Al Jama-ah won’t join coalitions, vows to be a stronger opposition

The Al Jama-ah party says it is not interested in joining any coalitions, citing that its focus is on establishing itself as a stronger opposition.

The remarks come as negotiations continue in hung municipalities following the local government elections.

The party has expressed satisfaction with its electoral performance after securing a number of council seats across several provinces.

Al Jama-ah President Ganief Hendricks says the party is ready to use its growing political representation to tackle persistent service delivery challenges.

“Our focus is to position ourselves as an alternative political party to the mainstream political parties. Our strategy has now changed from creating stability in coalitions to an opposition role guided by the report number 12 of the Public Protector, which shows that governing parties don’t respect the dozen or more clauses of the Constitution relating to service delivery.”

X | @SABCNews_Radio | [LISTEN] Al Jama-ah says it has no intention of joining coalitions, but will instead strengthen its opposition role and use its 13 councillors across four provinces to hold municipalities accountable.

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