapaila was running around like a […] The post Ramaphosa’s GNU survived an ANC rebellion, but Joburg will test everything appeared first on The Namibian .