The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has signed up as a coalition partner in Nelson Mandela Bay‚ a letter by mayor Athol Trollip has revealed. In the letter‚ sent to DA leader Mmusi Maimane and leader of the federal executive James Selfe on Thursday‚ Trollip said he plans to appoint PA councillor Marlon Daniels to his mayoral committee. The revelation comes as the DA’s relationship with the UDM — particularly deputy mayor Mongameli Bobani — has become increasingly volatile‚ resulting in the coalition government losing critical debates and council resolutions. Trollip wrote that the PA was as determined as the DA and its other coalition partners‚ COPE and the ACDP‚ to prevent the city from falling back into the hands of the ANC. "They (the PA) have also said that they cannot and will not sit and watch the other opposition mobilising and uniting around race in order to make decisions on the fate of the citizens‚ especially poor citizens, regarding service delivery and good governance issues‚" ...
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