ANC Western Cape begins pre-coalition talks in hung councils

The ANC in the Western Cape says it’s begun with pre-coalition negotiation talks with other contesting parties in the province.

The province has 16 hung councils following the recent local government elections.

ANC Spokesperson, Sifiso Mtsweni, says they’ll be referring formal coalitions to the party’s national structures.

“Amongst others, these municipalities of course include: Witzenberg, Breede Valley, Langeberg, Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Theewaterskloof, Cederberg, Matzikama, Saldanha Bay, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Bitou and many other parts of the province. The National Executive Committee took a decision that there’ll be a National Negotiating Team, which will broadly look at the framework of coalition engagements, but at a provincial level of course: dynamics are entirely different,” says Mtsweni.

“These teams will engage with ‘talks about talks’. Once final recommendations have been met, they will be sent to the national team, where a final decision will be taken,” he adds.