Ramaphosa Calls on Parties to Work Together, ANC Factional Squabbles On the Rise

LOCAL NEWS

• Ramaphosa calls on parties to put their differences aside to work together – with 66 hung municipalities leaving scope for extensive coalitions vs 2016's 27. The ANC suffered an historic loss, ending the elections with 46, DA 21.8%, EFF 10.4% & IFP 5.7%.
  • Despite Ramaphosa's pleas, the DA says it will not enter coalitions with the ANC and has previously written off working with the EFF as well.
  • The EFF said it is willing to work with anyone, while the ANC has also expressed interest in entering coalitions will all parties
• Rumours are circling about more factional infighting and blame game going on within the ANC with the pro-Zuma RET camp blaming Ramaphosa for the ANC's poor results, while the others say RET affiliates failed to campaign properly in an attempt to unseat Ramaphosa in 2024 or some time in 2022
• ANC National Working Committee to meet this weekend to discuss its coalition strategy with analysts saying the ANC remains in a desperate position with this showing being "the beginning of the end" for the ANC and set to create an interesting dynamic in the 2024 elections.
  • ANC Campaign head also noted that were it not for Ramaphosa's popularity, ANC support could have been closer to 30%
• Discovery warns SA is set to miss its vaccine target of 70% of adults by December 2021. Notes SA is more likely to end the year with just over 50% fully vaccinated with demand having slowed due to vaccine hesitancy