As opposition parties quibble over broken coalition deals, illegal council sittings and lofty positions, the ANC is quietly working in the background, with a bigger goal in mind: to retain Gauteng in 2024. 

It is important to state the facts about the coalition arrangements between the DA and smaller opposition parties from the outset. A coalition agreement was signed, with the strict terms contained in it agreed to by all parties. This agreement was broken by the smaller parties — an act of bad faith irrespective of their reasons for doing so. ..

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