{"id":967937,"date":"2024-06-05T09:52:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T09:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/dm-simulator-v2\/?p=967937"},"modified":"2024-06-05T09:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T09:52:24","slug":"anc-da-coalition-a-risk-for-2026-local-elections-phosa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elections.sabc.co.za\/elections2024\/anc-da-coalition-a-risk-for-2026-local-elections-phosa\/","title":{"rendered":"ANC-DA coalition a risk for 2026 local elections: Phosa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Former African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General, Dr Mathews Phosa, says if the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabcnews.com\/sabcnews\/anc-da-coalition-will-never-benefit-workers-cosatu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> ANC enters into a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA)<\/a>, it risks suffering more losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in 30 years, the ANC failed to obtain a majority to form a government.<\/p>\n<p>Phosa says an arrangement with the DA will only appease business while compromising the masses.<\/p>\n<p>He has given a few scenarios for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese parties need one another to elect one President very soon, they must all bring their votes to support that President to support that Speaker. If you ask me what is my favourite choice for the ANC is the IFP and EFF or also in addition former liberation movements which are in the basket. I don\u2019t think the ANC should principally anchor itself with the DA, I am against that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Congress of South African Trade Unions says a coalition government between the African National Congress and the Democratic Alliance will not be beneficial to the workers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SdwkbD0mbn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/SdwkbD0mbn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SABC News (@SABCNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SABCNews\/status\/1798262986039312562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>PODCAST | What coalition government are South Africans yet to have after the elections \u2013 Mathews Phosa<\/h4>\n<p><iframe title=\"what coalition government are South Africans yet to have after the elections?\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/safm-sunrise-1\/mathew\/embed?in_playlist=podcast\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sabcnews\/video\/7375992371340758277\" data-video-id=\"7375992371340758277\">\n<section><a title=\"@sabcnews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sabcnews?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sabcnews<\/a> SABC News Research Editor, Dr Ronesh Dhawraj, details the historical allocation of parliamentary seats among political parties to this day. <a title=\"sabcnews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sabcnews?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sabcnews<\/a> <a title=\"elections2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/elections2024?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#elections2024<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - SABC News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-SABC-News-7375993240284629765?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 SABC News<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Former African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General, Dr Mathews Phosa, says if the ANC enters into a coalition with the Democratic Alliance (DA), it risks suffering more losses in the 2026 Local Government Elections. For the first time in 30 years, the ANC failed to obtain a majority to form a government. 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